<div dir="ltr">Is this student possibly running the 64 bit version on a 32 bit machine?<div><br></div><div>As a separate note, it is possible to get more diagnostic information if the student opens a terminal window and runs DrRacket from there. There should be an error message printed out. Let us know if the student doesn't know how to do that.<br>
<div><br></div><div>Robby</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Sharon Tuttle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:st10@humboldt.edu" target="_blank">st10@humboldt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I am using DrRacket in a class this semester, and one of my students is having trouble with it -- it quits immediately upon opening. In his words:<br>
<br>
> 1. I have downloaded multiple different copies and it seems to have no<br>
> effect. Literally 2 seconds after I click the icon to open, it brings<br>
> the error box hat says "This program has quit unexpectedly. Relaunch<br>
> or ignore." Obviously when I try to relaunch, it does the same thing<br>
> over and over. I have also downloaded from the other mirror sites<br>
> listed on the site, unfortunately to no effect.<br>
><br>
> I have verified the following information.<br>
> Mac OS X<br>
> Version 10.5.8<br>
> Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core Duo<br>
> Memory 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM<br>
> Startup Disk Macintosh HD<br>
><br>
> It is a rather old laptop, I believe I purchased it in 2007. I do have<br>
> music software(Pro Tools) and Mathematica(8) installed on my computer<br>
> that makes me wonder if it may be causing problems. Pro Tools seems to<br>
> be good at that.<br>
<br>
I'm not sure what else to suggest, and would appreciate any suggestions or where I might ask for help.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
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-- Sharon Tuttle<br>
Humboldt State University<br>
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