Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2 Problem

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 11/01/2013 03:47 PM, Johan J W Bezuidenhoud wrote:
> Hi out there !!!
>
> I do hope someone can be of assistance.
>
> I have downloaded and installed GIMP 2.8 on my desktop machine.
> When I click the icon the blue frame of the GIMP start-up window momentarily
> appears and then disappears.
> Nothing else then happens - no error message nor any form of a message
> appears!
>
> My desktop system runs on Windows XP SP3, with all the latest updates, etc.
> installed.
> The anti-virus software currently installed - Windows Security Essentials.
> I uninstalled the anti-virus program totally, re-installed GIMP 2.8, to no
> avail.
>
> My Laptop computer runs with Windows 7 (64 bit). I downloaded and installed
> GIMP 2.8 - it is running perfectly!!
>
> What can possibly cause this anomaly?? Where do I begin???
>
> Regards to all.

Not too familiair with the current Windows versions but IIR there is  a 
"gimp-console.exe" that can be use to start Gimp in a command prompt and 
lets you check for error messages (also IIRC, this version is meant for 
batch processing, it doesn't create windows)