Audacity.exe encounters an error and aborts

[Bob3]

I am trying to install Audacity on a XP Pro PC on a domain. I am the admin. It instlls but fails with Windows message that the program has encountered a problem and needs to close - send report to ms?

This is a copy of 1.2.6 that I just downloaded. I have installed and run this on non-domain machines succesfully. There is a code in the Error Repoer = 0xc0000005. The OS is XP Pro SP2. I saved the installer to the C drive and installed the appp in C:Program Files. C drive has 50+ GB of free space. I have tried loading this on two machines however they are the same hardware setup so I tried a third machine with older hardware. I have copied the installer from our server and I have downloaded it directly to the C drive. I am connected to the domain network via VPN and I use RDP to log onto the PC.

I was able to install and run the beta 1.3.5 but I'd rather have the users run the released version.

Any clues to make this work for us?

Bob...

[steve]

I am trying to install Audacity on a XP Pro PC on a domain.

The first thing that comes to mind is that Audacity 1.2.x uses the Windows Registry, Audacity 1.3.x does not.

Until Audacity 1.4 comes out, I think that version 1.3.4 is probably your best bet - I find it rock solid (and it has a lot of improvements beyond 1.2.6).

[waxcylinder]

1.3.5 is pretty close to what 1.4 will be - I have been running 1.3.5 since it was released and find it emminently stable.

WC

[dgpete]

I know this is late but I too had the issue of Audacity not even opening and getting the Windows error: "Audacity has encountered a problem and needs to close"...
I have used various versions of Audacity for YEARS and NEVER seen this error! I had used this copy on this computer for many many months then suddenly began seeing this error when I tried to start Audacity> I tried EVERYTHING: getting rid of all temp files, checking and reinstalling codecs, registry cleaning EVERYTHING I could think of and still no joy.. I had searched for answers but missed this specific thread about the new 1.4/1.3 beta not using the registry so I thought" what the hell" and even thought I usually wait for stable versions of almost all software I DL'ed the Beta 1.3...

WORKED perfect from the moment I installed it!
So at this point I do not care what the other problem was , I have wasted far too much time on it..

Thanks for the Beta!

Doug

[waxcylinder]

Doug,

1.3.7 is now even closer to what the next stable release will be (likely to be called 2.0). A further beta version 1.3.8 should be released shortly, it fixes a few bugs that exist is 1.3.7. I have used only 1.3.7 since its release and have found it emminently stable for the work I do with Audacity.

WC

[rhcamp0217]

I too am having a problem, but with an install of 1.3.8 Beta on an XP pro SP3 machine. I am the admin
Toward the end of the install a series of error messages appears telling me
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.AUP" Failed Code 5 (that is the first message)
and maybe five more messages like that. Ignore them and the application simply aborts.
Any clues on what's going on?

[waxcylinder]

There appears to be a problem with the 1.3.8 release -the developers are aware.

See this thread: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 24&t=11513

WC