Here's one for the Corel employees. What can cause an ARM on an otherwise completely stable system? And why do they seem to be completely random? Happens to me when I try to save files.
The most common reason of the ARM is in Windows, not in CorelDRAW. The CorelARM alerts when detect a problem, such as few free memory, less system resources, and much more. If the SWAP file of Windows is full, it also causes a conflict. Some programs, like a some antivirus or memory-resident software, also can cause errors. Sometimes, the auto-backup feature causes a problem, because you can save at the same time that the auto-backup. Too much fonts is one of the most common reason of the ARM. And, remember that any step is stored as a "temporary file" for WIndows, so if you have a file of 10 Mb open, and 20 levels of Undo, you will have 200 Mb of temporary files. The compression when save is other reason, because first create a temporary file in the primary disk, then compress the file. if you disable the file compression when save, the file size will increase, but it will be faster to open and save. Also, remember to allways activate the "save presentation exchange (CMX)" when save
Small amount of free disk space, plus highly fragmented files, are the most probable cause.
Start by emptying your trashcan, then deleting all the file in your system %temp% directory, and then empty the trashcan, again. This should give you more working disk space.
I have 4GB of RAM, and 105 GB of free space on my hard drive.
I think it's most likely the saving at the same time as the backup is made.
kumorigoe said: I have 4GB of RAM
You or your computer???
kumorigoe said: I have 4GB of RAM,
... but your Windows version does recognize the 4 Gb??? Most of Windows can't handle more than 2 Gb
kumorigoe said:I have 4GB of RAM, and 105 GB of free space on my hard drive.
the problem is not the amount of memory or disk space. This is a common error. If you have 105 free but you swap file of Windows only use 10, your free resources only have 10 Gb avaliable. If you have a lot of memory, but some programs are using it in the background, you reall don't have all this memory. Windows take it portion of memory when stars, then all resident software, such as some printer drivers, antivirus (and also virus and trojans, of course), video card software, messenger, and a lot of software. So, when CorelDRAW starts, only have a little part of the memory, but most important than this... is how many free resources have you in your system
try this software (free)
Autoruns
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
PageDefrag
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx
CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php