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January 11, 2023
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DW8 starts ... initialising colordata for code... and closes immediatly

  • January 11, 2023
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Hi,

I use Dreamweaver 8.0.2 (no jokes please 😉 ) on Win10.

Since yesterday I have the following problem:

- I start DW

- the little windos shows what is loading ... at the end it shows: "Inilialisiere Farbdaten für Code..." (engl.: "Initialize color data for code...")

And then ... closes immediatly 😞

I tried to re-install / repair DW8, but the problem still exists.

What can I do?

Thanks!!!

Uwe

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Code colors are stored in Preferences.  By the looks of things, your Preferences file may be corrupted.  Restore Preferences as described below. NOTE: to find the file, you must SHOW  hidden files/folders from your Windows File Expolorer.

https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver.html

 

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 11, 2023

Code colors are stored in Preferences.  By the looks of things, your Preferences file may be corrupted.  Restore Preferences as described below. NOTE: to find the file, you must SHOW  hidden files/folders from your Windows File Expolorer.

https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver.html

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Uwe27891862d8tvAuthor
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    January 12, 2023

    Nancy ... that's it ... thank you so much!

    I love you!!!

    😉

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    January 12, 2023

    I'm glad it worked for you as a temporary fix. But keep in mind that Dreamweaver 8 is very old and should be replaced with newer software.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    January 11, 2023

    I don't think Dreamweaver 8 can be activated anymore.  It's too old.   CS1, CS2, CS3 and CS4 activation servers are dead.  Adobe took those aged out servers offline quite a while ago.

     

    Try using a modern code editor instead. 

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    CODE EDITORS:
    -- Adobe Dreamweaver CC - https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
    -- Codespaces (free, browser-based) - https://github.com/features/codespaces
    -- Nova (Mac only, formerly called Coda) - https://nova.app/
    -- Pinegrow - https://pinegrow.com/
    -- Sublime Text - http://www.sublimetext.com/
    -- Visual Studio Code (free) - https://code.visualstudio.com/

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Ben MCommunity Expert
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    January 11, 2023

    Dreamweaver 8 is not supported on Windows 10 and recent updates could have broken your installation. Your only option may be to run a virtual machine using Windows 2000/XP and see if you can get the old version of DW working in that.  Otherwise, it may be worth upgrading or looking to an alternative solution for web development.

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