[Publisher 1.7.3 on Windows crashes on Save]

I solved the problem with a clean install  of Windows 10. Nothing else would fix it. Another benefit was that it got rid of a lot of unwanted rubbish from my primary drive as well! It wasn't an Affinity problem but a Windows gremlin, so thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

[Publisher 1.7.3 on Windows crashes on Save]

Thank you for your replies and suggestions. I hadn't thought of searching for BSOD in the forum, so I hadn't found those posts. They do echo my problem and it's clearly a Windows OS gremlin from the last couple of updates. I did try CarlM's cldflt.sys corruption solutions, but those don't solve the problem. I'll have to try rolling back to an earlier Windows build and see if that resolves it.

[Publisher 1.7.3 on Windows crashes on Save]

Hi

I'm having a problem saving some files with Publisher 1.7.3.481 on a PC with Windows 10 Version 1903 (OS Build 18362.449), although this was happening on a previous Windows build or two as well.

The problem has occurred on publications which have had a single page with a single table on the page. When I use either Save or Save As, I can get as far as naming the file but as soon as I click to Save, I get the 'blue screen of death'. Attached is a photo of the screen showing the Windows crash information.

Publications which have single or multiple pages of text, or text plus images, seem to save OK. It's the presence of the table that seems to dictate the crash.

I have also had to avoid using the Glyphs tool in any publication, as this too has caused regular crashes, with cldflt.sys featuring in the Windows crash report, as with the above crashes.

Anything I can do to prevent either of these types of crash happening?

Many thanks

[Publisher hangs when placing images]

OK, I've done the brain reset. I think it's because I've been using InDesign for so long.

Yes, this reported problem is only with Affinity PUBLISHER. Sorry to have caused you so much confusion and thank you for your patience. I've changed the thread title too now.

Martin

[Publisher hangs when placing images]

Thanks Patrick. For some reason I always get Publisher and Designer mixed up. This glitch only happens with Designer as far as I am aware.

Martin

[Publisher hangs when placing images]

I'm using Affinity Publisher Version 1.7.0.384 (Beta), Windows 10. Although I see Version1.7.0.399 (RC1) is now available.

On a number of occasions I have created a frame using the Picture Frame Rectangle Tool and when I then immediately select File > Place to fill with an image, the Windows Explorer window opens but immediately freezes the whole operation. I can only clear it via Task Manager. A typical screenshot is attached.

It doesn't happen every time, but frequently enough to be annoying.

System configuration is:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1803 (build 17134.829)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United Kingdom)
Boot Mode: UEFI with successful Secure Boot

System Model
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GS72 6QE REV:1.0
Asset Tag: Default string
Chassis Serial Number: Default string
Enclosure Type: Notebook

Processor a
2.60 gigahertz Intel Core i7-6700HQ
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total)

Main Circuit Board b
Board: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-1775 REV:1.0
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. E1775IMS.111 04/12/2016

Drives
2234.89 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
366.85 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HGST HTS721010A9E630 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 1, SMART Status: Healthy
LaCie Rugged Mini USB3 SCSI Disk Device (1000.20 GB) -- drive 2
NVMe THNSN5256GPU7 TO [Hard drive] (256.05 GB) -- drive 0.

Memory Modules c,d
16260 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM0' has 8192 MB (serial number 262D6759)
Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM0' has 8192 MB (serial number 262D6A95)
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) *    254.67 GB    49.50 GB free        
d: (NTFS on drive 1)    980.02 GB    213.72 GB free        
e: (NTFS on drive 2)    1000.20 GB    103.63 GB free

Controllers
Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller

Display
Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 [Display adapter]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (17.1"vis)

Bus Adapters
Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
Standard NVM Express Controller
USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device
ASMedia USB3.1 eXtensible Host Controller
Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft)