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November 24, 2016
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DW 2017 - absolute nightmare!

  • November 24, 2016
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I upgraded from 2015 to 2017 and have spent days regretting it and trying to get things to work. Following numerous javascript errors trying to get the bindings panel working, in the end I gave up, uninstalled it and reverted to 2015.

If only it was that simple! Now 2015 is completely b******d and I can't install the vital extensions I need for doing database work.

Many hours wasted, and I decided to do a reinstall of Windows. Clean installation of CC, yet the problems remain.

Fortunately, My laptop copy hasn't gone through this farce and I'm able to work on that - whilst the desktop is now little more than a pile of useless scrap.

I've used DW for years (since UltraDev) and never got in this sort of mess before. Oh for the days of a CD/DVD installation disk!

Not at all impressed.

Chris

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

#1 Run the CC Cleaner tools below to wipe CC from your system.

Use the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems

#2 If you have Lavasoft's Web Companion on your system, uninstall it.  It's a know conflict with Adobe products.

#3 Download Previous Versions from your CC Desktop App.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 24, 2016

#1 Run the CC Cleaner tools below to wipe CC from your system.

Use the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems

#2 If you have Lavasoft's Web Companion on your system, uninstall it.  It's a know conflict with Adobe products.

#3 Download Previous Versions from your CC Desktop App.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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SweensAuthor
Participating Frequently
November 25, 2016

Thanks Nancy.

I'm wondering if it's the DMXzone extension manager that's the root of the problem - I've had to go all the way back to Dreamweaver CC and use the adobe extension manager.

Cheers

Chris

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SweensAuthor
Participating Frequently
November 26, 2016

Hi Nancy

I think I saw similar in another thread elsewhere - there is a bug in 2017 in the bindings panel that prevents you clicking on a database field to add it to create a recordset; you need to write the code in place. This differs from every previous version.

I think it was reported elsewhere as being unable to drag and drop things in place ('un-technical answer, but it sounds similar to me!)

Hope this helps.

Chris

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