Mathematica always needs a clean start?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around issues experienced by a user with Mathematica after obtaining a personal license, specifically focusing on glitches, crashes, and the need for a clean start. The scope includes technical troubleshooting and user experience with software.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports frequent crashes and glitches with Mathematica after transitioning from a school environment to a personal license, including issues with basic functions like typesetting.
  • Another participant suggests contacting Wolfram support for assistance, implying that support may vary based on the type of license held.
  • A participant expresses frustration over the software crashing when pressing the enter key in an equation cell, indicating a significant usability issue.
  • A link to Wolfram's support page is provided for further assistance.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the issues, and multiple viewpoints regarding potential solutions and support options are presented.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of detailed information on the specific version of Mathematica being used, the user's system specifications, and any additional software that may be affecting performance.

Who May Find This Useful

Users experiencing similar technical issues with Mathematica, particularly those transitioning from institutional to personal licenses.

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Hi all,

I've been using Mathematica through my school for a couple of years, and I finally got my own license so I can work on my homework when I'm not connected to the campus network (we can run Mathematica on our laptops as long as we can remotely hook up to the server they host it on). It's been really glitchy and having problems I never had when running it through the school. It crashes randomly over things that take very little computing power (like typesetting a square root), and it always seems to reset its preferences and need to be run with a clean start. Any words of wisdom?
 
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Since you have a new valid license I believe you can contact Wolfram support and they will provide enough support to get you up and running reliably. After that you may be on your own, depending on the license you have.
 
Yeah, I may have to look into that, because it's doing some really irritating things. If I press the enter key while I'm in an equation cell, the whole thing crashes, which is ridiculous.
 
Thanks!
 

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