Re: instability with MCE 2005??

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Media Center 2005 is XP Pro, with the Media Center bits added on. I suspect your problem comes from running a dual core processor. You might do some research and see if there are any special changes you need to make to have the problem programs run on a dual core processor.

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"bencho" <bencho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:57BB1CC4-33A3-447F-ACF9-586374F383BA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

This is my first time using MCE 2005. I got my copy from newegg with te
rollup. It has been pretty unstable and I don't know why.

first off, specs:

asus a8n-sli premium
amd x2 4400+ [copper hsf with pipes]
corsair 1gb (2x512)
soundblaster audigy 2
leadtek winfast 6600
250 gb WD caviar hdd
pioneer dvd
sony cd
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I have all the latest drivers for all components and such.
the problem is crashing when running programs, mainly:

warcraft 3
dreamfall the longest journey
aim
azureus
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all programs are up to date and i've noticed that the same errors keep
appearing in event viewer just prior to the crash:

for war3 its:
source COM+, category unknown, event id 4689;
The run-time environment has detected an inconsistency in its internal
state. This indicates a potential instability in the process that could be
caused by the custom components running in the COM+ application, the
components they make use of, or other factors. Error in
d:\qxp_slp\com\com1x\src\comsvcs\package\cpackage.cpp(1184), hr = 8007041f:
InitEventCollector failed

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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for the others this series happens each time prior to crash:
diskeeper, event id 2;
The Diskeeper Control Center has been started. Diskeeper service started
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wmdm pmsp service, event ID 105
The service was started.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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forceware intelligent application manager(IAM), event id 0
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ForceWare Intelligent
Application Manager (IAM) ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have
the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages
from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to
retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: Service started.
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security center, event id 1800;
The Windows Security Center Service has started.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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what could be the problem? everything has the latest patches and yet, still
freezes....

help please, thank you
.



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