Ventura7 problem

I am using Corel VENTURA7 running under Windows Vista in 64 bit processor speed. I have a four page document covered with photos, about 20 per page. Seemingly at random, my photos disappear from view and will not print. The individual frames still have the photo links attached - they are not embedded - and when I close Ventura and come back in I get a message telling me that I have broken links indicated by files in Navigator being crossed out. However, there are no files crossed out in Navigater. If I delete the offending files from Navigator (and hence the frames) and reload them, they reload with a suffix 1 appended to their name in Navigator, but still won't display on the page. Can anyone help with this problem?

  • Neil --

    V7 was designed for Win95. To my knowledge, the only version of Ventura that will run with only minor issues on Vista/Win7 64-bit is V10. (FWIW, although it would cost you a little money, you would not regret upgrading to Win7 -- it's much, much more stable than Vista.)

    Here's instructions on how to install V10 on Win7/Vista:

    Rikk Flohr put together the following information on installing V10 on a Vista 64-bit system with help from Barry Heil and Greg Aspa. [Many thanks to them for their persistence!]

    We used to have separate (slightly simpler) instructions for installation on Vista 32-bit systems. However, those instructions failed about 10% of the time, and these instructions seem to work consistently on all versions of Vista. And they work for Win7 as well.

    Ventura 10 Installation on Win 7/Vista Systems
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    1. Insert V10 CD and navigate to the root folder on it.

    2. Right click on SETUP32.EXE on the CD and choose Properties.

    3. Set compatibility to XP and check the "Run as Administrator" box.

    4. Double click SETUP32.EXE to launch the installation and install normally.

    5. When installation is complete, copy \System32\Redist\MS\System\mfc42.dll from the CD to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Ventura10\Programs\ folder.

    6. In the C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Ventura10\Programs\ folder, right click on VENTURA.EXE and choose Properties.

    7. Set the compatibility to Win 2000 compatibility and save this option.

    8. Right click on VENTURA.EXE again and choose "Run as Administrator".

    9. Exit V10 after it has completely launched.

    10. Right click on VENTURA.EXE again and choose Properties.

    11. Turn off compatibility and save this option.

    12. V10 should now run normally.

    13. (optional) On Win7 systems with high-res displays, sometimes when moving/sizing dockers and frames, they appear to be way to the left of where they actually are. They are fine once the operation is complete, but it can be disconcerting. Also, Ventura dialog boxes may seem mis-sized. In either case, it you go to the compatibility options and check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, it seems to help both these issues.

    This should work. I have tested it on two systems so far and got Ventura running on both. On one DBP was installed with Ventura and the other DBP was installed after Ventura. I have not tested fully Database Publisher yet. Have fun and good luck. Thanks to Barry Heil for the missing link.
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    Also, you may want to see the following articles in the FAQ:
    Index sorted incorrectly (Vista/Win7)
    OTF fonts won't print (Win7 x64)