DVD Architect 4.5 will not open

vegas75 wrote on 3/4/2010, 6:55 PM

Hello,

Just purchased the Platinum Studio 9 and when I try to open DVD architect, nothing happens.

Running XP home, SP3, 3GB ram

Had the trail on here and it did the same thing. I purchased the software, thinking it was a glitch in the trial, but it doe nothing.

Studio works fine.

Comments

Steve Grisetti wrote on 3/5/2010, 5:54 AM

How much free, defragmented space is on your hard drive?

Programs like DVD Architect often need a lot of scratch disc space to open and operate. 20-30 gigabytes should be the minimal you keep free on your C drive. And it should be contiguous free space -- which means you need to ensure it is defragmented. Fragments can break even 30 gigs of free space into tiny, unusable chunks.

vegas75 wrote on 3/5/2010, 7:27 AM

I did a defrag after install and I have 54gb free.

Steve Grisetti wrote on 3/5/2010, 8:40 AM

I'd uninstall and try reinstalling.

And if that doesn't work, I'd call Sony. Something is apparently not triggering here.

BTW, you aren't using an operating system like Windows 7 64-bit, are you? The drivers for that operating system is still evolving and may not work perfectly with DVD Architect Studio -- although this would be the first I've heard of it with this particular program.

vegas75 wrote on 3/5/2010, 9:17 AM

No. XP Home, SP3, 3gb memory, 54Gb free disc space

Steve Grisetti wrote on 3/5/2010, 10:17 AM

If a reinstall doesn't work, you defnitely need to call Sony tech support.

That program should install and run effortlessly on your system.