[jgsmith]

Thanks very much for replying.

Yeah i hoped that would work, but the only Avid exec's in startup are "Avid Link" and "Avid Audio MME Binder" -- no "Avid Application Manager Helper" nor Flexera sw of any kind (per instructions).

I had hoped that _this_ circumstance indicated a fundamental installation problem, but I removed and reinstalled everything per KB, and it still keeps starting / stopping, along with the goofy page fault totals...
Thanks again for your reply.