Frederick Talbott wrote:
I download the trial version of VSD... when i open the program it gets to the tip of the day... then there is no way to close the tip of the day box and the program is effectively frozen... god help me LOL
The reason for this may be that you are using Large Custom DPI settings. You will need to change this to Normal DPI for the program to work. Here's how:
For Windows XP
Go to your Desktop, right-click it, and select Properties. Next, click the Settings tab and press the Advanced button. You will now see a DPI setting. If it is set to Large/120 DPI, set it to Normal/96. If you'd like to see this process in action, check out this video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlhFUMcA … mp;index=0
For Windows Vista
Go to your Desktop, right-click it, and select Personalize. Select Adjust Font Size (DPI), located in the upper left-hand corner of the window. This will display the DPI setting. If it is set to Large/120 DPI, set it to Normal/96 DPI. If you'd like to see this process in action, check out this video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqKk-nsa … mp;index=1
For Windows 7
Go to your Desktop, right-click it, and select Personalize. Select Display, located in the lower left-hand corner of the window. Then select Set Custom Text Size (DPI). This displays the DPI setting. If it is set to Large/120 DPI (125%), set it to Normal/96 DPI (100%).
Additionally, some Windows 7 themes change the default fonts to a nonstandard one, causing the issue described here. Change your theme back to the standard Windows 7 theme and see if that helps.
If the above does not help, we can manually turn off the Tips of The Day by following these steps:
1. Go to Start Menu and type REGEDIT
2. Navigate to this location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CoffeeCup Software\Visual Site Designer\Settings
3. Go to this key and double click on it. "Show Daily Tips Dialog"
4. Change the Value Data from 1 to 0
Now restart VSD and the tips of the day will be gone.