I haven't run into that one, but a Web search on the error message returned a couple fixes related to corrupted config files; see http://forums.pcworld.co.nz/archive/index.php/t-47701.html http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cool_Edit_2k/wwwboard/messages/905.html http://www.dmusic.com/forum/cooledit/18442