"Common Dialog" error?

[Ian Cabell]

I contacted TextPad support about this error, but they say that it's just a Windows thing. Anyone have more information? A way to fix the problem?

The issue happens when I've been using TextPad for a while, though I've known it to happen after just a couple minutes. When I try to save or open a document, I get the message:

"A common dialog box returned error 0xffff
Please notify support@textpad.com.
Try restarting first TextPad, then Windows."

Restarting TextPad does clean things up, but the error sometimes occurs several times in a row. I suppose restarting Windows helps too, but sometimes it doesn't help much.

Thanks for your help,
--Ian

[just a friend]

One way to isolate the problem is to uninstall Textpad then reinstall. If the problem persists, the problem is most likely Windows. If the problem goes away, then great!

HTH...

[CyberBrain]

Have you tried cleaning your system of ad/spy-ware? I had a problem with once where it sometimes gave me a wierd error-dialog when loading too many files in a workspace. I ofcause can't know if this is it, but it would be very interesting to know.

To clean as/spyware from windows use "Ad-aware" from http://www.lavasoftusa.com

If this was it, please write it here.

[Ian Cabell]

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

The problem might be Windows-related, since it's remained after re-installing TextPad. But if TextPad isn't programmed to interact with Windows efficiently, that isn't Windows' fault. Not that I'm an avid Windows supporter...

I haven't tried ad-aware. I'm on a corporate network, so I suspect there are some background IT programs, but I would hope they aren't trying to interrupt my use of TextPad =) I'll take a look and let you know.

Thanks,
--Ian

[Ed]

This post is not going to help you...

I had this problem on a corporate network, too (not Nortel even though I used to be there). I never did resolve it. Other people running same/similar set ups had no problem. I'd be interested if anyone has an answer to it.