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| Paris and XP Troubles.... [message #63133] |
Sun, 15 January 2006 23:14  |
jwires
Messages: 5
Registered: January 2006
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Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows XP.
Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc to XP with a AMD
Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 dualhead, WD 80 GB for c
drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for storageetc.. The best case scenario is Paris
will sometimes play, but will not record. Sometimes it comes up with the
error "cant initialize the engine". Need some help form you Paris guru's.
The pc works great with all other programs, so it is defintely Paris. There
is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This is solely
for audio.
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| Re: Paris and XP Troubles.... [message #63138 is a reply to message #63133] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 03:34  |
John [1]
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
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Senior Member |
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Make sure you run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers, reboot,
then install Paris, reboot, then the effects subsystem, then reboot. I
tried a bunch of optimizations listed below but for me I can track fine
but dx and vst plugins suck and crash with assertion errors and if I
don't reboot a bsod follows. Guess we're back to win98se.
John
musicxp.com tips
Processor Scheduling for Background Services
Visual Effects for best performance
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Disable Screen Saver
Disable Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Switch Off Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Disable System Restore
Disable Automatic Updates
Startup and Recovery Options
Disable Error Reporting
Disable Remote Assistance
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Speed up Menus
Disable Offline Files
Disable Remote Desktop
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Disable Disc Indexing
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips
-----------------------------------------
2 audio Partitions
Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
Remove Messenger
Classic Mode
Classic Start Menu
Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard
Drives off to NEVER
Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
Defrag regularly
Keep your desktop clean
No wallpapers
Set video to highest color depth
Increase your IRQ priority
Disable Power Management
Set graphic acceleration to full
Disable background applications
Disable USB
Graphical window settings
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
Restart your machine at this point in time. When you come back the first
thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it doesn't say it
needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and you're ready to
continue.
------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------
Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance
Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab:
set to Adjust for Best Performance.
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power
button near the bottom
Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users
log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off
monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick
Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab
> Sound Scheme to None.
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware
Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio
Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and
check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the
"Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
Disable Automatic Updates
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System,
Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic
updating. I want to update my computer manually."
Startup and Recovery Options
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &
Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error
Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify
Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow
Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the
Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it
is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is
often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for
both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum
value according to your existing RAM
Speed Up Menus
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can
customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click
Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
Expand the menu in the left panel and select the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the right
panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box,
change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number,
such as 1. Click OK.
Disable Offline Files
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files >
Untick "Enable Offline Files"
Disable Remote Desktop
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users
to connect remotely to this computer"
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time >
Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide
Inactive Icons"
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop
> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET
> CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value -
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1.
Then reboot to make changes effective
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a
new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this
new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry
Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
----------------------------------------------
Disable CDROM Autoplay
One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE,
was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling
CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in
Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't
insert a CD during a crucial recording.
However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
Method 1
Start > Run > Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
Set autorun to 0.
Method 2
Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click
on the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for
each choice shown in the drop down box
Method 3
Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template
-> System Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
----------------------------------------------
Disable Disc Indexing
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set
of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to
access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the
Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
This information can include text from within a document, (its
contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its
properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you
can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words,
phrases, or properties.
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips Descriptions
-----------------------------------------
Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to
split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch"
partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for
the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller
partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire
30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you
are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch
partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in
no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very
quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
Click on Themes tab
Set Themes to Windows Classic
Also do this for the Start Menu:
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
Click Classic Start menu.
Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents,
My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your
desktop.
----------------------------------------
Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the
real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
2.) Paste the following into the file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps
above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg file:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
----------------------------------------
Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going
Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management. Set the Power Scheme
to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn
off monitor" to "Never".
Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your
desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings",
"Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware
Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
Disable background applications - Background applications start up when
your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent
these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run
box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as
"taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup",
"winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system
tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as
console software to control its features).
Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your
system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is
known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not
only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also
free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop
and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll
down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the
USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will
have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and
click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window
contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will
allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them
around (instead of them going blank).
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run >
regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL >
FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"
(without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes
effective
J.W. wrote:
> Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows XP.
> Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc to XP with a AMD
> Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 dualhead, WD 80 GB for c
> drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for storageetc.. The best case scenario is Paris
> will sometimes play, but will not record. Sometimes it comes up with the
> error "cant initialize the engine". Need some help form you Paris guru's.
> The pc works great with all other programs, so it is defintely Paris. There
> is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This is solely
> for audio.
>
>
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| Re: Paris and XP Troubles.... [message #63162 is a reply to message #63138] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 09:57 |
Tom Bruhl
Messages: 1368
Registered: June 2007
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Senior Member |
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J.W.
Do you have more than one ADAT card? =20
Not easy to use with XP. I have to, use one
in each MEC. 2 ADATs in one MEC won't allow=20
Paris to boot up. 18/12 error happens.
Tom
"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43cb853c@linux...
Make sure you run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers, =
reboot,=20
then install Paris, reboot, then the effects subsystem, then reboot. =
I=20
tried a bunch of optimizations listed below but for me I can track =
fine=20
but dx and vst plugins suck and crash with assertion errors and if I=20
don't reboot a bsod follows. Guess we're back to win98se.
John
musicxp.com tips
Processor Scheduling for Background Services
Visual Effects for best performance
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Disable Screen Saver
Disable Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Switch Off Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Disable System Restore
Disable Automatic Updates
Startup and Recovery Options
Disable Error Reporting
Disable Remote Assistance
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Speed up Menus
Disable Offline Files
Disable Remote Desktop
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Disable Disc Indexing
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips
-----------------------------------------
2 audio Partitions
Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
Remove Messenger
Classic Mode
Classic Start Menu
Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard=20
Drives off to NEVER
Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive =
browsing.
Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
Defrag regularly
Keep your desktop clean
No wallpapers
Set video to highest color depth
Increase your IRQ priority
Disable Power Management
Set graphic acceleration to full
Disable background applications
Disable USB
Graphical window settings
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
Restart your machine at this point in time. When you come back the =
first=20
thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it doesn't say it =
needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and you're ready =
to=20
continue.
=
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------=
-------------------
Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not =
Programs.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance=20
Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: =
set to Adjust for Best Performance.
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the =
Power=20
button near the bottom
Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way =
users=20
log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn =
off=20
monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick=20
Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds =
Tab=20
> Sound Scheme to None.
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware =
Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio=20
Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and=20
check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick =
the=20
"Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
Disable Automatic Updates
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System,=20
Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic=20
updating. I want to update my computer manually."
Startup and Recovery Options
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up =
&=20
Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error=20
Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But =
Notify=20
Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow=20
Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the=20
Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it =
is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is=20
often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM =
for=20
both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum =
value according to your existing RAM
Speed Up Menus
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can =
customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click =
Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. =
Expand the menu in the left panel and select the=20
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the =
right=20
panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data =
box,=20
change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser =
number,=20
such as 1. Click OK.
Disable Offline Files
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files >=20
Untick "Enable Offline Files"
Disable Remote Desktop
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow =
users=20
to connect remotely to this computer"
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time >=20
Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck =
"Hide=20
Inactive Icons"
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise =
Desktop=20
> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > =
CURRENTCONTROLSET=20
> CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value -=20
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1. =
Then reboot to make changes effective
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER.=20
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\=20
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a=20
new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click =
this=20
new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry=20
Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
----------------------------------------------
Disable CDROM Autoplay
One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows =
98SE,=20
was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling=20
CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in=20
Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't=20
insert a CD during a crucial recording.
However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different =
methods.
Method 1
Start > Run > Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
Set autorun to 0.
Method 2
Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click =
on the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action =
for=20
each choice shown in the drop down box
Method 3
Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative =
Template=20
-> System Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
----------------------------------------------
Disable Disc Indexing
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set =
of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to =
access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the=20
Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
This information can include text from within a document, (its=20
contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, =
(its=20
properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you =
can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words,=20
phrases, or properties.
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips Descriptions
-----------------------------------------
Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to=20
split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch"=20
partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used =
for=20
the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller=20
partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire=20
30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When =
you=20
are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch=20
partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that =
in=20
no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection =
%windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very=20
quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
Click on Themes tab
Set Themes to Windows Classic
Also do this for the Start Menu:
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
Click Classic Start menu.
Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start =
menu.
By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My =
Documents,=20
My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your=20
desktop.
----------------------------------------
Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the=20
real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the =
following:
1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
2.) Paste the following into the file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=3Ddword:00000001
3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three =
steps=20
above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg =
file:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=3Ddword:00000000
----------------------------------------
Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going=20
Start=BB Settings =BB Control Panel =BB Power Management. Set the =
Power Scheme=20
to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and =
"Turn=20
off monitor" to "Never".
Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your=20
desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on =
"Settings",=20
"Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware=20
Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
Disable background applications - Background applications start up =
when=20
your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To =
prevent=20
these from starting up go to Start =BB Run and type "msconfig" in the =
run=20
box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as =
"taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup",=20
"winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system=20
tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such =
as=20
console software to control its features).
Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in =
your=20
system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is =
known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not=20
only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also=20
free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop =
and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll=20
down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the=20
USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will=20
have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
Graphical window settings - Go to Start =BB Settings =BB Folder =
options and=20
click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show =
window=20
contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will =
allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag =
them=20
around (instead of them going blank).
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run >=20
regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL >=20
FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=20
(without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes=20
effective
J.W. wrote:
> Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows =
XP.
> Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc to XP with =
a AMD
> Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 dualhead, WD 80 GB =
for c
> drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for storageetc.. The best case scenario =
is Paris
> will sometimes play, but will not record. Sometimes it comes up =
with the
> error "cant initialize the engine". Need some help form you Paris =
guru's.
> The pc works great with all other programs, so it is defintely =
Paris. There
> is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This is =
solely
> for audio.
>=20
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>J.W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Do you have more than one ADAT =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not easy to use with XP. I have =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in each MEC. 2 ADATs in one MEC =
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size=3D2>18/12 error happens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"John" <<A href=3D"mailto:no@no.com">no@no.com</A>> wrote =
in message=20
<A href=3D"news:43cb853c@linux">news:43cb853c@linux</A>...</DIV>Make =
sure you=20
run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers, reboot, <BR>then =
install=20
Paris, reboot, then the effects subsystem, then reboot. I =
<BR>tried a=20
bunch of optimizations listed below but for me I can track fine =
<BR>but dx and=20
vst plugins suck and crash with assertion errors and if I <BR>don't =
reboot a=20
bsod follows. Guess we're back to=20
win98se.<BR><BR>John<BR><BR><BR>musicxp.com tips<BR><BR>Processor =
Scheduling=20
for Background Services<BR>Visual Effects for best =
performance<BR>Switch Off=20
Desktop Background Image<BR>Disable Screen Saver<BR>Disable Fast User=20
Switching<BR>Switch Off Power Schemes<BR>Switch Off =
Hibernation<BR>Disable=20
System Sounds<BR>Do Not Map Through Soundcard<BR>Disable System=20
Restore<BR>Disable Automatic Updates<BR>Startup and Recovery=20
Options<BR>Disable Error Reporting<BR>Disable Remote =
Assistance<BR>Fixed Swap=20
File (Virtual Memory)<BR>Speed up Menus<BR>Disable Offline =
Files<BR>Disable=20
Remote Desktop<BR>Disable Internet Synchronise Time<BR>Disable Hide =
Inactive=20
Icons<BR>Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard<BR>Disable NTFS Last =
Access=20
Time Logging (NTFS Only)<BR>Disable Notification Area Balloon =
Tips<BR>Disable=20
CDROM Autoplay<BR>Disable Disc=20
=
Indexing<BR><BR>----------------------------------------- <BR>Additional=20
tips<BR>-----------------------------------------<BR><BR >2 audio=20
Partitions<BR>Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters<BR>In BIOS disable =
USB, LPT1,=20
Serial port<BR>Remove Messenger<BR>Classic Mode<BR>Classic Start =
Menu<BR>Power=20
Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard =
<BR>Drives off to=20
NEVER<BR>Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped =
drive=20
browsing.<BR>Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic=20
icon<BR>Defrag regularly<BR>Keep your desktop clean<BR>No =
wallpapers<BR>Set=20
video to highest color depth<BR>Increase your IRQ priority<BR>Disable =
Power=20
Management<BR>Set graphic acceleration to full<BR>Disable background=20
applications<BR>Disable USB<BR>Graphical window settings<BR>Disable =
NTFS Last=20
Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)<BR>Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on=20
drives<BR><BR>Restart your machine at this point in time. When you =
come back=20
the first <BR>thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it =
doesn't=20
say it <BR>needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and =
you're=20
ready to=20
=
<BR>continue.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------=
--------------------------------------------<BR>Processor=20
scheduling should be set to background services and not =
Programs.<BR>Start=20
> Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > =
Performance=20
<BR>Settings > Advanced Tab > Background =
Services<BR><BR>Advanced tab:=20
Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: <BR>set to =
Adjust for=20
Best Performance.<BR><BR>Switch Off Desktop Background Image<BR>Right =
Click=20
Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background =
None<BR><BR>Click on=20
the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power =
<BR>button near=20
the bottom<BR><BR>Disable Fast User Switching<BR>Start > Settings =
>=20
Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users <BR>log on =
or off=20
> Untick Use Fast User Switching<BR><BR>Switch Off Power =
Schemes<BR>Start=20
> Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On =
> Turn=20
off <BR>monitor and turn off hard discs to Never<BR><BR>Switch Off=20
Hibernation<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power =
Options >=20
Hibernate > Untick <BR>Hibernation<BR><BR>Disable System =
Sounds<BR>Start=20
> Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > =
Sounds Tab=20
<BR> > Sound Scheme to None.<BR><BR>Do Not Map Through=20
Soundcard<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and =
Audio=20
Devices > Hardware <BR>Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the =
list)=20
> Properties > Audio <BR>Devices > (highlight your soundcard =
from the=20
list) > Properties, and <BR>check the "Do not map through this =
device"=20
checkbox.<BR><BR>Disable System Restore<BR>Start > Settings > =
Control=20
Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the <BR>"Turn off =
System=20
Restore on all Drives"<BR><BR>Disable Automatic Updates<BR>Switch off=20
Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, <BR>Automatic =
Updates and=20
ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic <BR>updating. I want to =
update my=20
computer manually."<BR><BR>Startup and Recovery Options<BR>Right click =
My=20
Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &=20
<BR>Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically =
Restart".<BR><BR>Disable=20
Error Reporting<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > System =
>=20
Advanced TAB > Error <BR>Reporting > Click the Disable Error =
Reporting=20
box (Tick the "But Notify <BR>Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you=20
prefer)<BR><BR>Disable Remote Assistance<BR>Start > Settings > =
Control=20
Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow <BR>Remote Assistance =
Invitations to be sent from this computer"<BR><BR>Fixed Swap File =
(Virtual=20
Memory)<BR>Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then =
select the=20
<BR>Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In =
here it=20
<BR>is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this =
is=20
<BR>often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total =
RAM for=20
<BR>both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and =
maximum=20
<BR>value according to your existing RAM<BR><BR>Speed Up Menus<BR>You =
can use=20
this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can =
<BR>customize the=20
speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click <BR>Start, =
and then=20
click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. <BR>Expand the =
menu in=20
the left panel and select the <BR>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control =
Panel\Desktop=20
folder. Scroll down in the right <BR>panel and double click on the=20
MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box, <BR>change to default value =
for the=20
menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, <BR>such as 1. Click=20
OK.<BR><BR>Disable Offline Files<BR>Start > Settings > Control =
Panel=20
> Folder Options > Offline Files > <BR>Untick "Enable Offline =
Files"<BR><BR>Disable Remote Desktop<BR>Start > Settings > =
Control Panel=20
> System > Remote > Untick "Allow users <BR>to connect =
remotely to=20
this computer"<BR><BR>Disable Internet Synchronise Time<BR>Start > =
Settings=20
> Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > =
<BR>Untick=20
"Automatically synchronize with an internet time =
server"<BR><BR>Disable Hide=20
Inactive Icons<BR>Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > =
Taskbar=20
TAB > Uncheck "Hide <BR>Inactive Icons"<BR><BR>Disable Automatic =
Desktop=20
Cleanup Wizard<BR>Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display =
>=20
Desktop > Customise Desktop <BR> > Untick "Run Desktop =
Cleanup=20
Wizard every 60 days"<BR><BR>Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging =
(NTFS=20
Only)<BR>Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > =
SYSTEM >=20
CURRENTCONTROLSET <BR> > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new =
DWORD value=20
- <BR>"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value =
to 1.=20
<BR>Then reboot to make changes effective<BR><BR>Disable Notification =
Area=20
Balloon Tips<BR>Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then =
press ENTER.=20
<BR>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\=20
<BR>CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, =
create a=20
<BR>new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click =
this=20
<BR>new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit =
Registry=20
<BR>Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back=20
on.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------------- <BR>Disable =
CDROM=20
Autoplay<BR>One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in =
Windows=20
98SE, <BR>was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). =
Disabling=20
<BR>CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit =
in=20
<BR>Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just =
don't=20
<BR>insert a CD during a crucial recording.<BR><BR>However, if you =
really want=20
to disable it then here a few different methods.<BR><BR>Method =
1<BR><BR>Start=20
> Run >=20
=
Regedit<BR><BR>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom=
<BR><BR>Set=20
autorun to 0.<BR><BR>Method 2<BR><BR>Open My Computer Right Click on =
each=20
CDROM and choose Properties Click <BR>on the Auto Play tab In the drop =
down=20
box you can choose the Action for <BR>each choice shown in the drop =
down=20
box<BR><BR>Method 3<BR><BR>Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer =
Config=20
-> Administrative Template <BR>-> System Double click Turn off =
Autoplay=20
Enable =
it.<BR>----------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Disable=20
Disc Indexing<BR>Indexing Service is a service that extracts the =
information=20
from a set <BR>of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it =
quick and=20
easy to <BR>access that information through the Windows XP Search =
function,=20
the <BR>Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.<BR><BR>This =
information=20
can include text from within a document, (its <BR>contents), and the=20
characteristics and parameters of the document, (its <BR>properties), =
such as=20
the author's name. Once the index is created, you <BR>can search, or =
query the=20
index for documents that contain key words, <BR>phrases, or=20
=
properties.<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------- <BR>Addit=
ional=20
tips=20
=
Descriptions<BR>-----------------------------------------<BR ><BR>Partitio=
ning. =20
A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to <BR>split this =
into two=20
partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch" <BR>partition - say 6GB =
of a 30GB=20
hard disc. This partition will be used for <BR>the songs that you are=20
currently working on. The benefit of a smaller <BR>partition is =
obviously=20
quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire <BR>30GB as one =
partition, then=20
this will take ages to defragment. When you <BR>are finished with a =
song,=20
transfer the audio files to the non-scratch <BR>partition, where disc =
I/O=20
performance isn't so critical.<BR><BR>Messenger starts up at the =
windows load=20
up but we can get rid of that in <BR>no time at all..<BR>Start=20
Menu>Run<BR>Type this in exactly as it is here:<BR>RunDll32=20
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove<BR>Hit =
Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very =
<BR>quickly=20
and then it will ask you to restart.<BR><BR>Right-click on your =
desktop, and=20
then click Properties.<BR>Click on Themes tab<BR>Set Themes to Windows =
Classic<BR><BR>Also do this for the Start Menu:<BR>Right-click the =
Start=20
button, and then click Properties.<BR>Click Classic Start =
menu.<BR>Click the=20
Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.<BR>By =
default,=20
selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents, <BR>My =
Computer,=20
My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your=20
=
<BR>desktop.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------- <BR>Increase =
your=20
IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the <BR>real-time =
CMOS=20
clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:<BR>1.) =
First=20
create a text file with the extension .reg<BR>2.) Paste the following =
into the=20
=
file:<BR><BR>REGEDIT4<BR>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Con=
trol\PriorityControl]<BR>"IRQ8Priority"=3Ddword:00000001<BR ><BR>3.)=20
Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your =
registry.<BR><BR>This=20
can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps =
<BR>above=20
with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg=20
=
file:<BR><BR> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit =
yControl]<BR>"IRQ8Priority"=3Ddword:00000000<BR>-------------------------=
---------------<BR><BR>Disable=20
Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going =
<BR>Start=BB=20
Settings =BB Control Panel =BB Power Management. Set the Power Scheme =
<BR>to=20
"Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn =
<BR>off=20
monitor" to "Never".<BR><BR>Set graphic acceleration to full - You can =
do this=20
by going to your <BR>desktop, right clicking and clicking on =
"Properties" then=20
on "Settings", <BR>"Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the =
Hardware <BR>Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load =
on your=20
CPU.<BR><BR>Disable background applications - Background applications =
start up=20
when <BR>your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. =
To=20
prevent <BR>these from starting up go to Start =BB Run and type =
"msconfig" in=20
the run <BR>box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) =
programs=20
such as <BR>"taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office =
startup",=20
<BR>"winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", =
"system=20
<BR>tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card =
(such as=20
<BR>console software to control its features).<BR><BR>Disable USB - If =
you do=20
not have any devices actively using USB in your <BR>system (this =
includes=20
dongles for your software), disable USB as it is <BR>known to =
sometimes cause=20
problems in certain DAW configurations. Not <BR>only will this help to =
increase system performance, but it will also <BR>free up an IRQ. =
Right click=20
on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop <BR>and select =
"Properties". Click=20
on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll <BR>down until you see the USB =
section.=20
Click on the "Properties" for the <BR>USB device and check off =
"Disable in=20
this Hardware Profile". You will <BR>have to reboot for these settings =
to take=20
effect.<BR><BR>Graphical window settings - Go to Start =BB Settings =
=BB Folder=20
options and <BR>click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check =
off=20
"Show window <BR>contents while dragging. This is more of a usability =
tweak,=20
as it will <BR>allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen =
as you=20
drag them <BR>around (instead of them going blank).<BR><BR><BR>Disable =
NTFS=20
Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run >=20
<BR>regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET =
>=20
CONTROL > <BR>FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value -=20
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" <BR>(without quotes) and set the value =
to 1.=20
Then reboot to make changes <BR>effective<BR><BR><BR><BR>J.W. =
wrote:<BR>>=20
Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows=20
XP.<BR>> Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc =
to XP=20
with a AMD<BR>> Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 =
dualhead,=20
WD 80 GB for c<BR>> drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for =
storageetc.. The=20
best case scenario is Paris<BR>> will sometimes play, but will not=20
record. Sometimes it comes up with the<BR>> error "cant =
initialize=20
the engine". Need some help form you Paris guru's.<BR>> The =
pc works=20
great with all other programs, so it is defintely Paris. =
There<BR>>=20
is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This =
is=20
solely<BR>> for audio.<BR>> <BR>></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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| Re: Paris and XP Troubles.... [message #63218 is a reply to message #63162] |
Mon, 16 January 2006 22:50 |
jwires
Messages: 5
Registered: January 2006
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We are using 2 EDS-1000 cards. We kep getting the can't initialize engine
1/1 error. We followd the installation instructions to a tee. It is a raw
XP install with no other progbrmas installed. Tried with/without the XP
tweaks, no luck. What system configs are you guys using... MB chipset,
processor, etc.? We are wondering if Paris doesn't like the nForce4
chipset, or possibly the dual core processor. Any thoughts?
"Tom Bruhl" <arpegio@comcast.net> wrote in message news:43cbded0@linux...
J.W.
Do you have more than one ADAT card?
Not easy to use with XP. I have to, use one
in each MEC. 2 ADATs in one MEC won't allow
Paris to boot up. 18/12 error happens.
Tom
"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43cb853c@linux...
Make sure you run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers, reboot,
then install Paris, reboot, then the effects subsystem, then reboot. I
tried a bunch of optimizations listed below but for me I can track fine
but dx and vst plugins suck and crash with assertion errors and if I
don't reboot a bsod follows. Guess we're back to win98se.
John
musicxp.com tips
Processor Scheduling for Background Services
Visual Effects for best performance
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Disable Screen Saver
Disable Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Switch Off Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Disable System Restore
Disable Automatic Updates
Startup and Recovery Options
Disable Error Reporting
Disable Remote Assistance
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Speed up Menus
Disable Offline Files
Disable Remote Desktop
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Disable Disc Indexing
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips
-----------------------------------------
2 audio Partitions
Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
Remove Messenger
Classic Mode
Classic Start Menu
Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard
Drives off to NEVER
Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
Defrag regularly
Keep your desktop clean
No wallpapers
Set video to highest color depth
Increase your IRQ priority
Disable Power Management
Set graphic acceleration to full
Disable background applications
Disable USB
Graphical window settings
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
Restart your machine at this point in time. When you come back the first
thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it doesn't say it
needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and you're ready to
continue.
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
----------------
Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance
Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab:
set to Adjust for Best Performance.
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power
button near the bottom
Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users
log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off
monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick
Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab
> Sound Scheme to None.
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware
Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio
Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and
check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the
"Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
Disable Automatic Updates
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System,
Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic
updating. I want to update my computer manually."
Startup and Recovery Options
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &
Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error
Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify
Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow
Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the
Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it
is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is
often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for
both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum
value according to your existing RAM
Speed Up Menus
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can
customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click
Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
Expand the menu in the left panel and select the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the right
panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box,
change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number,
such as 1. Click OK.
Disable Offline Files
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files >
Untick "Enable Offline Files"
Disable Remote Desktop
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users
to connect remotely to this computer"
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time >
Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide
Inactive Icons"
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop
> Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET
> CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value -
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1.
Then reboot to make changes effective
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a
new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this
new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry
Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
----------------------------------------------
Disable CDROM Autoplay
One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE,
was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling
CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in
Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't
insert a CD during a crucial recording.
However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
Method 1
Start > Run > Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
Set autorun to 0.
Method 2
Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click
on the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for
each choice shown in the drop down box
Method 3
Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template
-> System Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
----------------------------------------------
Disable Disc Indexing
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set
of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to
access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the
Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
This information can include text from within a document, (its
contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its
properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you
can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words,
phrases, or properties.
-----------------------------------------
Additional tips Descriptions
-----------------------------------------
Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to
split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch"
partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for
the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller
partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire
30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you
are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch
partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in
no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very
quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
Click on Themes tab
Set Themes to Windows Classic
Also do this for the Start Menu:
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
Click Classic Start menu.
Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents,
My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your
desktop.
----------------------------------------
Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the
real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
2.) Paste the following into the file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps
above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg file:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
----------------------------------------
Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going
Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management. Set the Power Scheme
to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn
off monitor" to "Never".
Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your
desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings",
"Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware
Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
Disable background applications - Background applications start up when
your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent
these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run
box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as
"taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup",
"winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system
tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as
console software to control its features).
Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your
system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is
known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not
only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also
free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop
and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll
down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the
USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will
have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and
click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window
contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will
allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them
around (instead of them going blank).
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run >
regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL >
FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"
(without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes
effective
J.W. wrote:
> Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows XP.
> Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc to XP with a AMD
> Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 dualhead, WD 80 GB for c
> drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for storageetc.. The best case scenario is
Paris
> will sometimes play, but will not record. Sometimes it comes up with the
> error "cant initialize the engine". Need some help form you Paris guru's.
> The pc works great with all other programs, so it is defintely Paris.
There
> is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This is solely
> for audio.
>
>
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| Re: Paris and XP Troubles.... [message #63224 is a reply to message #63218] |
Tue, 17 January 2006 04:59 |
John [1]
Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005
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to rule out hardware, i have a ghost of win98se. i run that to make
sure it's working fine and then ghost my xp back on. I got the 1/1
error when i didn't run the setup app for the scherzo drivers.
J.W. wrote:
> We are using 2 EDS-1000 cards. We kep getting the can't initialize engine
> 1/1 error. We followd the installation instructions to a tee. It is a raw
> XP install with no other progbrmas installed. Tried with/without the XP
> tweaks, no luck. What system configs are you guys using... MB chipset,
> processor, etc.? We are wondering if Paris doesn't like the nForce4
> chipset, or possibly the dual core processor. Any thoughts?
> "Tom Bruhl" <arpegio@comcast.net> wrote in message news:43cbded0@linux...
> J.W.
> Do you have more than one ADAT card?
> Not easy to use with XP. I have to, use one
> in each MEC. 2 ADATs in one MEC won't allow
> Paris to boot up. 18/12 error happens.
> Tom
>
>
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43cb853c@linux...
> Make sure you run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers, reboot,
> then install Paris, reboot, then the effects subsystem, then reboot. I
> tried a bunch of optimizations listed below but for me I can track fine
> but dx and vst plugins suck and crash with assertion errors and if I
> don't reboot a bsod follows. Guess we're back to win98se.
>
> John
>
>
> musicxp.com tips
>
> Processor Scheduling for Background Services
> Visual Effects for best performance
> Switch Off Desktop Background Image
> Disable Screen Saver
> Disable Fast User Switching
> Switch Off Power Schemes
> Switch Off Hibernation
> Disable System Sounds
> Do Not Map Through Soundcard
> Disable System Restore
> Disable Automatic Updates
> Startup and Recovery Options
> Disable Error Reporting
> Disable Remote Assistance
> Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
> Speed up Menus
> Disable Offline Files
> Disable Remote Desktop
> Disable Internet Synchronise Time
> Disable Hide Inactive Icons
> Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
> Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
> Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
> Disable CDROM Autoplay
> Disable Disc Indexing
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Additional tips
> -----------------------------------------
>
> 2 audio Partitions
> Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
> In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
> Remove Messenger
> Classic Mode
> Classic Start Menu
> Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard
> Drives off to NEVER
> Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
> Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
> Defrag regularly
> Keep your desktop clean
> No wallpapers
> Set video to highest color depth
> Increase your IRQ priority
> Disable Power Management
> Set graphic acceleration to full
> Disable background applications
> Disable USB
> Graphical window settings
> Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
> Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
>
> Restart your machine at this point in time. When you come back the first
> thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it doesn't say it
> needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and you're ready to
> continue.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
> ----------------
> Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance
> Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
>
> Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab:
> set to Adjust for Best Performance.
>
> Switch Off Desktop Background Image
> Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
>
> Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power
> button near the bottom
>
> Disable Fast User Switching
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users
> log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
>
> Switch Off Power Schemes
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off
> monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
>
> Switch Off Hibernation
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick
> Hibernation
>
> Disable System Sounds
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab
> > Sound Scheme to None.
>
> Do Not Map Through Soundcard
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware
> Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio
> Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and
> check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
>
> Disable System Restore
> Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the
> "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
>
> Disable Automatic Updates
> Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System,
> Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic
> updating. I want to update my computer manually."
>
> Startup and Recovery Options
> Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up &
> Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
>
> Disable Error Reporting
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error
> Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify
> Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
>
> Disable Remote Assistance
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow
> Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
>
> Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
> Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the
> Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it
> is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is
> often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for
> both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum
> value according to your existing RAM
>
> Speed Up Menus
> You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can
> customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click
> Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
> Expand the menu in the left panel and select the
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the right
> panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box,
> change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number,
> such as 1. Click OK.
>
> Disable Offline Files
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files >
> Untick "Enable Offline Files"
>
> Disable Remote Desktop
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users
> to connect remotely to this computer"
>
> Disable Internet Synchronise Time
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time >
> Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
>
> Disable Hide Inactive Icons
> Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide
> Inactive Icons"
>
> Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
> Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop
> > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
>
> Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
> Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET
> > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value -
> "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1.
> Then reboot to make changes effective
>
> Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
> Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER.
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a
> new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this
> new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry
> Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Disable CDROM Autoplay
> One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE,
> was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling
> CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in
> Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't
> insert a CD during a crucial recording.
>
> However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
>
> Method 1
>
> Start > Run > Regedit
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
>
> Set autorun to 0.
>
> Method 2
>
> Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties Click
> on the Auto Play tab In the drop down box you can choose the Action for
> each choice shown in the drop down box
>
> Method 3
>
> Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template
> -> System Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Disable Disc Indexing
> Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set
> of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to
> access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the
> Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
>
> This information can include text from within a document, (its
> contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its
> properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you
> can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words,
> phrases, or properties.
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Additional tips Descriptions
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to
> split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch"
> partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for
> the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller
> partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire
> 30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you
> are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch
> partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
>
> Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in
> no time at all..
> Start Menu>Run
> Type this in exactly as it is here:
> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
> Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very
> quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
>
> Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
> Click on Themes tab
> Set Themes to Windows Classic
>
> Also do this for the Start Menu:
> Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
> Click Classic Start menu.
> Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
> By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents,
> My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your
> desktop.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the
> real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
> 1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
> 2.) Paste the following into the file:
>
> REGEDIT4
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
> "IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
>
> 3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
>
> This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps
> above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg file:
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Priorit yControl]
> "IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going
> Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management. Set the Power Scheme
> to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn
> off monitor" to "Never".
>
> Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your
> desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings",
> "Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware
> Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
>
> Disable background applications - Background applications start up when
> your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent
> these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run
> box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as
> "taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup",
> "winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system
> tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as
> console software to control its features).
>
> Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your
> system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is
> known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not
> only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also
> free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop
> and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll
> down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the
> USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will
> have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
>
> Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and
> click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window
> contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will
> allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them
> around (instead of them going blank).
>
>
> Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run >
> regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL >
> FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"
> (without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes
> effective
>
>
>
> J.W. wrote:
>
>>Hey all, having signifcant problems with Paris Pro 3.0 using Windows XP.
>>Had it running just fine with 98se, then upgraded the pc to XP with a AMD
>>Athlon X2 3800+, Abit AN8, 2GB RAM, Matrox P650 dualhead, WD 80 GB for c
>>drive and 2 WD SATA2 200GB for storageetc.. The best case scenario is
>
> Paris
>
>>will sometimes play, but will not record. Sometimes it comes up with the
>>error "cant initialize the engine". Need some help form you Paris guru's.
>>The pc works great with all other programs, so it is defintely Paris.
>
> There
>
>>is no firewall, internet, antivirus running or installed. This is solely
>>for audio.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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