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Lee DeRaud
06-09-2008, 12:45 PM
Setup is as follows: computer A running XP, computer B running Vista, both on local network.

1. Using Windows Explorer on A, navigate to public directory on B and doubleclick on Corel file. X4 tries to start up, encounters error, dies.

2. Right-click file and do "open with..." using X3, works fine.

3. Copy file to local disk, doubleclick on the copy, X4 launches and opens file as expected.

4. Launch Corel X4, do "open file", navigate to public directory on B and select same Corel file as before. Opens fine.

5. Using Windows Explorer on B, navigate to public directory on A and click on Corel file. X4 launches and opens file as expected.

The failure in scenario 1 almost looks like Windows is passing Corel an invalid network file location during the open, but whatever is happening is specific to X4 and XP: doesn't happen with X3, Vista, or local files.

Any clues?