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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:49 pm 
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seeker wrote:
what would be more useful to you, that i try replacing avast now, or to wait until you implement the fix?


Given that making a Proxy for playing MP3 is going to be a lot of work (and I will be REALLY pissed if that doesn't solve the problem lol) I feel really tempted to advise you to replace AVAST, but everything you've been describing so far seems related to the MP3 files, so chances are the culprit is a bad codec.

This said, the alarms in the previous version also played MP3 files and that one didn't crash... And if you run v16.12 with Avast it doesn't crash either... so...

I don't know. This is a tough one. On the other hand, making the Proxy won't hurt anything either (other than me wasting my time if that doesn't solve anything).

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:50 pm 
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seeker wrote:
Yes it does, would that be enough to resolve the conflict?


Don't know. No idea how they implemented their code.

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:00 pm 
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winstep wrote:

This said, the alarms in the previous version also played MP3 files and that one didn't crash... And if you run v16.12 with Avast it doesn't crash either... so...

as i posted before, few days ago i tested 16.2 and 16.9 and they behave the same way with alarms, although i had to run couple alarms an hour to test it
its possible before i simply didn't use them often enough to cause the problems, or something on my system changed


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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:11 pm 
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seeker wrote:
as i posted before, few days ago i tested 16.2 and 16.9 and they behave the same way with alarms, although i had to run couple alarms an hour to test it


Ah, ok, I didn't catch that. So it seems to be definitely related to MP3 files.

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:29 pm 
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winstep wrote:
seeker wrote:
as i posted before, few days ago i tested 16.2 and 16.9 and they behave the same way with alarms, although i had to run couple alarms an hour to test it


Ah, ok, I didn't catch that. So it seems to be definitely related to MP3 files.

yes, but i cant tell if its a rare thing that doesn't occur unless you play the mp3 often, or did something change on my system since spring/summer when i last used alarm manager regularly


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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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winstep wrote:
seeker wrote:
Yes it does, would that be enough to resolve the conflict?


Don't know. No idea how they implemented their code.


i put winstep program files folder, as wel as users/public/documents/winstep folder as exceptions in avast, glich (memory error?) happened, same when i disabled avast shields


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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:48 am 
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I use Avira for my antivirus needs, and I've been very happy with it. It was one of the highest rated free ones when I installed it.

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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Just to confirm one more thing, since you seem able to make WorkShelf break so easily with the alarms: what if you temporarily set the alarms not to play ANY MP3 files? No issues?

Just want to make sure it is indeed related to the MP3 files and not to the alarms themselves.

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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winstep wrote:
Just to confirm one more thing, since you seem able to make WorkShelf break so easily with the alarms: what if you temporarily set the alarms not to play ANY MP3 files? No issues?

Just want to make sure it is indeed related to the MP3 files and not to the alarms themselves.


haven't thought of that, enabled them with no multimedia file now, ill try a wav file later


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So... any news?

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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no crashes so far without mp3 in alarms


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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:18 pm 
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Sigh.

Guess there's no escaping making the MP3 proxy then. lol

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:39 pm 
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i can try uninstalling avast first or wait for the fix if you wish


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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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Wait, if you don't mind... I should have the Proxy done by tomorrow night.

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 Post subject: Re: Winstep crashing since the latest update
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ill wait then :)


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