On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 14:25:33 +0000, Andrej7 <> wrote:
>user reported, that he got some fatal error messages. Then in event Viewer i found this error entire: Faulting application wscommcntr1.exe, version 17.1.219.0, faulting module rpcrt4.dll, version 5.1.2600.5512, fault address 0x00084a83. Architectural Desktop 2008 SP1, Windows XP SP3. Do i need install some patches or updates to solve this?
I recommend disabling Communications Center completely - makes a world of
difference in performance.
You can do this by disabling it in the Registry. I use the following .REG files
which work on 32-bit XP/Vista and 64-bit Vista:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;; For 32-bit XP and Vista
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.1\ACAD-6004:409\CadManagerControl\CommunicationCenter]
@=""
"EnableCommunicationCenter"=dword:00000000
"MaintenancePatchNotificationOption"=dword:00000000
"LocalPatchListLocation"=""
"EnableNonPatchNotifications"=dword:00000000
"DataPollingURL"="http://webservices.autodesk.com/CommCntrLinkCollectionRequest"
"PreviewMode"=dword:00000000
"EnableSerialNumberPassing"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.1\ACAD-6004:409\Applications\InfoCenterAcConn]
"LOADCTRLS"=dword:00000000
"LOADER"="C:\\Program Files\\AutoCAD Architecture 2008\\AcInfoCenterConn.DLL"
"DESCRIPTION"="AutoCAD InfoCenterAcConn addin"
"MANAGED"=dword:00000001
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.1\ACAD-6004:409\Applications\WSCommCntrAcCon]
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;; for x64-bit Vista
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.1\ACAD-6004:409\CadManagerControl\CommunicationCenter]
@=""
"EnableCommunicationCenter"=dword:00000000
"MaintenancePatchNotificationOption"=dword:00000000
"LocalPatchListLocation"=""
"EnableNonPatchNotifications"=dword:00000000
"DataPollingURL"="http://webservices.autodesk.com/CommCntrLinkCollectionRequest"
"PreviewMode"=dword:00000000
"EnableSerialNumberPassing"=dword:00000000
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.1\ACAD-6004:409\Applications\WSCommCntrAcCon]
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Matt
matt@stachoni.com