Mathematica doesn't run anymore, please, please help.
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- Subject: [mg25773] Mathematica doesn't run anymore, please, please help.
- From: "L.V.A." <leoa at stanford.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 23:30:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi all,
First off, this pertains to a Mathematica 4.0 Windows 2000 installation.
I recently had a corrupted partition, and spent a few days restoring all my
files. When I launched Mathematica, it got to the "initializing defaults
notebook" and then simply quit. After that, I put in my windows 2k cd and
had it repair the installation (my understanding is that it replaced most
files.) I also reinstalled mathematica. Nothing helped. Still, it gives
the splash screen, briefly showing the menus, but after it gets to
"initializing defaults notebook" - vanishes. Mathematica is the most
important piece of software on my computer by far, and right now I'm tearing
out my hair. Any help would be appreciated before I grow completely
desperate, reformat my hard drive, and spend several days reinstalling
everything.
--leo
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