Vegas Pro 10 crashing

[skydiveoc 0]

Super annoying. New i7 laptop with 8 gb of ram and vegas stops working ever 2-3 edits. Should I try a re-install?

[theonlyski 8]

You say it stops working after 2-3 edits? Have you tried closing it after an edit to see if that gets rid of the issue?

Sounds like it could be a heat issue though... most laptops aren't known for running cool, and I doubt an i7 laptop would run very cool to begin with.

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[DSE 5]

A reinstall won't likely fix a problem that is crashing-related.
Source type?
Timeline settings?
Available RAM?
Antivirus running?
other apps running?
peripherals plugged in?
background tasks?

[parachutist 2]

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Super annoying. New i7 laptop with 8 gb of ram and vegas stops working ever 2-3 edits. Should I try a re-install?

With a new system I'd be suspicious about hardware first. It may be heat related like Theonlyski said, or it could be a memory issue. There are some free tools available for testing both. I'd try this:

1) Try Memtest. Let it run for 3 or 4 full passes (this should take a few hours). If it passes with no errors, your memory should be fine. http://www.memtest.org/#downiso Use the Prebuilt ISO if you'd like to boot MemTest off a CD, or Auto-installer for USB key if you'd rather boot from a thumb drive.

2) Try Prime95. Run 3 instances at once, and let them all run for about 4 hours. If the system is still responsive after that time, then it's probably not a heat issue. http://www.mersenne.org/ In order to run multiple instances you'll need to unzip the contents to a folder like C:\prime95, then go to command prompt in windows, navigate to c:\prime95, and run prime95 -a0, then prime95 -a1, then prime95 -a2. Run the Windows Task Manager/Performance tab to see your CPUs getting maxed.

If your notebook system passes these without error, then I'd say the hardware's in good shape and I'd start looking at software possibilities. Make sure you have Vegas 10e update installed, btw.