Weird startup error

Gian Pablo Villamil wrote on 10/6/2007, 10:51 AM

I am getting this very strange error message when starting Vegas:

An exception occurred while trying to run "C:\PROGRA~\Sony\VEGAS7~1.0\vegas70k.dll._SonyDxGrovel@16 18303744;SonyDxGrovelEvent;SonyDxGrovelMap;0x498"

If I click OK in the dialog, Vegas will continue to run normally. It *usually* happens only once per working session (ie between reboots). Subsequent runs of Vegas will start as normal - though with some weird anomalies related to audio effects.

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GenJerDan wrote on 10/6/2007, 10:56 AM

No idea.

But Googling shows that the only people who have reported that problem have been in Thailand.

So, weird it is. :^(

Gian Pablo Villamil wrote on 10/8/2007, 7:18 AM

Well, after several hours comparing DirectX plugins on two machines, installing and reinstalling, rebooting, etc. I think I may have fixed it.

Through the forums dedicated to the CCCP codec pack, I came across a reference to this program: http://paul.glagla.free.fr/filmerit_en.htm

It is a freeware DirectX audit program.

I ran it, it found 9 errors, mostly related to Intervideo DVD playback software installed by default on my laptop. I pushed the "magic button" to let it fix/delete the offending DirectX plugins, rebooted, and...

Vegas works perfectly now. In fact, more smoothly than ever before.

This also fixed the error I had with disappearing DirectX Audio Plugins. Basically Vegas was encountering an error while starting DirectX, aborting the load process (which meant not loading its own audio effects) and going on to start without audio effects.