I'm also crashing on MC 11.0.298 (experienced the same problem with 292). My setup is as follows:
Encoding
1. Encoding for: Sound Recorder
2. Encoding Type & Quality: Uncompressed Wave
3. I’ve unchecked the Normalize, Delete Temporary Files, and Rip and Encode simultaneously
Recorder
1. Recording Device: Sound Blaster Live Value (Same result with my laptop whose device is Sigma Tel Audio)
2. Recording Source: Line-in (Same result with Microphone)
With those settings the recorder begins to record and after about 6 seconds suffers an unexplained fault and shuts down. The Microsoft window saying Media Center has closed for an unexplained reason opens, asking if I want to report the problem.
With essentially the same setup, I can record successfully using the MusicMatch Recorder.
System Info:
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name SD-405
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Latitude D600
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~1598 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A14, 09/07/04
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name SD-405\ssaulnier
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 109.94 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.95 GB
Page File Space 1.22 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
c:\windows\system32\ff_acm.acm Not Available ff_acm.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\FF_ACM.ACM Not Available 4.00 KB (4,096 bytes) 04/14/05 20:23
c:\windows\system32\iac25_32.ax Intel Corporation Indeo® audio software OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\IAC25_32.AX 2.05.53 195.00 KB (199,680 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\imaadp32.acm Microsoft Corporation imaadp32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAADP32.ACM 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 16.00 KB (16,384 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\l3codeca.acm Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen IIS Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\L3CODECA.ACM 1, 9, 0, 0305 284.00 KB (290,816 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\msadp32.acm Microsoft Corporation msadp32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSADP32.ACM 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 14.50 KB (14,848 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\msaud32.acm Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Audio OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSAUD32.ACM 8.00.00.4487 288.00 KB (294,912 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\msg711.acm Microsoft Corporation msg711.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSG711.ACM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) 9.00 KB (9,216 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\msg723.acm Microsoft Corporation msg723.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSG723.ACM 4.4.3400 116.00 KB (118,784 bytes) 08/11/04 16:12
c:\windows\system32\msgsm32.acm Microsoft Corporation msgsm32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSGSM32.ACM 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) 19.50 KB (19,968 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\sl_anet.acm Sipro Lab Telecom Inc. Sipro Lab Telecom Audio Codec OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\SL_ANET.ACM 3.02 84.00 KB (86,016 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00
c:\windows\system32\tssoft32.acm DSP GROUP, INC. tssoft32.acm OK C:\WINDOWS\system32\TSSOFT32.ACM 1.01 8.00 KB (8,192 bytes) 08/11/04 16:00