stuck on startup

[Erik]

Hi,

I'm getting a system message on startup that prevents me from entering the program. It starts with: "the investment file specified in the portfolio could not be found" > see attachment scrsht_1

Both "OK" and "cancel" redirect the program to the second message: "Change investment location" > see attachment scrsht_2

No matter what I select there (eg "Skip Opening All Missing Investments") makes my PC unresponsive. The only way to exit that screen is to force-quit through the task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Do you think I have to re-install the program? Or is there anything else I can try first? (fortunately I have recent backups..)

Thanks & regards,

Erik

[Mark]

Hi Erik,

If you go look in that path, is the investment there? If you choose "Skip Opening All Missing Investments", you should be able to get back into the program?

[Erik]

Thank you Mark, sorry I only just saw this..(forgot to check "notify me"...)

The investment-file is there. "Skip Opening All Missing Investments" renders my PC unresponsive (just like the other two options...)

Thanks & regards,

Erik

[Mark]

Hi Erik,

Sounds strange, I'm not sure what is going on. Are all your data files in the same folder? If so, try creating a new folder, and copying/pasting all your *.dat and *.mm4 data files into this new folder, and opening them from there. I'm wondering if you don't have a permission problem that this might not clear up. You might need to uninstall/reinstall to clear up the startup option that is opening the problematic portfolio on startup.

[Erik]

Hi Mark,

Thanks and yes, I agree it's strange. I've always found FM to be very stable & fast. So my 'working hypothesis' would be that something went wrong on my PC/hdd. Perhaps a corrupted file.. or a pigheaded bit that decided to shift the wrong direction...

Fortunately I have a recent backup, so I will do a fresh install this weekend (I'm on the road now). That should probably solve it. If not, I'll let you know.

Thanks & regards,

Erik