I have my Windows XP Pro setup with two Hardware Profiles and two User Accounts.
1st- Is for the my everyday PC (Internet, Email, MS Office, etc) with most of the Services started and all Hardware enabled. I Log on using my primary User account with most background programs running including Antivirus, Firewall, Antispyware, etc.
2nd - Is is for using only Vegas, Forge, Cubase (no email, Office, Email, etc) - It has the LAN adapter and all the hidden miniports disabled, Printer and LPT1 disabled and any other hardware not needed - I also have many of the Services disabled -- I use my "Video Edit" User Account to logon with this hardware profile with only the "needed" background programs running. So it's disconnected from the Internet, Antivirus is disabled, Anti-Spyware and Firewall programs are not started (both through the Registry, Startup folder and Services) - this way I have a fast, uncluttered PC for video editing. Even the Desktop and Start Menu is setup to only show Audio and Video programs and select folders.
My problem is, when I startup Vegas, I get an error message, "An unknown error has occurred" (not very helpful), then I click "OK" and I can use Vegas. The only difference I see between Vegas starting up in the 1st Hardware/Primary Logon vs. the 2nd Hardware/Video Logon is the "Opening Media Library window" does not appear in the 2nd. So I think the error is related to the new Sony Media Library application. In the Services, I have not disabled the SQLAgent$SONY_MEDIAMGR service (nor any of the other Sony media related services) - so that is not the problem.
My question is: Is there is a list of the minimal required Hardware, Services and Programs that are needed to run Vegas & the Media Library? Having a system that is isolated from the Internet, free of Antivirus, Firewalls and Antispyware really is the way to go I think and I hope that someone knows "the" Service(s)/Hardware to re-enable that will resolve this problem. - Thanks!
1st- Is for the my everyday PC (Internet, Email, MS Office, etc) with most of the Services started and all Hardware enabled. I Log on using my primary User account with most background programs running including Antivirus, Firewall, Antispyware, etc.
2nd - Is is for using only Vegas, Forge, Cubase (no email, Office, Email, etc) - It has the LAN adapter and all the hidden miniports disabled, Printer and LPT1 disabled and any other hardware not needed - I also have many of the Services disabled -- I use my "Video Edit" User Account to logon with this hardware profile with only the "needed" background programs running. So it's disconnected from the Internet, Antivirus is disabled, Anti-Spyware and Firewall programs are not started (both through the Registry, Startup folder and Services) - this way I have a fast, uncluttered PC for video editing. Even the Desktop and Start Menu is setup to only show Audio and Video programs and select folders.
My problem is, when I startup Vegas, I get an error message, "An unknown error has occurred" (not very helpful), then I click "OK" and I can use Vegas. The only difference I see between Vegas starting up in the 1st Hardware/Primary Logon vs. the 2nd Hardware/Video Logon is the "Opening Media Library window" does not appear in the 2nd. So I think the error is related to the new Sony Media Library application. In the Services, I have not disabled the SQLAgent$SONY_MEDIAMGR service (nor any of the other Sony media related services) - so that is not the problem.
My question is: Is there is a list of the minimal required Hardware, Services and Programs that are needed to run Vegas & the Media Library? Having a system that is isolated from the Internet, free of Antivirus, Firewalls and Antispyware really is the way to go I think and I hope that someone knows "the" Service(s)/Hardware to re-enable that will resolve this problem. - Thanks!