Screen goes black in Layout Mode

[APost]

I'm using FM Advanced 8.0v3 on Windows 7 64 bit. Whenever I am working with a layout the screen goes solid black when I drag an object. It makes it pretty hard to work with, as I just have to imagine I've got the object where I want it, then nudge again, then again, then again.....

It doesn't do it if I just move using the arrow keys, but that's pretty slow too.

Any ideas?

[Vaughan]

I'm using FM Advanced 8.0v3 on Windows 7 64 bit.

That's probably the problem right there. FMP 8.0 isn't certified for Vista. FMP 8.5v3 was the first version certified for Vista. FMP 9.0v3 is certified for Windows 7. AFAIK the certification was for 32 bit Windows.

Currently FMP 10 has problems with 64 bit Windows.

[APost]

I'd downloaded a trail of version 10 and abandoned it. I didn't make a note of whether or not it fixed the issue, now I can't try it again because the trial period has expired.

What sort of 'Problems" does it have with Win 7 64 bit?

[hstarnes]

I had the same problem with 8.5 ... There was a free download that fixed this problem in no time flat. Check it out ... Hope it will work for you too!

[Vaughan]

That would have been the 8.5v2 update...