For those that are having some success with CS4, (actually starts without crashing), what hardware configurations do you have?
Any tricks to get the damn software to actually work?

What is your problem?

I have recently posted my hardware configuration that shows no problems.

Videoguys.com has a good article on DIY 7 i7 system they built for CS4.

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Gary

I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with a Core I7 920 (o/c to 3.6gz) on a Asus P6T MB with 12gb DDR3 1600 G-Skill Ram. A 850W PSU with a ATI 4870 1gb graphics card. I have a Noctua 1366 CPU cooler and a Coolermaster HAF case. 4 x HDD (1 x 500gb for programs, 1 x 500gb for storage, and 2 x 1TB in RAID0 to edit off)

System has been stable since day 1 (approx 2 months ago) and have both CS3 and CS4 installed. CS3 because I go used to using Cineform but without having to use numerous video layers, I have been able to edit native HDV with this system in CS4.

All the latest updates to both windows and Adobe products.

Brett,

I agree with you 100%. Here is the link to my setup:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/high-definition-video-editing-solutions/234277-computer-video-editing.html