need some LE help please, computer has gone haywire

[Strebor24]

Hi,

LE 8.0.4 seemed to be working great! (Win XP home, 32bit) then I installed some of those routine 'windows security updates' and the first thing that seemed odd was I noticed was my internet browser was running slow and unpredictable.

Then LE8 started having serious issues.

Coincidence? I'm not sure.

I am now frequently getting while working in LE8:

Could not complete the exit command
Access violation unable to read 0x985D4424 at 0x7C910A1B


also,

MS Visual C++ runtime library:
Runtime error
This application has requested the runtime to terminate n an unusual way

also,

I get occasional access violation errors when trying to open some plug ins.

I re installed the 8.0.4 upgrade and it seemed to be a little better.

I cannot perform a system restore as I had restore switched off as recommended by most 'optimize your computer for audio production' web articles. I am sure that would fix this problem.

Does anyone ave any ideas as to what I can do? Should I tr a Windows re install....that's all I can think of at this point

thanks for any advice.
(I'll try to post a sandra report)

[quietP4]

Try uninstalling the hotfixes. If you go into Add/Remove Programs and check the checkbox to show updates, you'll see all the Windows Updates that are installed. I can't remember if they indicate the install dates, but it's worth a try.

[Strebor24]

Thanks,

Here is my Sandra report: is this the neccessary info because the report was pages long!?

< Computer >
Model: Shuttle Inc SG31
Workgroup: MSHOME
Host Name: XPCShuttle
User: xxx

< Processor >
Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @
3.16GHz
Speed: 3.18GHz
Cores per Processor: 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 1 Unit(s)
Type: Dual-Core
Integrated Data Cache: 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64
byte line size
L2 On-board Cache: 6MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 24-way, 64 byte
line size, 2 threads sharing

< Computer >
Mainboard: Shuttle Inc FG31
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 12/12/2008
Bus(es): ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/
SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support: No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (:Yes
Total Memory: 3.25GB DIMM DDR2

< Chipset >
Model: Intel P35/G33/G31 Processor to I/O Controller
Front Side Bus Speed: 4x 335MHz (1.34GHz)
Total Memory: 4GB DIMM DDR2
Channels: 2
Memory Bus Speed: 2x 402MHz (804MHz)

< Memory Module(s) >
Memory Module: Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-
6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-22-6-3)
Memory Module: Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-
6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-18 3-22-6-3)

< Video System >
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (8 SP 1.4GHz, 256MB
DDR2 2x400MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16)

< Graphics Processor >

< Storage Devices >
Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, :466GB (C:)
Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, :466GB (E:)
Brother MFC-210C (USB): N/A (F:)
ATAPI DVD D DH16D3P (ATA33,:N/A (D:)
HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-E10L (USB): N/A (G:)

< Logical Storage Devices >
Local (C:): 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB,
SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ)
Audio (E:): 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB,
SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ)
Optical Drive (D:): N/A @ ATAPI DVD D DH16D3P (ATA33, DVD+-R,
CD-R, 198kB Cache)
Optical Drive (G:): N/A @ HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-E10L (USB)
Removable Drive (F:): N/A @ Brother MFC-210C (USB)

< Peripherals >
LPC Hub Controller 1: Shuttle (Holco) 82801GB/GR (ICH7) LPC
Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1: ITE IT8718F
Audio Device: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) High Definition
Audio
Audio Codec: Realtek Semiconductor 888 High Definition
Audio
Parallel Port(s): 1
Disk Controller: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) Ultra ATA
Storage Controller
Disk Controller: Shuttle (Holco) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7) Serial
ATA Storage Controller
USB Controller 1: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal
Host Controller
USB Controller 2: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal
Host Controller
USB Controller 3: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal
Host Controller
USB Controller 4: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal
Host Controller
USB Controller 5: Shuttle (Holco) 82801G (ICH7) USB 2.0
Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1: Shuttle (Holco) TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/
Link-Layer Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1: Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

< Printers and Faxes >
Printer: PaperPort Color Printer Driver (600x600,
Colour)
Printer: PaperPort Mono Printer Driver (600x600)
Printer: Nitro PDF Reader Driver (600x600, Colour)
Printer: Nitro PDF Driver (600x600, Colour)
Printer: Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600,
Colour)
Printer: Brother PC-FAX (200x200, Parallel)
Printer: Brother MFC-210C USB Printer (USB, Colour)

[albee1952]

Did one of these updates install IE8? If so, you should dump it and go back to IE7. Or restore your system to a drive image you saved BEFORE doing the updates(if you don't know what I mean, go buy a copy of Acronis True Image and allow it to save you tons of frustration).

[Strebor24]

thanks,

yeah I know what you mean but have never used driver image sofware before. Sounds like a good investment.

I have used Cakewalk for 10 years and never had a problemn that I couldn't fix (Cake software has been very stable anyway over the years).

I only ever download the security updates, I have IE7 but have always used firefox until recently when it started to behave erratically and then I went back to using IE7 with no problems.

I vowed that I would not use this computer for general computing or to go on line with but ended up doing so. Lesson learned!

I just posted a new thread regarding a problem I saw in device manager that may be the cause of all this.