Rekordbox take 15 minutes to start and crashes sometimes

What are the specs of your computer, also, is there any errors/warnings in the Application Logs at all?

Hey there, thanks for your reply!

First let me say that the crashing only seems to happen the first time after an install/upgrade/downgrade of Rekordbox. After that it works, but takes a total startup time of about 15 minutes.

• There are no errors/warnings of any kind in the eventviewer during the 15 minutes it took to startup Rekordbox, which i just did again

• There are 2 errors when i search for the phrase "rekorbox" in the eventviewer. These are probably from during the installing/dowgrading/upgrading earlier and the crashes that happened

Faulting application rekordbox.exe, version 1.4.1.0, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.1.2600.5781, fault address 0x0000c136.

Faulting application rekordbox.exe, version 1.5.0.15, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.1.2600.5781, fault address 0x0000c136.

@emielll > Can you please see this thread for pointers and if nothing works, copy/paste the last bit here?  Thanks.

What kind of specs do you need?

Motherboard/soundcart/graphics/processor

0) Have you read the "READ ME FIRST" thread in its entirety before posting:  Yes, I swear it! Twice!

1) Operating System: XP 

2) OS Type: 32bit

3) Rekordbox version: tried 1.4.1.0 and 115.0

4) Using LINK: No 

4a) LINK Connection method: None

4b) Using with CDJs: No, CDJ2000's we're not  connected to this pc

5) Hard drive / Flash drive / SD card file system: internal HD's all NTFS

5a) Does the device have multiple partitions: Disk containging C-drive: yes; drive containing music: no

5b) If it's a flash drive, is it a U3 device:both internal HD S ATA

5c) With what utility did you format the device: Windows

6) Have you scanned your files for errors: No 

7) Have you scanned your drive for errors: C-drive no, music drive: Yes - new drive, used the slow format option (this checks for errors i believe)

8) Is Rekordbox crashing at all: Seems only to crash at first use after install/upgrade/downgrade of rekordbox - this happens when the welcomscreen appears

8a) If crashing, is it resulting in: an error message (i am not sure...)

8b) If not crashing, are there any error messages: No

9) Are you able to repeat / reproduce the problem: Yes, it seems very predictable 

9a) If yes, can you do it consistently: Yes

10) Any other notes regarding your setup only:

10) Any other notes regarding your setup only:

10) Any other notes regarding your setup only:

sorry about the last few reposts, my answer didn want to appear. So number 10:

if i delete all the music from rekordbox, it does not make a difference, so i dont think its a database problem. It also happened the first time without a database even configured. The external FAT 32 disk for gigs was never connected to this computer

@ Pulse - thanks for your input by the way.. also just to be clear about the pointers, i did:

1. remove all the usb devices except keyboard and mouse

2. rename all the datafiles to .old

it does not make a difference..

ideas anyone?

...still no improvement 

Got to echo @emielll on this one! Been using Rekordbox fine up until now, and then just experienced my first "Rekordbox has stopped working, Windows must now close this application". Wasn't quick enough to get a screenshot of the details box from the crash warning.

Running Windows 7 (64-bit), DJM900 and 2 x CDJ900, connected via LAN hub to my laptop. Playing in LINK mode, and shortly after crashing the left hand deck played about a 35 second buffer of music, then crashed with an E8302 (obviously due to the link being broken with RB).

Is anyone reading this? lol

@emielll > Sorry, we were out of town for the DJ Expo -- I'll be emailing people tonight with some info.

Thanks Pulse!