Here's mine:

Vegas60.log

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

Your log indicates that one of two registry keys is missing:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sony Media Software\Shared Information\Media Manager\TemplateDir2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sony Media Software\Shared Information\Media Manager\ReferenceLibDir

1. Can you use regedit to examine that area? Do the keys exist? Do the directories they point to exist? There should be at least one file in the directory that the TemplateDir2 key points to.

2. Are you running some sort of registry cleaner type of application or anything that could be deleting that key somehow?

3. Are you using system restore to move back in time which might restore a different set of registry keys?

4. We've tested a lot of installs and uninstalls and cannot duplicate this problem. Can you think of the order of installs, upgrades, and uninstalls that you've run to get into this scenario?

Checked the reg, TemplateDir2 is there, ReferanceLibDir is not there.

1) Are you refering to the actual V6 folder ? There is " C:\Program Files\Sony\Shared Plug-Ins\Media Manager\Media Library Templates 2" but I do not see anything with " ReferanceLibDir"

2) Yes I do use a reg cleaner but not often. Don't know when last I ran it but I'm fairly confidant it was before my last install of V6

3) I have not used System Restore

4) I'd only be guessing aside from the last which I did all of what I posted previously in this thread. That did clear up the problem for a short time, but without any changes that I can think of, it just quit working. If I recall correctly, I had just closed Vegas, and was reopening it when it failed again.

One thing that might be noteworthy, if I double click a veg file in Windows to try to open it I also get an error: " An error occufrred while loading the project XXXXXX.veg The file is an unsupported format. " It seems I can only open files through Vegas as in " File>Open "


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I received an email from Sony that suggested installing the service pack for .net framework (not a service pack for Windows). I had already installed it before but after reinstalling the net service pack vegas loaded much quicker and the media manager seems to work ok so far. Give it a try and see it helps.

I (developer) assume you have Vegas 6.0a - check that and download as needed from our web site.

Then do this:

1. Uninstall just "Sony Media Manager 2.0".
2. Then reboot.
3. Then run C:\Program Files\Sony Setup\Vegas 6.0\mediamgr\Setup.exe.

This should end up solving the issue.

Here's my log from the cranky laptop:

[Log Started]
2005-05-01 23:51:30,807 [2832] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of SqlMediaLibraryMgr ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)

2005-05-01 23:51:31,018 [2832] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of MediaMgrController ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)

2005-05-01 23:51:31,018 [2832] FATAL Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad [] - AssemblyLoad.Initialize() failed with an unhandled exception.
Exception: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrException
Message: The database service failed to initialize properly (MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR).
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaLibraryMgrFactory.CreateSingleton(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad.Initialize(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig, Int32 userLCID)

[Log Started]
2005-05-01 23:54:51,626 [3936] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of SqlMediaLibraryMgr ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)

2005-05-01 23:54:51,646 [3936] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of MediaMgrController ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)

2005-05-01 23:54:51,656 [3936] FATAL Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad [] - AssemblyLoad.Initialize() failed with an unhandled exception.
Exception: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrException
Message: The database service failed to initialize properly (MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR).
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaLibraryMgrFactory.CreateSingleton(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad.Initialize(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig, Int32 userLCID)

[Log Started]
2005-05-02 00:14:31,903 [5588] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of SqlMediaLibraryMgr ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)

2005-05-02 00:14:31,913 [5588] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of MediaMgrController ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)

2005-05-02 00:14:31,913 [5588] FATAL Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad [] - AssemblyLoad.Initialize() failed with an unhandled exception.
Exception: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrException
Message: The database service failed to initialize properly (MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR).
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaLibraryMgrFactory.CreateSingleton(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad.Initialize(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig, Int32 userLCID)

[Log Started]
2005-05-03 20:57:25,622 [1760] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of SqlMediaLibraryMgr ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)

2005-05-03 20:57:25,772 [1760] ERROR Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController [] - Ignoring exception during finally clause of MediaMgrController ctor
Exception: System.NullReferenceException
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController.Dispose()
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)

2005-05-03 20:57:25,782 [1760] FATAL Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad [] - AssemblyLoad.Initialize() failed with an unhandled exception.
Exception: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrException
Message: The database service failed to initialize properly (MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR).
Source: Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.SqlMediaLibraryMgr..ctor(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaLibraryMgrFactory.CreateSingleton(MediaMgrController controller)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.MediaMgrController..ctor(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig)
at Sony.MediaSoftware.MediaMgr.AssemblyLoad.Initialize(Int32 hostAppID, Boolean resetConfig, Int32 userLCID)

cspvideo's log indicates the MSDE service is not starting when Vegas tells it to.

With Vegas not running, try using the Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services utility to find the service named MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR. Try to start it. Does it start? Does it stay started if you wait 10 seconds and refresh the view? If not, look for the MSDE specific error log file in C:\Program Files\Sony\Shared Plug-Ins\Media Manager\MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR\LOG. It will be the newest file.

Otherwise, if MSDE starts ok, then just launch Vegas.

Vegas will always try to start the service if it is not already running and the media manager is enabled. Vegas might shut the service down on exit depending on how the options are set within the media manager option dialog available from its toolbar.

If the MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR service is not listed, then you've got basic install issues and try the tips in this post:
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=389571

When attempting to start that service the following error message is returned: Could not start the MSSQL$SONY_MEDIAMGR service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

No log file is generated in the directory specified.

Paul

Sounds like the MSDE installation has become corrupted somehow. You might check your Windows event log for additional clues (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer).

To remedy the issue, follow these steps:

1. Uninstall Sony Media Manager 2.0
2. Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (SONY_MEDIAMGR)
3. Uninstall Sony Sound Series Loops and Samples Reference Library if installed.
4. Completely delete the Media Manager directory. Normally this is C:\Program Files\Sony\Shared Plug-Ins\Media Manager.
5. Reboot (seriously)
6. Try to close any running applications (esp. those in the system tray) – the SQL server portion of the install can be touchy regarding other running applications.
7. Run C:\Program Files\Sony Setup\Vegas 6.0\mediamgr\Setup.exe