Dreamweaver 8.0.2 Update on Vista 64 bit
If you are using Vista 64 bit and running Dreamweaver 8 you may of noticed that when you try to connect to a website that you had previously put the FTP details in to Dreamweaver for, you can't because its lost the information.
You need to update your copy of Dreamweaver to the lastest 8 patch 8.0.2. However if you are using 64 bit vista you wont be able to.
The Dreamweaver 8.0.2 update will not install on a computer running Windows Vista 64 bit. You will get an error message saying 'The application was stopped and did not patch.'
If you are lucky enough to have another computer running Vista 32 bit you can get around this problem.
Install Dreamweaver 8 on the Vista 32 bit machine and patch it with the 8.0.2 update, then copy the whole installed directory to your Vista 64 bit computer and it will work !!
Before doing this I suggest you renamed the exisiting folder containing the unpatched Dreamweaver (incase it doesn't work for you) and then copy the patched installation to the same location as the old folder (i.e. same harddrive).
I just successfully used this technique as I had a copy on a second 32bit laptop - so thanks for sorting this annoying problem - had been frustrating to have to enter passwords every time
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