This may or may not be related to the problem being reported by Ben Jann,
or the one noted by Stata Corp. in connection with Office XP. For several
years, I have been unable to start Stata when Netscape Communicator is
running. Versions 7 and 8 are both effected, versions 5 and earlier ran
without this problem, and I just can't remember about version 6. This
problem actually arises on my two Windows 98 desktops. I don't know if the
same thing would happen under Windows XP since my XP-laptop doesn't have
Netscape Communicator installed on it anyway. The behavior I have
encountered is just as described by Ben Jann: the task list shows Stata,
but no window opens.
Since I don't run Netcape Communicator very often, I have never reported
the problem previously as it is of little practical importance to me. I
raise it now only because it might provide a clue about what is going on.
Hope this is helpful.
Clyde Schechter
Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, USA
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