Re: Search in Documetation center does not work
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- Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:03:47 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks, Murray. I will try it and will report the outcome. Best. Michael. On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>wrote: > Of course this should not be happening. It doesn't on my Windows 7 > installation of Mathematica 9 (running a Windows 7 virtual machine in > Parallels Desktop on my Mac). Things to try, in order: > > 1. Starting with a clean cache and resetting preferences. See: > > > http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/TroubleshootingMathematica.html > > 2. Try a clean start with new Base Directory and User Base Directory. See: > > http://support.wolfram.com/kb/3274 > > Note: do you still have version 8 installed? If so, it's just barely > possible that something in your User Base Directory affected version 9, and > step 2 ought to fix that. You can later move back any add-on Applications. > > 3. If that doesn't do it, this suggests your installation is corrupted. > Did you download the installer (rather than receive it on DVD)? If so, you > might try downloading again, being sure to check the MD5 sum to see that > the installer wasn't corrupted during the download. > > 4. Uninstall and make a clean re-install. > > 5. Phone Wolfram tech support. (Surely you won't reach anybody there > today, Christmas. With luck, their tech support will open agin Wednesday.) > > Those are exactly the steps I myself would perform in such a situation. > On Dec 25, 2012, at 1:59 AM, michael partensky <partensky at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone. I will be teaching in the spring term, and all my notes are > > in M8. > > Switching to M9 created some troubles which I have to resolve before the > > class starts. > > > > Windows 7 Ultimate, 64, Mathematica 9.0: > > > > This one is about getting Help. > > All my attempts to find anything through the search window in > Documentation > > center (DC) failed. > > Hitting "enter" first freezes the DC window and then closes it. > > Yet, I can search by browsing through the menu without problem. > > > > I would appreciate your Help. > > Best, > > Michael Partenskii > > --- > Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu > Mathematics & Statistics Dept. > Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) > University of Massachusetts 413 545-2838 (W) > 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 > Amherst, MA 01003-9305 > > > > > > --f46d042c6aed54a87004d1c31f5f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Murray.<div>I will try it and will report the outcome.</div><div>Be= st.</div><div>Michael.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 25, 20= 12 at 12:14 PM, Murray Eisenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mu= rray at math.umass.edu" target="_blank">murray at math.umass.edu</a>></span>= wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Of course this should not be happening. It d= oesn't on my Windows 7 installation of Mathematica 9 (running a Windows= 7 virtual machine in Parallels Desktop on my Mac). Things to try, in order= :<br> <br> 1. Starting with a clean cache and resetting preferences. See:<br> <br> <a href="http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/Troubleshoo= tingMathematica.html" target="_blank">http://reference.wolfram.com/mathem= atica/tutorial/TroubleshootingMathematica.html</a><br> <br> 2. Try a clean start with new Base Directory and User Base Directory. See:<= br> <br> <a href="http://support.wolfram.com/kb/3274"; target="_blank">http:/= /support.wolfram.com/kb/3274</a><br> <br> Note: do you still have version 8 installed? If so, it's just barely po= ssible that something in your User Base Directory affected version 9, and s= tep 2 ought to fix that. You can later move back any add-on Applications.<b= r> <br> 3. If that doesn't do it, this suggests your installation is corrupted.= Did you download the installer (rather than receive it on DVD)? If so, you= might try downloading again, being sure to check the MD5 sum to see that t= he installer wasn't corrupted during the download.<br> <br> 4. Uninstall and make a clean re-install.<br> <br> 5. Phone Wolfram tech support. (Surely you won't reach anybody there to= day, Christmas. With luck, their tech support will open agin Wednesday.)<br= > <br> Those are exactly the steps I myself would perform in such a situation.<br> <div><div class="h5">On Dec 25, 2012, at 1:59 AM, michael partensky <<= a href="mailto:partensky at gmail.com">partensky at gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br= > <br> ><br> > Hi everyone. I will be teaching in the spring term, and all my note= s are<br> > in M8.<br> > Switching to M9 created some troubles which I have to resolve before t= he<br> > class starts.<br> ><br> > Windows 7 Ultimate, 64, Mathematica 9.0:<br> ><br> > This one is about getting Help.<br> > All my attempts to find anything through the search window in Document= ation<br> > center (DC) failed.<br> > Hitting "enter" first freezes the DC window and then closes = it.<br> > Yet, I can search by browsing through the menu without problem.<br> ><br> > I would appreciate your Help.<br> > Best,<br> > Michael Partenskii<br> <br> </div></div>---<br> Murray Eisenberg = <a href="mailto:murray at math.umass.edu">murray at math.umass.e= du</a><br> Mathematics & Statistics Dept.<br> Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone <a href="tel= :413%20549-1020" value="+14135491020">413 549-1020</a> (H)<br> University of Massachusetts = <a href="tel:413%20545-2838" value="+14135452838">413 545-= 2838</a> (W)<br> 710 North Pleasant Street f= ax <a href="tel:413%20545-1801" value="+14135451801">413 545-1801</= a><br> Amherst, MA 01003-9305<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --f46d042c6aed54a87004d1c31f5f--
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- Search in Documetation center does not work
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- Search in Documetation center does not work