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Newbie Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

when creating a new char (do not have this problem with existing chars) and i try to open a window, ie: paths, triggers, settings, etc, the client tries to open a window, then the whole client closes. i have no idea how to fix this or what is wrong. any ideas?
thx

Wizard Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Posts: 1265 Location: USA

It sounds like your default layout file may be corrupted.

I *think* the proscribed trick is to hold down the shift key when you open the session.
This gives that particular session a new layout file. The windows will be in odd places if it works you will need to put them where they belong and save your layout.
But if it works at least you will be able to use the session!

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

The shift-key trick is only for CMud. In ZMud, you just delete/rename files.

files you can delete and ZMud will automatically recreate them:

zmud.ini -- controls aspects of system windows, also contains global settings that are not part of the recreation process (make a backup or rename the file instead if you need to keep these)

setting.dok -- controls aspects of the Settings Editor

files you can delete that ZMud will not automatically recreate:

.lay files -- with the exception of a bug-created file (named ".lay") and maybe a "zmud.lay" or "default.lay" in the main directory, these take on the form of (name of your session).lay.

.mud files -- system.mud, custom.mud, default.mud, don't delete any of these. (name of your session or child window).mud, while you might rant and scream at your computer if you delete these (they contain all your triggers and stuff), doing so won't break ZMud.

Newbie Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

thx for your help. i tried deleting the files mentioned that would be recreated and i still have the same problem. nothin changed. i am using zmud 7.2

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Did you delete the .lay file? I should have worded that a bit better to indicate that Arnimas's solution was the likely culprit.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Check to make sure none of the files in the zMud directory are set to read-only, specifically the chardb. Also make sure you have proper permissions to write to files there, this is often a problem for users running Vista.