I have been more and more problems the last 2 to 4 weeks with Vista and XP. It is something that has started recently, and have been getting C++ runtime errors. I don't know if its the updates, or something on the webb causing all the problems. It is starting to look like everything is going to crash.
I was starting to think maybe I was having a hardrive crash on this machine. But now I'm having the same type of errors on work machines. Even some pop ups have started getting through the filters. I'm wondring if the pop ups' and java script have something to do with the problems I'm having now.
I'm not a computer guru, and don't want to be. You have to study constantly to keep up with the changes in the OS's, and I just am not interested in that.

 

Or a bad memory stick, flaky motherboard, poor power supply, overheating etc etc etc.

My Vista 64 PC has never crashed. Vista likes a lot of memory. I am running 4 gig and it is happy.

 

I have none of the problems you listed. Like I stated above, factory loaded programs only.

XP and down the road. My brother, (who has been in IT for 25 years), has stated to load XP and forget it. I should've listened to him the first time.

 

I work in IT so I probably deal with OS on a different base than many but I do want to address something. Xp was a great OS for Microsoft but Vista wasn't (not to say it was bad but I don't think it was better than XP). I've been running Windows 7 for months now and I have to say that I absolutely love it compared to Vista. This is what Microsoft should have waited for instead of rushing and releasing Vista.

MAC USERS
I'm certified and I work on both Platforms. I just want to address something. Don't think that MACS are better and they don't get viruses. Look at it like this..... If you could write a virus to do harm would you want hurt 85% of the computers or 15%? My take is that you would want to hurt as many as you can and this is what programmers do and the reason why Windows is so subject.

 

Go to malwarebytes.org download it and run the scan its a real good program!

 

So your problem is most likely a factory loaded program not playing well with Vista. Not necessarily the fault of Vista. Glad you are now happy with your solution.
A lot of Vista bashers have never even tried it (not you obviously) and it offered nothing for corporate PCs so most IT departments did not switch to it and hence had no experience with it. Cost of entry was too high. Our IT department tested it but deemed it unnecessary. XP did everything they needed.

 

Agreed with the first part. My laptop came loaded with Dell DataSafe, which was causing a startup error screen. Uninstalled the program and all of its components, and everything is smooth now.

 

Yeah Dell is one of the worst for piling on extra software that nobody uses and slows the PC down. Lenovo/IBMs are pretty bad as well. I usually uninstall all of their software and load what I want or need only.

 

Thanks. I don't usually do things like that, because I never quite know what I'm doing. Like i said I don't want to be a Guru. I Got tired of that from back in the dos3 and AD2E days.

But I might take your advice and do that.
Thanks!

 

I am a Sonar user as well Habibi and you mentioned latency issues. What interface are you running to record your projects? I have been using the M-Audio Delta 1010 rack mount unit for a couple of years now and it has been stellar. I use an analog mixing console with direct outs to patch into the Delta 1010l I have heard of latency issues with Firewire, but is this still the case? (Delta 1010 has it's own PCI card with DSP.)

The Studio PC is an Athlon FX something or other (2. something Ghz). Its about 4 years old now with 4 Gig or Ram and a 256MB video card. I am using a gigabit motherboard and SATA drives. It is an XP machine though. It's been a rock solid machine and while the industry still has this idea that with out a MAC you can't have a studio, I completely dis agree.
Thoughts?

And to the original poster - C++ runtime error is related to a software issue, NOT HARDWARE. If you view the details, the error will tell you exactly which program is causing the error. FYI C++ is the backbone of Windows and it's affiliated programs ergo something written in C++ is causing your issue.

 

What would you recommend deleting? The only thing that is not deleted is Vista.

 

I am using a Edirol FA-101 Firewire inteface by Roland.
I had some huge compatibility issues at the beginning as it would not recognize my generic firewire chipset, After much digging and frustration, I ended up buying a new firewire card with a Texas Insturments chipset, and it finally recognized it. What a pain in the nuts that was. So the onboard firewire is disabled in the bios, and I just plug into the new card which is installed in the Dell. All is well niow.

I agree with you, 99% of the music people I know think that Apple is the only way to go for a DAW, they swear by them, and I believe they make a good product, but they are not the only game in town either.

I also realize I have entered new territory by installing Sonar on a 64 bit Vista PC, there are some reported issues still by various plug-ins and whatnot.
I heard that Windows 7 will be an excellent platform for us Sonar users, so I will prob make the change as soon as it's available to us.

 

I did a system restore about an hour ago. So far so good. Not bad for a two year old system. A cheap one at that. But like I said before, I only use this for cruising the web, and email.

 

Ill have to try this cause mine is doing the same thing as tumba. I keep getting the C++ runtime errors.

 

did you go to that website when you did the system restore?