NOTE: NEW FIX AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.funkytower.com/2008/09/22/dreamweaver-mx-and-vista-fix-insert-tables-best-fix/

Recently, I have posted the article “Dreamweaver MX and Vista: Inserting Tables Fix” which has become one of the most popular recent posts I’ve written thus far.  This post shows how to get the Insert>Tables function in Dreamweaver MX to work in Vista – specifically Vista Premium (but should work with other versions.)  This has been a huge help to readers across the globe and I am thankful that I have been able to help so many people.

As you may know, FunkyTower.Com is not just about me helping you – the goal is to get you involved by offering ideas for content, solutions to problems, etc., that are all submitted or asked about by you.  This happened recently, thanks to Phil Chave.  Phil sent me this e-mail which may solve the ever so frustrating Inserting Tables problem in its entirety:

“Hi Dave…

Thank you immensely for publishing the fix for the DreamweaverMX – Vista, inserting tables problem.

You might like to add these details into your fix sheet at some stage.

For Vista Home Premium.  Follow the locations to both files as you suggest in item 1.

In the ‘UserName’ route, the table.htm file may be empty.  If this is true, it is probably true that this is the location that Dreamweaver is searching for the location of the table data, and finding nothing to use.

Rename this file to tableOLD.htm.

Go to the other location (the program files route location) and find the table.htm and the Java file also called table.

This is where the table data is stored.  Confirm this by hovering over the file and note that it is about 4kb and 2kb respectively, and therefore has some data.

Copy both files and paste them into the Common folder at the end of the UserName route.

Open DreamweaverMX and click the insert table button.

Beautiful, it works!

Hope this helps people with Vista Home Premium.

All the best

Phil Chave

www.antiquecollector.uk.com“

I have yet to test this out, but would love to know how this suggestion went for you!  Please let me know.

The other solution in which I have come up with, which is really quite simple is this: removing and reinstalling Dreamweaver MX.  You may have already tried this – but let me propose to you an extra step.
First, uninstall Dreamweaver MX by going Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features, then right clicking on the Dreamweaver icon and clicking “Uninstall”  It may ask if you would like to “repair” Dreamweaver, but choose to completely remove it.

Secondly, remove extra data manually.  That’s right, because Dreamweaver MX is not fully compatible with Vista, it leaves behind data which is not overwritten on the next reinstall.  Click the start button and select “My Computer.”
In the address bar, type in C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia making sure to replace “YOUR USER NAME” with the actual username of your PC’s account.  Delete the Dreamweaver or Dreamweaver MX Folder.

Thirdly, be safe and restart your computer.  Upon, restarting, reinstall Dreamweaver MX.  Hooray, it’s working again!  This is what I did today, which has worked for me and have yet to encounter any problems.

So, please try Phil Chave’s suggestion before taking the measures I did.  I wish I had received his e-mail before I reinstalled Dreamweaver MX, as it seems like it would have saved a significant ammount of time.

So, I challenge all who read this to take Phil’s suggestion on a test drive and let me know how it works out.  This would be a GREAT help to me and users across the globe who just can’t afford to upgrade from MX to CS3 right now.

You can send me your feedback as a comment, or send an e-mail to david@funkytower.com
I look forward to hearing from you

Take care,
David Crandall

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