Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

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Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by M.Klimek » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:06 am

Unable to load with Microsoft Windows XP, Professional Version 2002, service Pack 3.
I installed audacity-win-2.0.4.exe
After I was unable start Audacity 2.0.4. I uninstalled Audacity and tried a clean install with Audacity 2.0.4.
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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by steve » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:35 am

M.Klimek wrote:After I was unable start Audacity 2.0.4
Reboot your computer, then try re-installing and in the "Select Additional Tasks" screen, put a check in the "Reset Preferences" box. Complete the installation. On launching Audacity, a dialog should appear asking you to confirm if you want to reset preferences - select Yes to reset preferences.
Does that work?
If not, are there any error messages?
Please describe in detail what happens.
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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by M.Klimek » Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:28 pm

I reinstalled Audacity Audacity 2.0.4.
When I launch Audacity, the CPU remains at 50%.
'No Visible Window Found In The Process'
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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by steve » Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:32 pm

M.Klimek wrote:I reinstalled Audacity Audacity 2.0.4.
Did you select "Reset Preferences"? That is important or reinstalling will make no difference at all (it may not make a difference if you reset preferences, but it is worth trying).
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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by M.Klimek » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:37 pm

I did select 'Reset Preferences' .
Regardless, when launched, the program does not have a window.
Should I try an earlier version?

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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by steve » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:40 pm

M.Klimek wrote:Should I try an earlier version?
Audacity 2.0.3 is available here: http://code.google.com/p/audacity/downl ... =1&q=2.0.3
You should view using 2.0.3 as a temporary measure. It seems to affect only a few XP machines, which makes it difficult to track down the problem because we have not been able to reproduce the issue. When a solution is found I hope that you will be able to test it, which will then give you the benefit of the many improvements that have been made in Audacity 2.0.4.
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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by Gale Andrews » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:15 pm

Please try the build in this topic http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 04#p222304 .


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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by M.Klimek » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:31 pm

Audacity 2.0.5-alpha-Sep 8 2013 is completely operable.
Thank you!

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Re: Audacity 2.0.4 does not launch

Post by EarthSongWoman » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:41 pm

Thank you for that new build - I was having a problem in XP where trying to run audacity just made my machine reboot. Now, with this build, it is sorted - thank you

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