major problem - eternal renders

Graham Bernard · August 22nd, 2006, 01:21 PM

I check Task Manager Performance graphs for the following:

1 - RAM = 16>32

2 - THREADS = 2

This gives me a nice 100% usage.

Jarrod Whaley · August 22nd, 2006, 02:38 PM

OK, so I reinstalled Windows and applied all available updates, and my system seems to be running 1000% better. I rendered the vegas project with no major speed issues. I'm thinking that there was and/or had been a major security problem that had gummed up the works. Things seem to be OK now.

I'm still going to clean around my fans, though. Thanks, Graham.

Steven Davis · August 22nd, 2006, 03:08 PM

Glad you got it to work. It sucks to spend 5 hours rendering something only for it to die or crash.

Trenton Scott · August 22nd, 2006, 03:49 PM

Now that you've installed a clean instance of Windows XP with your base applications, back-up your registry! If you run into future crazy behavior, you can quickly restore your registry back to sanity:

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...ry-Backup.html

If restoring a clean registry doesn't resolve things, then a re-install would be the next logical step. A full OS install doesn't take that long, especially if you have a dedicated "system" drive with just a few applications, keeping your data on some other disk. It's often easier to simply re-install rather than spend hours trying to resolve the enigma...

August 22nd, 2006, 02:38 PM	#17
Jarrod Whaley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: chattanooga, tn Posts: 721	whew! OK, so I reinstalled Windows and applied all available updates, and my system seems to be running 1000% better. I rendered the vegas project with no major speed issues. I'm thinking that there was and/or had been a major security problem that had gummed up the works. Things seem to be OK now. I'm still going to clean around my fans, though. Thanks, Graham. __________________ -->jarrod whaley. www.oakstreetfilms.com

August 22nd, 2006, 03:08 PM	#18
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Glad you got it to work. It sucks to spend 5 hours rendering something only for it to die or crash. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

August 22nd, 2006, 03:49 PM	#19
Trenton Scott Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 37	Back-up your registry now for future "sanity" checks! Now that you've installed a clean instance of Windows XP with your base applications, back-up your registry! If you run into future crazy behavior, you can quickly restore your registry back to sanity: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...ry-Backup.html If restoring a clean registry doesn't resolve things, then a re-install would be the next logical step. A full OS install doesn't take that long, especially if you have a dedicated "system" drive with just a few applications, keeping your data on some other disk. It's often easier to simply re-install rather than spend hours trying to resolve the enigma... __________________ www.sonatasys.com video production, multimedia post and web integration

August 22nd, 2006, 01:21 PM	#16
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	I check Task Manager Performance graphs for the following: 1 - RAM = 16>32 2 - THREADS = 2 This gives me a nice 100% usage.