# synfig hates me **URL:** \ **Category:** Debugging\ **Created:** [February 26, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90 "2008-02-26T18:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![floodbud](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@floodbud](https://forums.synfig.org/u/floodbud)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/1 "2008-02-26T18:00:02Z")
Have you experienced this problem? _Poll ([view on site](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/1))_ I am using Synfig Studio on a Windows XP machine. My first impression of it was very good. However, a first impression was all I got. Here’s why: At first, Synfig ran relatively well. The first time I clicked on the “New” button, it crashed, but the next time I started it up, everything worked fine. I worked through a few tutorials without trouble. The next time I started up my computer, I started Synfig Studio. The splash screen popped up, Synfig loaded happily, and then…nothing. I got the Synfig Studio command window and nothing else, no windows at all. See below screenshots: “splash.bmp” (screenshot of loading screen), “start.bmp” (screenshot of what I saw afterward). When I clicked the “X” button to close the command window, I got an error (see screenshot “exit.bmp”). So next I thought maybe the windows were there, just out of view or too small to see or something, so I right-clicked on one of the Synfig windows in the taskbar and clicked “move”. I got the move cursor (four arrows) at the very top-left of the screen, but clicking and dragging produced nothing. Then I tried right-click: resize with the same result. The whole time, identical error messages piled up in the command window (see attached screenshot “errors.bmp”). Next, I opened up the Synfig\examples folder and opened up a few examples, all with similar results. I got the example but no supplementary windows (i.e. toolbox, keyframes/timeline/other stuff, tool options, etc.). See screenshots “eye1.bmp” and “eye2.bmp” for what I got, plus what the command window said. When I closed Synfig after viewing these examples, I did not get an error message. I tried restarting the computer. This did not solve the issue. I have the latest version of GTK+, gtkmm, Synfig core, and Synfig Studio. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all of them and nothing fixed the problem. I also tried changing the GTK+ theme a few times, with no change. All of the exact same things happened on another similar Windows XP computer I tried Synfig Studio on. Included in the download are the dxdiag files from both computers. I regularly run a virus scan on both computers and they are clean. Neither computer has an internet connection. I hope someone can solve the problem so I can start using Synfig Studio again. Being a programmer myself, I’ve included as much information as possible because I know every little bit helps, but if there is any more information I can provide, let me know and I will post it ASAP. [later] I just found out that, strangely enough, Synfig Studio works fine on my brother’s account on the computer. Obviously, I can’t have him around all the time to log me in to his account and monitor what I’m doing, so that doesn’t solve the issue by any means…but still, more information. [later] I just deleted the Synfig folder in Documents and Settings\floodbud. Synfig Studio then worked fine once again…so this is no longer a life-and-death situation, just a frustrating functionality issue (same with other computer). I’ve created a Windows batch file to handle deleting the Documents and Settings\floodbud\Synfig folder, so it doesn’t bug me so much…but I think other Windows users less computer-savvy than me must be having problems too. I’ve attached the batch file I’m using. thanks! [attachments](http://betafb.hostedwith.us/fb_error_files.zip) ---
**Author:** ![Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/genete/32/8_2.png) [@Genete](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Genete)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/2 "2008-02-26T20:44:11Z")
As you have read in the FAQ’s that bug is partially solved since revision 1167. To avoid that on windows just update to a higher revision or wait up to the next release. Visit the Download section of the wiki for the most non official recent svn revisions for windows. ---
**Author:** ![rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/4 "2021-05-01T18:25:36Z")
Hi, Haroon. Several crashes and bugs were fixed along those years, and a lot of features were implemented or improved. Some more crashes will be prevented in the next 1.4.1 version (it’s just around the corner!) and the [Synfig not showing on Windows will be fixed too](https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/1871). This bug could happen when you close Synfig: - In a multiple monitor layout and you later run Synfig with only one monitor; or - when Synfig was minimized. When quitting, Synfig stores the last window size/position in a settings text file. Differently on Linux, MS Windows tries to display the Synfig window in no longer valid screen coordinates. If you were talking about other bug, please clarify. ---
**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/5 "2021-05-02T07:18:24Z")
@HAROON Please be more constructive, don’t use CAPS and don’t do necroposting. If you are not a bot, open your own thread or report on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/synfig-hates-me/90/6 "2021-05-02T07:18:40Z")