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A few things to try:
1. Open Dreamweaver 4.0
2. On the Site Menu (to open, Windows->Site Files from the big editing
window), go to Site->Recreate site cache.
If that doesn't solve your problem.
1. With Dreamweaver Closed, open Windows Explorer and find the site cache
files in
C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 4\Configuration\SiteCache
or somewhere similar.
2. Delete them.
When you start Dreamweaver again, it will recreate all the caches.
If that doesn't solve your problem.
- If you have any large sites (1000+ pages) try breaking them into
sub-sites.
- Validate the HTML and Java in the file you were working on in another
program (like Homesite). - Verify none of its graphics are corrupt by
opening each one in a graphic editor and resaving it.
You are using the most recent copy of Dreamweaver, so I can't see that being
a problem; and your computer is more than capable for what you're trying to
do.
It's their General Windows troubleshooting Technote. I find it to be very
helpful when trying to debug Dreamweaver/Windows problems.
Do you have virus-checking software on your computer? When was the last time
it was updated? Does Dreamweaver crash when all your system-tray icons are
closed (no anti-virus, no screen saver, etc)?
Do you have any non-Macromedia sanctioned plug-ins installed in Dreamweaver?
They can sometimes cause erratic behavior in Dreamweaver, but I've never
heard of one crashing the system.
That's everything I can think of. I hope some of this helps.
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