Topic: problems with windows 8 [Solved] (Read 4051 times)

xtsili · « **on:** November 02, 2012, 02:51:06 am »

Hi

I installed recently windows 8 in my PC. I use the MC17 version. Here is the problem I get:

Running MC17 results in increasingly consuming RAM and CPU and when it reaches a ceeling of let's say 60% of RAM & CPU, it crashes: I get a ""run time error" message.

HELP!

MrHaugen · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2012, 04:44:21 am »

Use the Help menu to get to the log files after a crash. You might have to enable it. This might give some good ideas as to what is causing this. You can post the result here, and some might be able to help.

xtsili · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2012, 06:37:33 am »

Thanks. I have thought of it already. I'll do it and let you know.

xtsili · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:02:52 am »

It is possible to be eating uo of 170MB of memory and staedily be going up?

JimH · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:10:13 am »

MC may use a lot of memory in the beginning when it is building thumbnails and getting cover art, etc. But a crash isn't normal.

Are you using memory playback?

xtsili · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:13:10 am »

hmm I see

Ues I am using memory playback. But I think it did it as well when using disk palyback.

JimH · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:32:24 am »

Quote from: xtsili on November 02, 2012, 11:13:10 am

Ues I am using memory playback.

Try turning it off.

Try the latest build of MC17 from the top of this board.

xtsili · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:41:39 am »

it has already reached 740 MB, 75% ot Memory!

I'll do it.

Thanks

JimH · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:45:10 am »

If you're playing a large file, like DSD, from memory, that's what you might get.

On the other hand, it could be something like a virus checker. See the link called "Stability" in my signature.

xtsili · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2012, 11:59:46 am »

I just installed it. It is doing the same..

Sorry can't spot the link you are referring to.

JimH · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2012, 12:10:17 pm »

This is what I meant:
Weird Problems

Did you turn off memory playback?

xtsili · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2012, 12:13:43 pm »

Yes. As expected CPU usage dropped off dramatically but Memory usage shows same pattern: ever increasing!

xtsili · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2012, 12:23:53 pm »

Quote from: JimH on November 02, 2012, 12:10:17 pm

This is what I meant:
Weird Problems

Did you turn off memory playback?

OK saw it. Thanks. I may not be running these tests though. Is it really a prerequisite to form an opinion as to what the problem might be?

xtsili · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:13:51 pm »

It just crashed. Reached 83% of Memory and a run time error screen appeared. it is weird the whole thing. I had run in windows XP and it did splendidily. I upgraded to windows 8 to benefit of all goodies related to the sound function, i.e. wasabi, bit perfect etc...and this what I get.

How can I send you the log file?

JimH · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:38:45 pm »

Please work through the weird problems thread. What you're seeing is not normal and I doubt that it's an MC problem. Consider the virus checker you're using.

xtsili · « **Reply #15 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:44:43 pm »

It is a windows defender service that is running (Antimalware executable). I have not any other virus checker running in my system other than this. I have spybot as well but I run nit sporadically.

I'll go through the thread you are talking about anyway.

JimH · « **Reply #16 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:53:21 pm »

Disable it and anything else you can.

xtsili · « **Reply #17 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:57:22 pm »

It is not letting me to do so. I get a message saying that killing this process will render windows unusable or shut down etc....

ElQuia · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2012, 02:36:19 pm »

Quote from: xtsili on November 02, 2012, 01:57:22 pm

It is not letting me to do so. I get a message saying that killing this process will render windows unusable or shut down etc....

xtsili, you CAN disable the windows 8 antibug, I did it last week just toying arround with W8 in VirtualBox.
You have to find the app or program and in its options you can disable partially or all.

BTW, I would disable it permanently. Check VirusBulletin, MS antimalware performs very poorly if y ou compare to a free AV like avast, avira, etc

InflatableMouse · « **Reply #19 on:** November 02, 2012, 03:56:48 pm »

Quote from: MrHaugen on November 02, 2012, 04:44:21 am

Use the Help menu to get to the log files after a crash. You might have to enable it. This might give some good ideas as to what is causing this. You can post the result here, and some might be able to help.

A reminder for when the other options are not helping you

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xtsili · « **Reply #20 on:** November 03, 2012, 04:07:03 am »

Quote from: ElQuia on November 02, 2012, 02:36:19 pm

xtsili, you CAN disable the windows 8 antibug, I did it last week just toying arround with W8 in VirtualBox.
You have to find the app or program and in its options you can disable partially or all.

BTW, I would disable it permanently. Check VirusBulletin, MS antimalware performs very poorly if y ou compare to a free AV like avast, avira, etc

Thanks ElQuia. I'll see what I can do.

xtsili · « **Reply #21 on:** November 03, 2012, 04:07:43 am »

Quote from: InflatableMouse on November 02, 2012, 03:56:48 pm

A reminder for when the other options are not helping you .

OK I'll keep you posted.

CountryBumkin · « **Reply #22 on:** November 03, 2012, 05:11:59 am »

If Win8 has an Event Viewer like Win7 does, check it (Control Panel>System Admin Tools>Event Viewer). Usually the Crash will be in the Viewer and may point you to the source.

xtsili · « **Reply #23 on:** November 03, 2012, 07:23:00 am »

Solved!

I have an ASUS Xonar Essence STX. The problem was I downloaded drivers for W8 64 bit (the only ones available in ASUS site), however my W8 version is 32 bit!

I downloaded drivers for W7 32 bit and bingo!, it works rigthly! (for the moment at least...cross fingers...)

Relieved!

Thank you all!

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