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computer-tech question (time-sensitive)



Anyone computer-tech-minded who can help me with this problem?

My laptop died ("power issue"; currently in the shop) Saturday midway 
through
a recording session, so I bought a desktop to use to make the 3 sound 
design and
1 music software review deadlines I have in the next week--yes, when it 
rains, it pours! :(.

On Saturday, I installed a few programs I absolutely need, including 
Adobe Audition 2.
I was playing an audio file in AA2 and opened up Netscape 7.2 (don't use 
any later
edition because they don't have mail features) and the computer 
instantly crashed and
rebooted.  This happened every time I opened Netscape while playing a 
file in AA2,
but it would not happen if a) I opened AA2 while Netscape was already 
open or
b) opened Netscape while AA2 was open but *not* playing an audio file.

Needing to focus on deadlines, I simply figured "must be a driver 
conflict, so don't do
the above".  So Sunday this workaround worked fine.

Today, though, is a different matter.  Today, AA2 will crash and reboot 
the computer
immediately upon opening AA2.  And this happens when no other program is 
open.
So no matter what I do I can't open AA2 today, though yesterday I could 
(see above).
It has happened consistently today and I *really* need to finish some 
editing for deadline
#1 of 4 asap.

So... does anyone have any ideas how I could fix this problem?
Crapcleaner doesn't detect any issues.  Adobe tech support have been a 
waste of my time
in the past.  Programs that run on start-up (and computer specs) can be 
viewed in this
screenshot:  http://andrew-duke.com/AndrewDuke_desktopspecsandstartup.bmp

All help appreciated.
Thanks.
Andrew

-- 
Andrew Duke
scoring/sound design/source
http://andrew-duke.com
http://myspace.com/andrewduke
http://cognitionaudioworks.com
http://myspace.com/cognitionaudioworks