Wordperfect Will not respond/open

This is funny but I just posted the same question a few minutes ago! See: WordPerfect Statup Problems under "Other Software". I am having the same exact problem and it is driving me crazy. What makes this more strange is I used the program one night this week to write some papers and it worked fine(?). Then the next day it is was back to the problem once again! 

 kmedrums.

I wish it was funny.

One more point of information:  If I try to get to wordperfect through one of my kids accounts set up on the same computer in XP, we get ther error message: "Runtime Error! Abnormal program termination."

Are you using any Norton (Symantec) products? I remember reading something previously about Corel (WordPerfect) products having issues (conflicts) with some Norton products (i.e. tools/firewalls). I use Norton Anti-Virus and I think I will try shutting it off and opening WordPerfect (problem is on my home computer) when I get home tonight.

KME

I disabled norton antivirus and it made no difference.  This is really frustrating.  I am running wordperfect on an identical machine with no problems.

I didn't buy an upgrade, I bought a new worperfect office 11 OEM.  I am about ready to give up.  It is hard to believe there is nothing on the corel site.  I am running xp home.

I would really appreciate it if you let me know if you find a solution.

Meanwhile I am tempted to try to install an old version 8 I have.

Thanks.

I have only had this new Dell computer for a couple of weeks and I am still tweaking it. "The WordPerfect program came bundled with the computer." I believe it worked ok at first (though I didn't do much with it -- just opened it, registered and checked features, etc.). The changed I made to this system since then include Microsoft security patch upgrades (XP Pro) and I installed a couple of other software programs. I believe that the problem is probably related to a Windows setting somewhere. But this is like finding a needle in a haystack!  I am going to keep working on it and will let you know if I find anything. I went to the Corel website but it states that EOM software is not covered under support -- great. But you stated that you purchased the upgrade, so you might try talking to someone at the company. I can't help but thinking that if we have this problem, so do others.

KME

Here was the solution.  The problem was a conflict between the printer driver and WP.  I set a different driver as default to test this theory and there was no more problem.  Then I deleted my normal driver and reinstalled my regular printer and now everything is (word) perfect.

I can't believe the idiots at corel have not posted naything about this on their site.

That makes perfect sense because I disconnected my network printer and was going to hook it up to the computer running WordPerfect (but have not yet). All this stuff starting happening about that time and I also remember seeing an error message when opening the program that stated: WordPerfect cannot find the printer.

Thanks, KME

After a day of no problem, the same thing has started again.  WP freezes on opening.  Now it seeems like it is unrelated to the printer.  How are you doing?

After I got home last night I hooked up the printer and the problem went away. So far so good. It makes sense because WordPerfect uses the print driver to drive the viewing page and set page defaults. If you are networking to another system to print make sure the computer is seeing the print driver. I will keep you posted if anything changes.

Kevin

The problem exists between Microsoft's operating system, and Corel's program. First of all the issue of file issues are never told to the consumer, as I run the older Corel Word Perfect Office Suite 8, and upon installation in WIndows 98, you will have 6 file corruptions with suite 8, and I know how to fix those, and I have a perfectly running Suite 8 Office in Corel Word Perfect which I upgraded to service pack 7 on Corel's site. I also use it in coordination with a Star Office beta 6.1 Office suite from sun microsystems (does all microsoft documentation work in Microsoft format so I have two working suites for both file formats). I had to also get an additional download from microsoft when loading publisher while having word perfect loaded. The fix for that issue (stack fault in the kernel32.dll) is getting a file called SPEU.exe which addresses and fixes the third party software issue (being corel ) and integrating with publisher. Once that is loaded it then wiped out my photo Gallery in my Picture It 99 (version 3.0), which the fix for that is loading up the dll files fromMS Photo Draw 2000 v2 (which fixed my photo gallery) and I actually integrated all my programs which all worked. It took me a few years to gain my workarounds and fixes, but in 98 which I am currently running second edition, I have no problems or issues, inclusion of Word Perfect, and I have downloaded and used their Trial Word Perfect 11 in this system with Suite 8, and no problems like compatibility as with Mr. Gates' Office XP and Office 2000 are incompatible with each other. Hope this is helpful to you, and hope there is fixes and patches available to resolve this issue, I know of some for the older operating systems, and do not know of any new files available for the newer systems.

I had the same problem.  I realized it was a problem with WordPerfect Office 11 Update.  I had selected "check for updates every time I open WordPerfect."  Disable Office Update.  Now that leaves me with the problem of updating the program.  My update doesn't work, any suggestions?

I have the definitive simple answer to the problem.  It is really hard to believe that Corel has not published it and that it apparently is not published anywhere on the internet.  I got this by speaking with a smart guy on Corel's pay service line; here it is, for free:

In order for Wordperfect 10 and 11 to function properly, at least in XP, all of the installed printers must be available.  Apparently, the program checks all the drivers when you open it.  The problem in my case was that my home computers are networked together.  When I installed the printer driver from a printer on a computer i a different room, I didn't follow the microsoft instruction which says that if it is not attached to a print server (i.e. so it is always available whether the other computer is on or off) then install it as a "local printer."  Finally, I could see that wordperfect only worked when the computer in the other room was on so the printer driver from that installed printer was available.  Once I deleted the printer driver and installed it as a local printer there were no more problems. 

This is my good deed for the year and should save many people much misery.

I would like to make my own post cards to use as a mailing for my business.

I need to know how to do this on wordperfect11. The computer in my office uses word, and i have made them there, but for some reason I dont understand how to do this in wordperfect11.

How do we ger word perfect to open I keep  clicking "report error " and no one ever gets  back to me re  this program ...I need to get in to documents How  can the  be fixed?