Problems with FreeAXP hanging

I had been using FreeAXP and it seemed to run great!

Something changed; not sure if it was the upgrade to a newer version, upgrade to Win8.1, or something else.

Currently have FreeAXP 2.4.4.537 installed.

When the Virtual Alpha Configuration Utility is started, it come up fine.
When I try to open an existing config file or create a new one nothing happens and if I click in the form the title bar says (NOT RESPONDING). The process can't be killed other than logging off or re-booting. The task Manager can't kill it.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

I just tested the config utility under FreeAXP 537 and Windows 8.1 and cannot reproduce your problems. It creates configuration files and opens existing configuration files without issue.

Are you running as an administrator?<hr>

Yes, running as admin

(Not Responding)

Two things.

- Check the Windows system and error logs.

- De-install FreeAXP and try the prior version. (I would not expect it to behave any differently).

Yes, I've seen this occasionally under Windows 8.1 as well. It looks like the network driver doesn't Always survive the partial-hibernation Windows 8.1 does on shutdown (which allows for Windows 8.1's faster boot performance). You could try disbling hibernation completely by typing "powercfg -h off" in an elevated command-prompt window. then do a shutdown and boot again. If that doesn't fix it, you can easily go back to the old setting with "powercfg -h on".

I think you are on to something because the issue started out be intermittent but now seems to be happening all the time.

I tried your suggestion of turning off hibernation and did a shutdown and then startup.

(NOT RESPONDING)

Tried the shutdown / startup again to ensure it wasn't a 'one time fluke' and

(NOT RESPONDING)

The program will, initially, allow me to 'pull down a menu item', like new config or recent config, but then

(NOT RESPONDING)