Console Window Host crash in lame.exe/Exact Audio Copy

[OvenMaster]

I freshly installed Win 7 Pro 32-bit on Sunday and have been tweaking, installing, testing, and personalizing. So far, everything's gone perfectly until - of course! - my very last software app, Exact Audio Copy.

When converting ripped wav files to .mp3, EAC has the option of displaying a user-chosen external compressor window, in this case, lame.exe. Halfway through compressing a wav file, the Windows Console Host will crash and display an error message. If I click the "X" in the corner of the popup, the popup and compressor window will vanish and the compressor will resume work... until the next ripped wav file. Setting EAC to not display the compressor window does not crash the Console Window Host. I also have no crashes when using any other command window, most notably Folding@Home.

I've run sfc /scannow, full Avira, Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware scans, and they're all clean. Event Viewer has an Error message, saying Event ID of 1000:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          6/11/2013 10:07:18 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Fuzzy
Description:
Faulting application name: conhost.exe, version: 6.1.7601.18015, time stamp: 0x50b8201b
Faulting module name: conhost.exe, version: 6.1.7601.18015, time stamp: 0x50b8201b
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00001990
Faulting process id: 0xc7c
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce67118f27b7f0
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
Report Id: ceb535cc-d304-11e2-9ee9-94de802fbcdd
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-06-12T02:07:18.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>2436</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>Fuzzy</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>conhost.exe</Data>
    <Data>6.1.7601.18015</Data>
    <Data>50b8201b</Data>
    <Data>conhost.exe</Data>
    <Data>6.1.7601.18015</Data>
    <Data>50b8201b</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>00001990</Data>
    <Data>c7c</Data>
    <Data>01ce67118f27b7f0</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe</Data>
    <Data>ceb535cc-d304-11e2-9ee9-94de802fbcdd</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Any ideas here, ladies and gents? I'd appreciate input.

 

[fireberd]

I have a recording studio. However, for ripping CD's I use the free Audiograbber (and have Lame installed). It will rip to wav or MP3, and even Karoke CD-G's.

I've ripped marginal (scratched, etc) discs with Audiograbber (something exact audio copy says it will do).

This does not solve the problem with the program you are using, but an option. Audiograbber, free CD ripper, mp3 encoder and audio recorder for Windows

One other thing to consider, since you have a 32 bit OS, what other programs do you have open when you are running the exact audio copy? Too many applications open or running and it may be a (lack of) memory problem.

 

[OvenMaster]

I'll give Audiograbber a shot, so thanks for that.

I also could just set EAC to not show the compressor window, but I never had this issue on my previous Win7 install.

To make sure everything works, so far the only program running has been Avira Free. On my previous install, I'd have multiple browser windows open, Folding@Home running my CPU at 100%, Winamp playing an mp3 playlist, you name it. The only difference between this install and the previous one is the motherboard itself, and the fact that this Win7 install is less than a week old.

 

[fireberd]

I don't know much about AMD CPU's, but if the CPU is capable, 64 bit OS would have been better. That would also give you the option of more than 4GB of RAM.

I never got into the folding at home, but several of my Dell forum friends are in it. I use my PC for my home recording studio and keep applications to bare minimum to avoid Recording issues.

My system is using a Gigabyte Z77X UD5H motherboard with an I7 3770 CPU and 16GB of RAM.

 

[problemshredder]

i think it's just an uncompatibility issue of running Exact audio copy from dos. conhost.exe is used to operate the command prompt, so it's not a virus or anything. yes, i also recommend audio grabber. other converters are also available, better use the one officially supported by windows 7 32bit.

 

[OvenMaster]

i think it's just an uncompatibility issue of running Exact audio copy from dos. conhost.exe is used to operate the command prompt, so it's not a virus or anything. yes, i also recommend audio grabber. other converters are also available, better use the one officially supported by windows 7 32bit.

The only difference between this installation and my previous one is hardware: a new Gigabyte board replaced my Asrock with dying PCI slots... and I never had an EAC issue with that board.
So, I can either try Audiograbber or use EAC and not display the compressor window. I will try both when I have time. Thanks much.