Re: instability with MCE 2005??

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You can re-activate your copy as much as you want, as long as it is
installed to the same computer.

Worse-case scenario, you'll have to call into the activation center rather
than do it online.. Explain the situation and you should be fine.

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"bencho" <bencho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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if i wanted to reinstall mce 2005... i would have to activate it again...
is
that possible since i already used my key once? if not.. what should i do?

"Gary Tsang" wrote:

Make sure you have the latest AMD CPU driver installed. Not having it
installed can lead to issues similar to what you are seeing (especially
with
Media Center, games or other timing dependent programs).

The latest version (v1.31) is available here
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe

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Gary Tsang
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Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
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"bencho" <bencho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
----------
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
---------
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.
---
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
--
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.
--
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.
--
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.
--------------------------
what could be the problem? everything has the latest patches and yet,
still
freezes....

help please, thank you





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