Please help, I am using a custom screen so that may be the problem I do not know. It used to work fine but this pc's hard drive died a while ago and ever since I replaced the hard drive I have had problems with mach3.
 
Most times when I try to start My session of Mach3 turn it will show the splash scren, then load the lathe screen, and then the pc locks up. I can only turn off the pc by holding the power button in for 3 seconds and then re-trying the whole frustrating process again! Once it finally starts It seems stable.

thanks for any ideas,
Eric

I don't know, but then I would use the screen Phil posted as it works.

What happens when you use the standard screen?
RICH

Can you attach your xml and also your custom screenset with its associated bitmaps please.
Hood

Here is my xml and my screen.

It does seem to run fine with the original screen, I just have a lot of time in to my screen getting it the way I wanted it.

Thanks,
Eric

Seems to be working fine here, what rev of Mach are you using and I will test with it.
Hood

Hi Hood,
I am using 3.042.032

Thank you,
Eric

Just tried with that rev and your screenset and xml and it is again fine.
Only thing I can think of it to try installing Mach over the top of itself again and see if that helps.
Hood

Thanks Hood,
I will try that. It is strange that it only seems to happen with the custom screen.

 

Eric

Yes I know, was thinking you maybe had some brains or a macropump that was hanging things but that would also affect the standard screen as well if using the same xml, so cant be that.
Only other thing I can think of is your computers graphics are struggling with your new screenset but why I dont know as it doesnt seem that much different.
Hood

Just to post the cure. A big thank you to Hood! Mach now boots fine and a different problem I was having went away as well!

My Z axis had been loosing position, fairly consistantly. I would put a dial indicator on it while running my parts so i could tell how much to change the wear offset and keep making parts. I had re-calibrated the steps, different drive, different motor (those were steppers) Even converted to a servo.
I reloaded Mach3, Ran ~ 100 parts and my Z axis was spot on! My X axis which is still stepper after ~ 50 parts was off a tiny bit, re-homed and all was well.

Thank you,
Eric