PT8 not starting - stuck at DAE Loaded

[gz131]

Ok - first I purchased the upgrade to PT8 and that wouldn't work because of my outdated AMD processor - something about SSE instructions. But I guess I understood it was old and I should probably get with the times. So I upgraded my computer system including my OS - to Vista 64-bit. Now I'm hearing I can't run PT8 because of that!
**There has to be some solution - PLEASE HELP!!!!**
Every time I try to start the PT icon it hangs at "DAE Loaded".

Digi002
AMD Phenom X4
8GB Ram
Vista Ultimate 64-bit

[spkguitar]

First, why did you get a Phenom? The Intel processors are running rings around them in terms of Pro Tools performance.

Next, why on earth did you get Vista? While Vista 32 Business and Ultimate are qualified with Pro Tools, there are not a lot of Pro Tools users who would recommend anything but XP.

Also, have you installed IE8 on this new system?

Last, we know next to nothing about this new system of yours because you have not posted detailed specifics about it. It's possible that there may be OTHER hardware incompatibilities, but noone here would be able to tell you about it until we know the details.

My intention is not to put you down or anything, but after the incompatibility issue you had in the first place, it really makes no sense to me that you didn't do further research when spending money (actually, wasting money) on your new system.

[gz131]

spk - I do feel worse than I did before - but I actually do appreciate your honesty and reply. I am more of a "weekend warrior" when it comes to ProTools - but you are correct in that I did NOT do my due diligence.

I am running IE8 and these are my sandra specs - thanks again for any input.

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : PROTOOLS
User :
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Processor
Model : AMD Phenom(tm) 9500 Quad-Core Processor
Speed : 2.20GHz
Model Number : 6600
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Internal Data Cache : 4x 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 4x 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, 64 byte line size
L3 On-board Cache : 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 32-way, 64 byte line size, 4 threads sharing

System
System : To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Mainboard : XFX MB-N78S-8209
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe USB FireWire/1394
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s)
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : No
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 8.15
Total Memory : 8.00GB DDR2

Chipset 1
Model : AMD (Family 10h) Athlon64/Opteron/Sempron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1.8GHz (3.60GHz)
Total Memory : 8GB DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 400MHz (800MHz)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Monitor/Panel : Generic PnP Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Physical Storage Devices
ST3500410AS 500GB (SATA300, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 465.76GB (C:)
ST3500630AS 500GB (SATA150, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 465.76GB (D:)
ATAPI iHAS324 A (SATA150, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 465.76GB (426.93GB, 92% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST3500410AS 500GB (SATA300, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
New Volume (D:) : 465.76GB (431.86GB, 93% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST3500630AS 500GB (SATA150, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A @ ATAPI iHAS324 A (SATA150, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 0 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device

Printers and Faxes
Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Model : Fax

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Business Media Center 6.00.6001 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : Win64 x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 1.0

Network Services
Adapter : Generic Marvell Yukon Chipset based Ethernet Controller

Performance Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

[jmitchell1532]

+ a million for XP. Also, I would roll back from IE8, as it has been causing many a DUCer problems.