Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
When ever i open audacity it freezes my computer within the first 5 seconds of running the program. Anyone know why this is?
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Re: Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
Not from that description, no. Which Windows, what kind of computer and how old is it?
You launch Audacity and do nothing else except count quietly and then five seconds later the computer freezes? How do you get it back?
Koz
You launch Audacity and do nothing else except count quietly and then five seconds later the computer freezes? How do you get it back?
Koz
Re: Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
I have exactly the same problem. I installed from the .exe. I'm on Windows Vista 64-bit. I had Audacity 1.2.6 & was trying to upgrade, but, after multiple downloads/installs of Audacity 2.0, my computer freezes when starting it up. I have to power off the computer to get it back up.
Re: Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
If it's freezing or crashing the entire computer it is likely to be a sound card driver problem.
Information on this page may be useful: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Updat ... ce_Drivers
Information on this page may be useful: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Updat ... ce_Drivers
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Re: Audacity 2.0.0 Freezes computer on start
Steve's suggestion resolved my problem. I updated the sound card drivers & Audacity opens without issue now. Thank you very much, Steve!