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Hi,

I received this interesting mail from Thimo Koberling some days ago. It's about the
DirectX8.0 problems:


Thimo Koberling wrote:

> Maybe this excerpt from our KnowledgeBase helps you (next time), as it should be
> the same for Logic:
>
> Cubase vs. DirectX 8a
>
> Two registry keys are the reason for a crash in kernel32.dll. This happens only
> with DirectX 8 while enumerating the plugins at start up.
>
> Both registry keys are added by Prosoniq, e.g. after the installation of 'Orange
> Vocoder'.
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\Prosoniq]
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\Filter\Prosoniq]
>
> If one of the registry keys is renamed or deleted the crash will not occur any
> longer. It's been found with all 1.07 prosoniq plugins, but
> it could happen with other plugins too.
> Microsoft has been informed, because it´s a DirectX 8.0 bug. The plugins also
> run without the keys, so they can be deleted.
>
> Latest info:
>
> The PACE version of 'Orange Vocoder' which writes these entries that generates
> the problem is no longer on the market. The new one
> uses a serial number, but a deinstallation won't delete those Registry keys, so
> users could have this problem after an update, too.

> Let me know if anyone finds out any details on how to get other
> plugins
> to run (ie. specific Registry keys).
> We'll try to post this info then, too.
>
> ------------------ mailto:t.koberling@... ------------------
> Thimo Koberling                      http://www.steinberg-ct.de
> Project Coordinator - creative tools  http://www.steinberg.net
> Steinberg Media Technologies AG      http://www.steinberg.de
> Eiffestr. 596, 20537 Hamburg/Germany  http://www.inwire-studios.com
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>
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