Export not working?

[RippeR7420]

So... I've been trying to export a demo, But GE freezes and crashes everytime. I've tried multiple .ged files and GE + GE 1.4.1
Anybody know why I cannot export anything? I've even tried Fullscreen/Windowed, BigResolutions/SmallResolutions... I am straight up stump right now.

EDIT: I am using Windows 8.1
Would that have an effect on why I can't export?

[DeltaLeeds]

Maybe you could upload the ged using dropbox or something because perhaps it's your computer's problem. I had this problem too, but when a friend of mine exported the file, it worked, and I was relieved.
I hope that someone more advanced has a solution other than this though, but for now that's all I can think off.

[RippeR7420]

Thanks Jonathang, I'll give it a go when I get the chance. +1 for the effort.

[bat78]

Does it crash BEFORE the file is created or it crashes later, leaving a corrupted executable ? (This information to be known is very important for diagnosis)
Anyway, there are some recommendations that may help, depending on the most common issue:

• Make sure the destination folder doesn't contain any special characters.
  Try saving in something like C:\Mygame\game003.exe
  
• Make sure it runs on the standard resolution for now 640x480 that is the default
  canvas area for a BIOS interrupt.
  
• Make sure it doesn't have icon attached to it.
  
• Make sure firewall doesn't kick it when attempting to perform write action on disk (which explicitly happens when you are exporting the game)
  If you run it with root privileges, fw should ignore it, if not, do it manually.
  
• Confirm that you are using gE-1.4.1, the stable version.

[RippeR7420]

Thank you, Bat78. I will run a more detailed diagnosis from your list as soon as I get a chance! +1

[RippeR7420]

@Bat78 it was my drive not letting me export! Ran a test by exporting to am external drive and it worked like a charm. Thanks again man! Another +1

[bat78]

Thank you.
Your device not letting a program to perform WRITE operation is pretty contraindicated.
Windows is known to damage hardware (Are you on Windows, if so, open cmd as admin and type chkdsk /f /v /r)