Comments on: After Effects 7 hanging on “Initializing User Interface” fix http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/ Sharing tips, scripts and hacks for your creative workflow. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Guitarrero http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-25093 Guitarrero Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:14:57 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-25093 After After Effects CS3 crashed on me I could not start it. It would stall when loading the user interface. I tried deleting all the files mentioned above and it didn't work. Finally I found out that if you hold Control+Alt+Shift right after you click on the After Effects icon to start the program, a window pops up with the following message" "Are you sure you want to delete your preferences file?" I clicked OK and it solved the problem. The downside is that you lose your custom user interface, but it was corrupted anyway. I hope this helps. After After Effects CS3 crashed on me I could not start it. It would stall when loading the user interface. I tried deleting all the files mentioned above and it didn’t work. Finally I found out that if you hold Control+Alt+Shift right after you click on the After Effects icon to start the program, a window pops up with the following message”
“Are you sure you want to delete your preferences file?”
I clicked OK and it solved the problem. The downside is that you lose your custom user interface, but it was corrupted anyway. I hope this helps.

]]> By: liam http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24588 liam Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:15:53 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24588 had this problem with after effects cs3 on windows vista, was working fine for ages. Couldn't locate any workspace preference files associated with AF to delete. Tried repairing quicktime, no luck. Changed the name of the presets file in case any corrupted presets, no luck. Now vista won't even let me uninstall AF without unregistering. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated. had this problem with after effects cs3 on windows vista, was working fine for ages. Couldn’t locate any workspace preference files associated with AF to delete. Tried repairing quicktime, no luck. Changed the name of the presets file in case any corrupted presets, no luck. Now vista won’t even let me uninstall AF without unregistering. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.

]]> By: Richard http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24203 Richard Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:43:19 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24203 My comment above applied to AE 6.5 & 7 on windows XP. My comment above applied to AE 6.5 & 7 on windows XP.

]]> By: Richard http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24202 Richard Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:42:35 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-24202 I found that downloading quicktime installer again and then running it and choosing repair enabled it all to work. I had tried everything else, but this did the trick I found that downloading quicktime installer again and then running it and choosing repair enabled it all to work. I had tried everything else, but this did the trick

]]> By: Johnson http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-22895 Johnson Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:53:18 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-22895 Event thought this thread is old, I had the same Problem with AFX 8/CS3 (Windows 64x). It didn´t crash but it stopped loading. This was my solution: Deleting the "Modified Workspaces" in this folder -> C:\Documents and Settings\"YOUR USER NAME"\Application Data\Adobe\After Effects\8.0\ModifiedWorkspaces Hope this helps someones. Event thought this thread is old, I had the same Problem with AFX 8/CS3 (Windows 64x). It didn´t crash but it stopped loading.

This was my solution:

Deleting the “Modified Workspaces” in this folder ->

C:\Documents and Settings\”YOUR USER NAME”\Application Data\Adobe\After Effects\8.0\ModifiedWorkspaces

Hope this helps someones.

]]> By: Jas http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-8827 Jas Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:17:13 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-8827 Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

]]> By: Jerker http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-4742 Jerker Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:22:26 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-4742 Thank you 10 000 ton! You made my day. Thank you 10 000 ton! You made my day.

]]> By: James http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3696 James Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:19:38 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3696 Ok I had the same problem, After Effects 7 on a MacTel kept quitting out after saying user initializing on startup. I tried everything listed, removed the OpenGL extension, deleted the workspaces, removed Flip4Mac (and went through all steps on the adobe forum). The problem of course was that I could not go in and change the memory settings for it to work correctly if it would not boot up. Finally I reinstalled OS X (I know, what a pain!) and the problem fixed itself. After Effects 7 requires all those additional (and useless) languages (i.e. chinese, korean) in OS X in order to boot up and will crash if they are not in your operating system. Hope this helps. Ok I had the same problem, After Effects 7 on a MacTel kept quitting out after saying user initializing on startup. I tried everything listed, removed the OpenGL extension, deleted the workspaces, removed Flip4Mac (and went through all steps on the adobe forum). The problem of course was that I could not go in and change the memory settings for it to work correctly if it would not boot up. Finally I reinstalled OS X (I know, what a pain!) and the problem fixed itself. After Effects 7 requires all those additional (and useless) languages (i.e. chinese, korean) in OS X in order to boot up and will crash if they are not in your operating system. Hope this helps.

]]> By: TSUtv http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3647 TSUtv Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3647 WOW! the modified workspaces thing David wrote on really works... the key is that you must go to the folder options and choose to VIEW HIDDEN FOLDERS! then it is a simple matter of following the path provided above... MUCH SUCCESS after effecters! WOW! the modified workspaces thing David wrote on really works… the key is that you must go to the folder options and choose to VIEW HIDDEN FOLDERS! then it is a simple matter of following the path provided above… MUCH SUCCESS after effecters!

]]> By: Areeba http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3362 Areeba Sat, 26 May 2007 16:06:43 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/09/21/after-effects-7-hanging-on-initializing-user-interface-fix/#comment-3362 THANKYOU Guido!!! I HAVE NEVER FELT SO GRATEFUL SO THANKYOU! THANKYOU Guido!!! I HAVE NEVER FELT SO GRATEFUL SO THANKYOU!

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