Edius won't open

[trottnow]

Edius 6 and other 64 bit software will not open. Any ideas ?
thanx,
john

[GrassValley_BH]

EDIUS is a 32-bit application...

Is there an error message displayed?

Also, your system specs would help immensely.

[Jerry]

What is your OS?

[trottnow]

I'm on Win 7 and the grass folder with edius 6 is under program files X64 - I guess this normal ? my system has slowed to a crawl so I guess something else is going on....
john

[trottnow]

Edius finally opened after waiting for over an hour....gurss I have some serious sytem issues !! thanks for your help - guess i'll take her in.....
john

[antonsvideo]

Edius should be installed in "Program Files (x86)" (x86 = 32bit programs)

all 64 bit programs are installed in "Program Files"

there is no x64 folder in Win7

[GrassValley_BH]

If it took an hour for app like EDIUS to open, you likely have one or more of the following:

• Malware/virus/etc (run antivirus scan, I like Trend's online scanner)
• Insufficient memory (check Task Manager)
• A failing hard drive (now is a good time to back up critical files)
• Insufficient cooling (check BIOS hardware monitor, or diagnostic program)
• Filesystem corruption (run CHKDSK /F on your drives)
• An extremely fragmented and/or full hard drive (check capacity, defragment)

[SoundFreak]

Edius 6 and other 64 bit software will not open. Any ideas ?
thanx,
john

Did you try to run as Admin ?

[tingsern]

Edius should be installed in "Program Files (x86)" (x86 = 32bit programs)

all 64 bit programs are installed in "Program Files"

there is no x64 folder in Win7

Actually, there is NO distinction to Windows. You can put a 64 bits program in "Program Files (x86)" or a 32 bits program in "Program Files" - and it will still run. The program attributes (whether 32 bits or 64 bits) are embedded in the EXE file itself.

[antonsvideo]

I know

but what I am trying to say is that the installers.exe know where to install according to their own DNA

[GrassValley_BH]

If the installer is well-behaved and queries the OS for the "Program Files" location then it'll get the proper Program Files for 64-bit or Program Files (x86) for 32-bit applications.

Some older/ill-behaved installers have hardcoded paths, which is bad. You usually don't see it much for Program Files, but it happens semi-often for the user profile - trying to write directly to C:\Documents and Settings for example.