Migrated to SSD - VEGAS 12 CRASHES!

david-pedd wrote on 8/1/2015, 1:01 PM

I migrated my hard drive to a new SSD. Amazingly it works! All my software works (even Windows 7!) EXCEPT....Vegas 12 and DVD 6.

Both start to load and then get the "Vegas Pro has stopped working".

I've uninstalled, scrubbed the registry as best I can, then reinstalled but no luck.

Any clues?

Comments

Steve Grisetti wrote on 8/2/2015, 7:44 AM

Is your SSD a copy or a clone of your old hard drive or did you reinstall the operating system and all of your programs?

Sometimes, even after a cloning, things don't work as well as they do after a true reinstall of programs.

JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/2/2015, 8:33 AM

It all depends on how you "migrate".

What I have done is to take an Acronis TrueImage backup of the hard drive and then restore it to the new SSD. Backup and restore works great as long as the SSD has enough space to hold all of the files.

Acronis also has a clone option that will copy the "signature" of the drive (or something like that) so the restore looks exactly like the original drive. This has worked for me as well.

With either option I haven't had any problems moving to an SSD.

~jr

david-pedd wrote on 8/2/2015, 10:41 AM

I guess a clone. I used the Samsung migrating software.

As I stated, everything works. Everything...except Vegas 12 and DVD 6.

But even after reinstall, it still does not work.

Former user wrote on 8/2/2015, 11:27 AM

Does Vegas ask you to re-register?

david-pedd wrote on 8/2/2015, 2:50 PM

Yes.

Former user wrote on 8/2/2015, 3:19 PM

and even if you register, it doesn't work? That is weird.

david-pedd wrote on 8/2/2015, 9:11 PM

"That is weird"

Hence the post on the forum.

I've submitted a support ticket with Sony so I'll see what they recommend.