Re: 6.0.3 Windows front end won't connect to kernel
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- Subject: [mg93466] Re: 6.0.3 Windows front end won't connect to kernel
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:29:39 -0500 (EST)
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Murray Eisenberg wrote: > Any diagnosis of the following problem with Mathematica 6.0.3 running on > Windows XP Pro: In the Front end, if I try to evaluate an expression > with the usual Shift-Enter (or the numeric keypad's Enter), it merely > creates a new line, and no evaluation takes place. > > The kernel is OK, as I can start that manually and evaluate expressions > there. > > So what might have causes the break between Front end and Kernel and, > specifically, the reaction to Shift-Return. > > Background: This system had its motherboard blown by a power surge over > my university's power lines, despite a surge protector. The motherboard > was replaced. The hard drives did not seem to have been affected. > > AT first I was concerned that the new MB would change the MathID and > hence require a new password. But the very same mathpass file still > seems to work OK. > Murray, I would start by uninstalling and reinstalling Mathematica - maybe some corruption happened as the motherboard failed. Whatever you do, don't move to Vista :) David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk
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