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Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 Crashes on Quit "I use Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 with OS 8.1. I have given it ample memory - even more than recommended. The program runs fine until I'm ready to quit it, but then every time I quit it, the Mac crashes." I have had similar problems. Readers offer a potential solution, focusing on the EasyPhoto application that may get opened by PhotoDeluxe.

The Stall revisited Remember the Mac OS 8.6 stall reported here recently? At the time, we focused on a relationship between the stall and a DHCP Ethernet connection. However, readers continue to point out that there are othervariations of the stall, not explained by DHCP.

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