Well I've been working on this one job now for weeks. Always a different problem. It's not even a first-run film dvd but a documentary that shouldn't have any copy protection on it at all. But that wasn't the problem area. I got a good decrypt from DVD Decrypter. I put the video_ts file through DVD Shrink 3 and got the following error in Win98se after about 2 hours of-- shrinking I suppose: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. DVD Shrink caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff7a138 and then a list of registers. WTF is up with this program? I have been trying to get this one job out forever now: 2-3 hour processes winding up in pure wasted time. Am I jinxed?
Ok, here's the rundown: Tyan 1854 combo board with P2 Slot One... don't know the Intel treadanme offhand. 394 mem Outboard US Robotics dialup on Com2 Matrox hand-me-down PCI vid card. Win98SE and sometimes Simply Mepsi Linux 3.3.1 I thought Kernel Issues only cropped up in stuff like Debian and Red Hat. Would reading a guide do any good for such a problem or is it at system level?
need more info: hard drive space. It looks to me that your pc is really under sourced for what you are attempting
On this setup I have a 30G and reduced wave files and such before doing this job to 12G. DVD Shrink reported needed space to be about half of what was needed to write the image file. I have a 60G that I was using on this job but it didn't seem to matter. The system error would occur there too. But while I'm in here, DVD Decrypter makes a file folder when it runs which put my video_ts file in a subfolder under the program name. So what happened was I'd get my file decrypted and then, in the attempt to use a simple program for a noob like Nero Express, NE could not find a subfolder at all. So I was screwed there too.
I sense you need to use a Reg cleaner, coz your OS seems to be full of invalid registries. e.g Try using jv power tools.
I've used Crapcleaner and also the free program called Reg cleaner. Reg cleaners like backup progs are those prized items that _everybody charges for_ as full-featured programs. The real deal is that I've had an ok time using DVDD and DVDS (see above) except for this particular item. It's like it requires some sort ofd special hack which i think odd because it's a public service informational documentary. So this particular job hits a snag at just about the same spot of completion everytime -- about 67% IIRC. Thanks for answering.
You might have tried many Reg. cleaner but do use the 30 day trial version of jv 16 power tools, it has all functions in the trial ver. & in my books probably would rate it in the top 3 Reg. cleaners. Take care. PS: I used to get such errors BUT not after regular usage of JV tools.
Ok, I grabbed the program. Please describe the cautions mentioned for use of this cleaner. At the very minimum, I'll be doing a whole drive backup before running this. My experience has been that reg cleaners dust out the top few of their features and then tell you that you have 1600 'deep' errors or whatevs and that requires the paid version. When I receive info like this, I figure that there is something i don't know about the statement such as 1575 of such errors are normal for instance. ;-)
This proggie has some nice feature. e.g. it scans first, for which you should, in Preferences select DEEP SCANNIG, than after it scans it highlights the safe invalid items as GREEN & Borderline as RED, check only the GREEN ones, than it gives an option of a back up, make one just in case. Good luck. It’s an extremely safe Reg. cleaner unlike others. Relax
here's an easy fix to try - snippet from http://forum.digital-digest.com/archive/index.php/t-38614-p-1.html -
hi cleaner tools? do they really help us out? i have used jv tools app and at the end of the day didnt do what i needed it for, it still left files in that were rudundant, my advice is erase that hd and put a fresh install on! clean machine is a happy machine... DONT USE NORTON APPS !!! you will get total death zone!
Hi there, I too know that the best possible solution is format & a fresh install. If this guy has an image created (like I do when I fresh install immediately create an image using GHOST 2003 & save it at some other place or on some media, I can experiment any thing with my machine coz I know if some thing goes wrong I can have the system back & running, in the same state in 10 mins), other wise it shall take him at least 1 days to bring back the system in its original state. It’s not just formatting & installing win9x; I know that takes around 25 mins at least with me. Than comes the troublesome job of installing drivers, updates, anti virus, anti spy wares, utilities, scanning, defrag etc.
Am trying to save him from that hassle…..many things come to my mind besides a fresh install but they are mostly hit & trial.
me too, that's why i think he just tries a quick fix like i posted.. it's always worth a try with the quick fixes before the big stuff..
hi as time goes by while surfing the net i always get the latest drivers for my motherboard beit sound or via 4in1 and graphics cards and apps etc, so when i do my clean install i got all the new stuff loaded, i cant be botherd ghosting and useing old stuff... but yes you can get a system up with ghost... i also run raid 1 mirror on 2 drives if one goes bang i lose nothing
Hello Rotary, New drivers are not released every day or week. By the way I update the image weekly, so any thing new is added. Take care.
hi maybe? but apps like nero are... i just thought time span was an issue here? as ghosting every week and then a reload of it if needed can mount to alot of time, on something that could have potential viruses stored and any manner of bad news waiting to happen conflicts... so an erase and a reload every 12 months is kool for me - ;-]) take care...
Hi there, Well I agree too NOTHING like a fresh install. But even with ghost I don’t have the need for a format for at least 6 months. I think a lot depends on the drives files system & if there are bad areas on the drive specially caused by deleting/ corrupt avi files. Basically I use AVG as antivirus, Lavasoft SE prof. as anti spy ware, Diskeeper as defragmenter. I’m a beginner & as always say am pc dumb/ illiterate always trying to learn new things. Like you guys are teaching me the basics of DVD burning. Take care & have a great day.
