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AutoCAD2012 -Hanging/Freezes on "Open" Command

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Topic: AutoCAD2012 -Hanging/Freezes on "Open" Command
Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Subject: AutoCAD2012 -Hanging/Freezes on "Open" Command
Date Posted: 22.Aug.2016 at 19:12
Hello everybody,
That's my problem:
I open AutoCAD 2012 from Desktop shortcut. It opens (as "Drawing1")
I select from the "File" menu - "Open"
AutoCAD freezes, I get Windows message "Close file"
If after the 1st step (Opening AutoCAD as "Drawing1") I go to "Options" and add new profile,- no problem, I can open any drawings.
But every time I go out of AutoCAD and trying to get I, same problem, I have to crate a new profile to open drawings.
Why I need to go out? I have several shortcuts to work in different client folders.
 
Please, anybody, help me to solve this problem.
 
Thank you
 
 


Replies:
Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 11:33
Did these shortcuts work previously?

Are you on a network?


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

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Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 17:28
Yea, it was working for 5 years.. And yes, I'm on network

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 18:06
So what might have changed to possibly account for the problem?  Hardware?  Software?  Maybe something IT did?


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 18:24
Actually, I'm the IT:) Nothing has been changed. The only thing I did- disabled Interactive Service Detection service (I'm getting endless messages). But, I enabled it again and same results.

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 18:26
AutoCAD2016 works perfect

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 18:36
You are like the fifth or sixth person in the last two days that I read of having this particular problem.  Someone said they thought it happened right after a Windows update.  We haven't experienced it however.


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 20:09
Someone posted this temporary solution at another AutoCAD Help site.  For what it is worth.........

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It must be a Windows update because I got exactly the same problem on several computers at the same time. I made it work again by placing this line into the "acad.lsp" file:
Code:
(command "appload")
It brings up an "Load/Unload Application" dialog right when I start AutoCAD. I just cancel that and from that point 'open', 'saveas' and 'insert' all work fine.

In your case (LT), try to go to Options>Files tab, click on "Support File Search Path", highlight any path that opens and then click "Browse". "Browse For Folder" dialog should pop up. Just cancel that and cancel Options dialog and you should be good to go. It should fix the problem for duration of your drawing session. You will have to do this every time you start the AutoCAD, until Microsoft fixes the problem in some next update.

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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 22:25
It will be the same as creating a new profile when I start new session-it fix the problem for duration of this session/
Anyway, thank you for trying to help!
 

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 22:43
BTW, the (command "appload") helps!
Thank you!

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 23.Aug.2016 at 23:33
I just read that the problem has been linked to DropBox and the fix is to uninstall the program then reinstall it.


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 24.Aug.2016 at 01:19
Reinstall Dropbox or AutoCAD?

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 24.Aug.2016 at 11:13
DropBox of course.  Update to version 8.4.20.

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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>

Posted By: SAMLERMAN
Date Posted: 24.Aug.2016 at 17:12
It works! Thank you very-very much!

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 24.Aug.2016 at 18:02
Good to hear.  You're welcomed.


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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

<<AutoCAD 2015>>


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