closes on opening any file

[zoobie]

loos like this thing has really gotten sideways
vs now has decided to close without warning when opening any file, project or otherwise

so far, I've:
vs11+ with patch & powerpack
reinstalled, repaired
repaired os
performed system restore on os

still the same behaviour
I've noticed my imported video folder is missing which contained all my imported HDV clips...same with an audio folder

so, what's next?

ps - If I hadn't saved a m2t file, I'd really be screwed

[zoobie]

I don't think I repaired the OS after this hard crash...that was last week
looks like the OS has been corrupted again
I also noticed no HDV (1440x1080) options in project properties

so, what's the recommended way to repair my OS? leave VS in and repair or remove it then repair?

[sjj1805]

Please view:
Troubleshooting your computer

[zoobie]

I found just repairing XP while taking a shower a tad easier...
m2t to dv-avi seems to hard crash my system corrupting both VS and XP
solution was to remove VS, repair the OS, then reinstall VS

[sjj1805]

Glad you got it working again.
Word of caution though - you appear to have had a problem with your OS twice in recent weeks, you need to investigate why.

Now would be a good time to make a thorough back up of your system.
There are many methods available but the one I prefer is Norton Ghost.
Works with all the existing Windows Systems Win98 XP Vista etc.

You can take your hard drive out and throw it away, place a brand new unformatted hard drive in the computer and Norton Ghost will have your computer back up and running in minutes - just as it was before you threw the old hard drive away.

[zoobie]

well, I believe VS is the culprit...although not certain
it really crashes the OS hard...really hard...it won't even start in safe mode...when I try to convert m2t to dv-avi
then the crash also effects to a lesser degree my msp7.3
thx