How many use your PC for internet stuff too?

[skyking]

im using the same pc for internet as with my 002....i had a window come up tonight saying i encountered some kind of error and i was wondering if maybe its cuz i have other programs in my pc even though i run nothing with pro tools running.....do many of you use the same pc for both internet and recording? thanks chas

[Allen Hallada]

Originally posted by skyking:
im using the same pc for internet as with my 002....i had a window come up tonight saying i encountered some kind of error and i was wondering if maybe its cuz i have other programs in my pc even though i run nothing with pro tools running.....do many of you use the same pc for both internet and recording? thanks chas

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">With XP it is easy to setup different user profiles so I'd recommend setting up a profile just for PTLE that limits the programs running in the background.
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[vocalvoodoo]

My recording computer is my only computer so I use it for everything. Games, email, internet etc. I have had no problems related to other progs being on there. At least I don't think so! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Stone Knife]

Aside from a (now resolved) Motorola SB 4100 Cable Modem driver that was causing spontaneous reboots, I (now) have no problems at all using this machine (under XP Pro ) for everything. I sometimes am online while running a PT session.

[Kroger]

The most clean way to have both your daily stuff and your PT, is to make a dualboot. I run this setup with one office/playing boot, and on audio only boot. Some games and the office pack indeed, make a lot of changes in the registry that can pull down perfomance

[BradLyons]

It's always best to have a dedicated machine that was designed and built for audio running independant from your other computer stuff.... I personally have (2) PC's for Giga, one for my audio, and a MAC for sequencing...

[rlcowa@work2]

I use the same PC for both PT and Internet. When I want to use PT, I disable the motherboard's network interface "card" (NIC) in the CMOS when booting. PT runs better without the NIC -- fewer freezes. All I have to do is reboot, change the CMOS BIOS setting and the internet works great. I use a Win98 (still) on a P III 1 ghz w/ 390 meg ram. R

[Allen Hallada]

Originally posted by Allen Hallada:
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by skyking:
im using the same pc for internet as with my 002....i had a window come up tonight saying i encountered some kind of error and i was wondering if maybe its cuz i have other programs in my pc even though i run nothing with pro tools running.....do many of you use the same pc for both internet and recording? thanks chas

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">With XP it is easy to setup different user profiles so I'd recommend setting up a profile just for PTLE that limits the programs running in the background.
Allen [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] <hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">That being said, I use PT with everything too with no problems. LOL
Allen [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[dodo]

I use it for everything. That includes my serious online gaming (MOHAA) habit. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Alex T.]

Battlefield 1942 is way more fun online than MOHAA