Total Crash, then restart

[crinz83]

Every time I try to open Cakewalk Home Studio, or Cakewalk Pro Audio, my P4 1.4 w/win98Se crashes, then restarts. I have 192 Meg of memory now, but more memory didn't help.
A little background info.... sometimes, my computer will crash, then restart on a website (maybe it is running a MIDI music background?) CoolEdit runs just fine.... I use it for analog recording, and never have any problems.
So, maybe, is it some sort of MIDI problem? I have an M-Audio 24/96. I wonder if it is an IRQ problem. Both my graphics card, and all sound (M-Audio and on-board chip) run on the same IRQ channel. I tried moving the sound card, but it always shows up on the same IRQ, and there is no way I can find to change it.
Is IRQ possibly the problem... too much being funneled into the same place, creating a bottleneck?
I know damn well this computer can handle what I ask of it. Why won't it listen?
This forum has been EXTREMELY helpful to me before (almost a year ago), and I never ask unless I've exhausted all other possibilities, but now I'm desperate.
Thanks!
CCCCRINZ

[James Argo]

Originally posted by crinz83
...So, maybe, is it some sort of MIDI problem? I have an M-Audio 24/96. I wonder if it is an IRQ problem. Both my graphics card, and all sound (M-Audio and on-board chip) run on the same IRQ channel. I tried moving the sound card, but it always shows up on the same IRQ, and there is no way I can find to change it.
Is IRQ possibly the problem... too much being funneled into the same place, creating a bottleneck?...

I believe it must be the IRQ conflict. Specialy when you say Graphic card. You need to separate 'em in your BIOS setup. I dunno about your Mobo, but I think most decent mobo allows you to tweak the IRQ in the BIOS setup. Make sure you disable some options like "Enable Config Update by OS" thing...

Hope it helps...

Jaymz