CCE crashing with DVD-RB

[sidders]

OK here's my problem.
I am running DVD-RB latest version (although I get the prob with previous versions), ECLCCE 1.81, CCE 2.66/2.67.
CCE is crashing at random times during the encoding process, sometimes at the start of new cell, sometimes in the middle. If I restart the encode in RB from the cell that it messed up on it can encode it OK but then crashes on a different one. I've tried the following:
Closing down all other programs
Disabled Norton Anti-Virus
Defragged HD
Tried encoding from C drive to D Drive
Mounted with D-Tools
Tried using files rather than mounted image
Increased / decreased / change location of Paging File
Cleaned insides of PC - though might be a heat problem

None of the above work.
At first I thought it was a CCE problem, but I am now successfully running with the 'big 3' method and CCE has been gping happily for 6 hours, so I know my system can cope.
The only 2 possible things are RB or AVISynth.
I am using 2.54 (also tried 2.53) AVISynth.
I have made dure I have the modified mpeg2dec3dg file and I've trred putting it in Plugind dir and other folders.

Anyone any ideas?

[sidders]

Just tried it again with RB - still the same problem.

[quickstang45]

CCE or another program in the mix is freezing my computer up during encodes. I mean really freezing, having to do hard reboot. Not all back-ups are doing it though. I can't reproduce the freeze and don't know when in the DVD it's doing it. It started after I installed SP2 for WinXP pro. Did many DVD before with no problem. It really isn't bothering me since DVD Rebuilder is good at restarting the encodes. Only bugs me when I start encode at night and go to bed expecting DVD to be done with I wake up.

[osho]

SP2 is known to crash application with code injection to memory. look what it did with DIVX.

I would not recommend to have SP2 with media encoding.

[Yusaku]

Most probable cause for CCE problems is unstable computer. Check especially memory using www.goldmemory.cz - just run it overnight and see.

[sidders]

Maybe......I may....have sorted it - I'm 25% done so far and no crashes - hope I haven't jinxed it.
I uninstalled every instance of CCE and AVISynth and deleted my DVD-RB. I then cleared out every mention of each program from the registry, then reinstalled 2.67 and 2.54 of AVISynth. So far so good, although I'm now convinced it will crash as soon as I post this message....

[osho]

yea use memtest86 or PC prime 95 and let it run 2-4 hours.

btw look if you are not overheating the CPU.

[Yusaku]

prime95, yes - for CPU mostly. But for memory, throw memtest86 out of the window and get GoldMemory. I almost do not know a computer that memtest86 fails on, from my point of view it is just slightly better than BIOS POST memtest, while a LOT of computers fail on goldmemory.

And yes, after getting new memory and successful test with GM the problems go away.

[sidders]

It is working fine now I uninstalled everything and reinstalled - thanks for the suggestions guys!

[sidders]

No - problem back again.
I have noticed something though - CCE is crashing at the point where it is loading a new ECL file. There is nothing wrong with the ECL file though, because if I restart the encode, it will encode fine. I have blown out all of the dust from the PC and the temp is now a lot cooler - it did seem to go further once when I had the side of the case off but I think this may have been coincedence.
Surely 512mb is enough (It's what I;ve always had and RB used to work...)
I've tried running CCE with differnt priority and also ticked and unticked the option in CCE under the ECL tab to allow multiple ECLs - still no good.
I've tried a few mem defrag progs like Mem Turbo, but to no avail. Thought it migh be Norton AV but it's not.
The only progs running now are MSN messenger and zone alarm - surely they would cause this would they?
It's weird because I could encode th same project twice and CCE would crash on a differnt ECL - it just seems to be random. Gonna run the MEM test to see what happens.