Funny. I've been recommending ScanDisc to some people for quite a while and this is the 1st time somebody's mentioned that XP has no 'ScanDisc'. Well, I'm glad it's working for you.

For Scandisk (Checkdisk) in XP, in My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the disk > Properties > Tools > Error Checking.

The system drive will prompt you to run at the next start-up since it can't scan on drives where writing is occurring, all other drives will be scanned from within Windows, of course don't use the PC while running this process.

MJ

Well, Vegas recorded the audio today for three files, then started going back to its old problem =(

So Vegas now only records audio for the first second or so, then stops. I'll try the scandisc thing, but I'm not that optimistic.

You might try something that happened to somebody else here, recently. He discovered his 1394 cable had a short in it and another cable fixed the problem.

Well, I did a scan disc, and I moved the card to the only other available slot, yet I still have the problem =(

Check out the answer from 'Toyman'. Somewhere around post 110 right now. He had a 7 second 'studder'.

Well, I checked out that thread, but it seems all of the suggestions I've already tried.

I can offer a few more details though:

When I first start Vegas, I can usually capture 2 o 3 videos just fine. The problem seems to always occur, at random, when I start to record a new video. At the point, the audio will record for about 1 second, then stop. The only way for me to solve this problem (temporary, of course) is to actually shut down the computer, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on. A simple reboot won't usually do the trick (though it has once or twice).

Anyways, I'm at my wits end, if anyone has any other suggestions, I'm listening.

Bump

dude: are you capturing to or otherwise using a 1394 drive? If so, try disconnecting it and capture to a local ide drive (not 1394, not usb).