I discovered that our WL5 experienced the same issues, when I try to use any of the file/open options, the program disappearing. I tried the same dll fix (since I have 5.01b, it does not work. You can drag and drop adls or montages to an open WL5, but you cannot save.
WaveLab 5Audio Driver FileWavelab 5 maintenance update version to 5.01a. This updates requires an already installed WaveLab 5.x version.For the list of fixes and improvements have a look in the version history which can be displayed after running the update installer.
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