Intermittent freezes while recording

Hello. While recording with Adobe Audition, there are intermittent freezes. As a result, there are sections in the recording where there is no sound at all. Here is an image of the wave:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/548/auditionaf6.jpg
I am using Windows Vista on a laptop w/ a built in microphone. This problem doesnt occur when i use other sound recording programs. I have 2GB of RAM.

Turn off all processes working in the background, such as anti-virus programs, autoupdate programs, Wi-Fi cards, internet access, etc. They are stealing resources from your computer that Audition needs.

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Hardware Information:
          Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1
          2 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPUs: 8 cores
          24 GB RAM
Startup Items:
          CUDA - Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
          ES1000Service - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ES1000Service
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) - Uptime: 0 days 0:36
Disk Information:
          SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk5 : (1 TB)
                    disk5s1 (disk5s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk5s2 (disk5s2) <not mounted>: 2.3 MB
                    disk5s3 (disk5s3) <not mounted>: 7.3 MB
                    disk5s4 (disk5s4) <not mounted>: 500 GB
                    Boot OSX (disk5s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
          SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk3 : (1 TB)
                    disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 2.3 MB
                    disk3s3 (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 7.3 MB
                    disk3s4 (disk3s4) <not mounted>: 500 GB
                    Boot OSX (disk3s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
          SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk4 : (1 TB)
                    disk4s1 (disk4s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk4s2 (disk4s2) <not mounted>: 2.3 MB
                    disk4s3 (disk4s3) <not mounted>: 7.3 MB
                    disk4s4 (disk4s4) <not mounted>: 500 GB
                    Boot OSX (disk4s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
          SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk2 : (1 TB)
                    disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted>: 2.3 MB
                    disk2s3 (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 7.3 MB
                    disk2s4 (disk2s4) <not mounted>: 500 GB
                    Boot OSX (disk2s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
          M4-CT128M4SSD2 disk0 : (128.04 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    SSD (disk0s2) /: 127.18 GB (30.81 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
The purple partitions are part of the SoftRAID 2TB working RAID.
USB Information:
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.softraid.driver.SoftRAID          Version: 4.3.3
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          Version: 1.0.0
          com.nvidia.CUDA          Version: 1.1.0
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.mrt.uiagent.plist
                 [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist
                 [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
             [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
                 [loaded] com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist
                 [loaded] com.softraid.softraidd.plist
                 [loaded] com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderXAgent.plist
                 [failed] com.wdc.drivemanagerservice.plist
Launch Agents:
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                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
             [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
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                 [loaded] com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist
                 [failed] com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
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User Launch Agents:
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             [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.930da3ce175de4e82bd3cdf1dd8571f74bd3b6a7236bc94bfc00f6e9.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.df0ab5bbe6f698196fcc21e3c1e66dcb758bd911f4d637272d9d8109.plist
                 [failed] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
                 [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist
                 [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist
                 [failed] com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
                 [loaded] com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
User Login Items:
          Default Folder X Helper
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          CUDA Preferences
          Default Folder X
          FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
          Growl
          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X
          Perian
          SneakPeek Pro
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          LogMeIn.plugin
          LogMeInSafari32.plugin
          LogMeInSafari64.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaPlugin2_NPAPI.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          37.5 %          TextWrangler
          29.8 %          GrowlHelperApp
          10.3 %          WindowServer
          9.6   %          Finder
          3.3   %          coreservicesd
          2.7   %          Dock
          2.0   %          SystemUIServer
          1.9   %          EtreCheck
          1.8   %          mds
          1.5   %          ocspd
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10/7/12 4:24:50.373 PM Locum[455]: Connection with distnoted server was invalidated
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10/7/12 4:24:50.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=456[CleanMyMacHelper] clearing CS_VALID
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10/7/12 4:53:54.532 PM mdworker[520]: *** Failed to decode 7-bit data, treating as binary
10/7/12 4:54:01.410 PM mdworker32[524]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
10/7/12 4:54:01.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(525) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/7/12 4:54:02.009 PM sandboxd[525]: ([524]) mdworker32(524) deny mach-lookup com.apple.PowerManagement.control (import fstype:hfs fsflag:4809018 flags:240000005E diag:0 uti:com.microsoft.excel.xls plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Microsoft Office.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 17265)
10/7/12 4:54:21.878 PM mdworker32[524]: CGSGetDisplayBounds: Invalid display 0x00000000
10/7/12 4:54:43.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 379 [cfprefsd]
10/7/12 4:54:48.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 378 [distnoted]
10/7/12 4:54:53.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 327 [cfprefsd]
10/7/12 4:56:30.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(526) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/7/12 4:56:30.075 PM sandboxd[526]: ([520]) mdworker(520) deny file-read-data /Users/admin/Library/Security (import fstype:hfs fsflag:4809018 flags:240000005E diag:0 uti:com.apple.mail.emlx plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Mail.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 20672)
10/7/12 5:08:27.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(536) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/7/12 5:08:27.377 PM sandboxd[536]: ([533]) mdworker(533) deny file-read-data /Users/admin/Library/Security (import fstype:hfs fsflag:4809018 flags:250000005E diag:0 uti:com.apple.application-bundle plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Application.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 27101)
10/7/12 5:14:13.295 PM WindowServer[129]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
10/7/12 5:14:33.410 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "3AE48FCF-ED24-4F86-9190-AE0662075E19.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.411 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "4EEDB260-6A94-421C-AC90-1E17F5060AA5.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.411 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "54064EBE-215D-4080-A505-889BC902E9B2.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.412 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "860CAB9E-2504-4F3B-81B0-3A35EE018A55.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.413 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "A9308BCF-E949-4A4D-9BED-2810B808376E.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.414 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "C1140A3A-3294-42F9-8367-1CC90304CB60.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.414 PM mdwrite[575]: Metadata.framework [Error]: Can't initialize MDLabel from URL "D7AFAA11-B37A-4D3F-AD40-F760310334C0.mdlabel -- file://localhost/Users/admin/Library/Mobile%20Documents.1364629098/com~apple~sy stem~spotlight/mdlabels/com.apple.finder.legacy.mdlabels/Contents/Resources/"
10/7/12 5:14:33.421 PM mdwrite[575]: [ERROR] [0.000s] com.apple. UBItemStatusNotification.c:805 _do_UBItemStatusNotificationRegisterURLs() can't find realpath for "/Users/admin/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~system~spotlight/mdlabels", was blocked at "/Users/admin/Library/Mobile Documents": 2 (No such file or directory)
10/7/12 5:14:33.421 PM mdwrite[575]: [ERROR] [0.000s] com.apple. UBItemStatusNotification.c:805 _do_UBItemStatusNotificationRegisterURLs() can't find realpath for "/Users/admin/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~system~spotlight/mdlabels", was blocked at "/Users/admin/Library/Mobile Documents": 2 (No such file or directory)
10/7/12 5:14:39.000 PM kernel[0]: Validation failed, dataSuffix:
10/7/12 5:14:39.000 PM kernel[0]: 29 6b 24 ad ff b6 3f bd 70 06 b2 84 9e 60 78 48 9e fc a8 cf e0 9e 53 9a 92 09 ab fc ec 3e dd d5 b3 87 8a 93 fe 30 a5 9f d3 65 e4 9f 18 2a 70 97 a7 24
10/7/12 5:14:39.000 PM kernel[0]: vnode_validate_compressed_file_Type4 error: 22
10/7/12 5:15:02.000 PM kernel[0]: Validation failed, dataSuffix:
10/7/12 5:15:02.000 PM kernel[0]: 2e f5 75 8c df 70 6a b5 96 c6 d9 b3 8f cc 04 53 60 e7 27 36 18 f2 4b 7d 5d 1d d0 7f 59 92 29 88 64 bf a5 ed 1e f2 df 26 9c cf a9 88 d6 2b 41 eb 9a 55
10/7/12 5:15:02.000 PM kernel[0]: vnode_validate_compressed_file_Type4 error: 22

Ah, the "20 Questions" - mention m4 and would have said to check you have the latest firmware. Common enough that after way too long lengthy threads to get to the bottom.
Even Zero all does not rule out bad sectors all the time, but it does insure the headers are good when you format a drive or setup an array. I thought the latest SoftRAID 4.x scanned in the background during idle time AND it reports disk I/O retries (bad is a bad work, 'weak sectors' is probably more accurate: is 5 retries bad or is 10?). Is not a 100% black/white issue.
Firmware is hardware and heck, OWCs own SSD controller is throwing out a bunch of corruption issues too.
iTunes use to be good at detecting weak/bad RAM. AHT isn't. Memtest may not (especially with ECC) and DIMMs also have firmware, SPD code and variations.
SSDs though with the constant improvements and change have been popular issue. In May-June a bug in the latest SandForce controller firmware that took a long while to get to the bottom.
Odd that Crucial doesn't say more or the comments section on Newegg and Amazon don't have more?

My iMac freezes while using safari. I have Mavericks installed

Several times my iMac freezes while using Safari. Only way to get out is to do a hard shut-down by holding the start button. Any ideas? Version of Maveriks is 10.9.2
Mel

Hardware Information:
          iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
          iMac - model: iMac10,1
          1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:31:41
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HUA722010CLA330 disk0 : (1 TB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (803.35 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Western Digital My Passport 0748 1 TB
                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 999.83 GB
                    Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
          LaCie d2 quadra (button) 800mbit - 800mbit max
                    disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
                    LaCie (disk2s3) /Volumes/LaCie: 1 TB (19.21 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.monitor          (653)
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.process          (653)
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.network          (653)
          com.intego.virusbarrier.kext.realtime          (772)
          net.kromtech.kext.AVKauth          (2.3.6 - SDK 10.8)
          net.kromtech.kext.Firewall          (2.3.6 - SDK 10.8)
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.integod.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.taskmanager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.icalserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.metrics.kschecker.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.logger.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.monitor.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netupdate.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.emlparser.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.logger.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.scanner.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.integomenu.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.taskmanager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.uninstaller.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.alert.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.alert.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.wacom.pentablet.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] ca.indev.MailTagsHelper.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          Garmin Lifetime Map Updater
          iTunesHelper
          TextExpander (3.1.1)
          FaceTime
          EvernoteHelper
          Fantastical
          Dropbox
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          EvernoteHelper
          IntegoStatusItemHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-4 3rd-Party support link
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.4 3rd-Party support link
          WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-4 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.2.0.1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
          1Password: Version: 3.9.20
          Evernote Web Clipper: Version: 6.1
          AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18
          Open in Internet Explorer: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          RocketLifeCmp: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
          UploadManager: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          WebEx: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          RocketEngine: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
          ContentManager: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          PenTablet 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
          MacFUSE 3rd-Party support link
          Trusteer Endpoint Protection 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    NoteBook-4:          Version: 3.1.7 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-5:          Version: 3.1.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-6:          Version: 3.1.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-2:          Version: 3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook:          Version: 3.0.15 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-3:          Version: 3.1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-7:          Version: 3.1.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    NoteBook-1:          Version: 3.0.10 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          Meeting Center:          Version: 12.27.23.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1124/Meeting Center.app
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          NoteBook:          Version: 3.1.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Family Tree Maker:          Version: 19.2.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Garmin Lifetime Map Updater:          Version: 2.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                    Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Network Recording Player:          Version: 2.2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/500/Network Recording Player.app
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Garmin Map Update:          Version: 4.5.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Garmin Map Update/tmp/Garmin Map Update.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1224
                    Cisco WebEx Meeting Center:          Version: 11.24.32.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    asannotation2:          Version: 8.25.31.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    atmsupload:          Version: 4.14.29.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    convertpdf:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 182.53 GB
          Destinations:
                    LaCie [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 931.39 GB
                    Total number of backups: 90
                    Oldest backup: 2012-07-26 15:05:23 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-04-06 18:34:11 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 931.39 GB > (Disk used 182.53 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               6%          mds
               3%          AntiVirus
               2%          EtreCheck
               2%          WindowServer
               0%          ocspd
Top Processes by Memory:
          270 MB          Safari
          229 MB          AntiVirus
          164 MB          mds_stores
          156 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          131 MB          MacKeeper Helper
Virtual Memory Information:
          3.53 GB          Free RAM
          2.76 GB          Active RAM
          950 MB          Inactive RAM
          802 MB          Wired RAM
          676 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Intermittent freezes upon cold boot

Greetings gurus,
I've been experiencing intermittent freezes on cold boot since a few weeks. I did not have them on 10.5.4. I've only had 4 freezes and according to the CrashReporter log all are identical, as far as I can tell. I have not installed any new hardware and I have only one external thing connected and that's a Sennheiser USB headset. I'm unable to tell if all leave identical messages in other logs however.
The *CrashReporter log* for the four occasions says that the process which broke is *coreservicesd [43]*. On each occasion, it is said that "Thread 0" crashed. This is how the beginning of that log reads (from the crash earlier today):
*Process: coreservicesd [43]*
*Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd*
*Identifier: coreservicesd*
*Version: ??? (???)*
*Code Type: X86 (Native)*
*Parent Process: launchd [1]*
*Date/Time: 2009-01-19 20:33:26.618 +0100*
*OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F33)*
*Report Version: 6*
*Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)*
*Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x0000000000000000*
*Crashed Thread: 0*
The symptoms are:
+ *Menu bar* is invisible (can make out language flag, airport and bluetooth icons and bottom of menu bar).
+ Finder is unresponsive (can't open folders on the desktop and their icons are gone but not their names - relaunching the Finder does not help).
+ Applications won't launch from the Dock.
+ I can access the Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box by pressing the off button on my ACD, but the Shutdown button doesn't work.
+ Holding the power button will not always force shutdown, but seems to put the computer in some sort of sleep mode (when pressing the button again the desktop will appear "greyed" out and a white progress bar will display).
As it doesn't happen upon every cold boot I haven't been able to use the Verbose mode. I have done the following:
+ Trashed the plists of Finder and Dock
+ Fixed permissions in DU
+ Left it unplugged from the mains for a whole day
+ Reset PRAM/NVRAM
+ Using Onyx, deleted the caches under Cleaning - System and Cleaning - User (radical perhaps?)
+ Turned off all login items (AppTrap, Gmail Notifr, Fuzzy Clock, Skype)
+ Run Apple Hardware Test, normal and extended, with no errors found
+ Verified boot disk in DU while booted from the installation disk: no errors
I tried a Safe Boot but it froze. However, it does not freeze every time.
When it froze this evening, I found loads of the following message in Console-All Messages:
*WindowServer[51] LaunchServices/5123589: coreservicesd is running an unsupported version, 0 ( we are 10500000 ), so we cannot talk to it.*
Many of them are prefaced by loginwindow[23] instead of WindowsServer.
Below are the messages in Console-Console messages from the latest time that it froze (all of the messages). There's some talk about com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua which I don't understand.
When it says that a "thread" crashes, could it be hardware-related (i.e. the processors)? But should not AHT have caught that? Or is it some corruption in the system? I have backups and clones so I'm not worried about losing data. I'm more concerned about the hardware.
Any thoughts and ideas would be helpful.
/p
19-01-2009 8:33:10 PM com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
19-01-2009 8:33:10 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
19-01-2009 8:33:10 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
19-01-2009 8:33:26 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[100]) Exited: Terminated
19-01-2009 8:33:27 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coreservicesd[43]) Exited abnormally: Bus error
19-01-2009 8:33:28 PM SystemUIServer[120] Normally SSMenuExtra would not have been loaded as a Menu Extra.
19-01-2009 8:33:31 PM [0x0-0x2002].com.apple.iCal.helper[129] _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO REGISTER PROCESS WITH CPS/CoreGraphics in WindowServer, err=-50
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] <CFArray 0x134a30 [
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] 0xa06981a0]>{type = mutable-small, count = 3, val
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] ues = (
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] 0 : <CFString 0x1349a0 [0xa069
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] 81a0]>{contents = "/System/Library/CoreServ
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] ices/Menu Extras/TextInput.menu"}
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] 1 : <CF
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] String 0x1349f0 [0xa06981a0]>{contents = "/
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extra
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] s/Volume.menu"}
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] 2 : <CFString 0x138910
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] [0xa06981a0]>{contents = "/System/Library/Cor
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] eServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu"}
19-01-2009 8:33:33 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-Aqua[114] )}
19-01-2009 8:33:37 PM org.ntp.ntpd[14] Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known

Actually, doing the following would probably fix everything; at least it has fixed every issue I have ever had.
If Disk Utility can't fix it, you'll need a more robust utility for the repair. I would recommend DiskWarrior. It is the best at directory repairs. It rebuilds then actually replaces your old directory. I feel every Mac owner should have a copy. Make sure you get the disk so you can boot up on it to run repairs. You can also install it on another drive and run it from there to repair this one. DW works faster that way.
I use DW once a month to try and catch errors in my system from getting too far out of hand.
If you have a good backup, hopefully a clone of your system before you had issues, an Erase and Install may also rid you of this issue. But, beware! You will lose everything on the drive with this procedure. Let us know if you need help with that!
 Luck! DALE
p.s. by Thomas Bryant '''' from a previous post.
Diskwarrior is a "must have" utility and it's corrected any weird problem I've ever encountered. Anytime I have to do a forced shutdown etc. I run DW to get the directories back in tip top shape. Directory problems cause strange issues and often over the course of several weeks or months the little problems add up to finally a major problem. Tom

Since I upgraded to Lion, my computer (iMac mid 2010) intermittently freezes.

Since I upgraded to Lion 10.7.3, my computer (iMac mid 2010) intermittently freezes. The mouse moves, but I can't do anything. I can unfreeze it every time by calling up the Force Quit box and then excaping out. I've tried everything (all upgrades installed including firmware, new version of Flash), but it still freezes. Any help is appreciated.

There are a couple of things to do. First is restart in the Recovery Partition and repair Disk Permissions in Disk Utility and Repair the Disk. How you do this is when you hear the startup tone hold down the Option key and choose the Recovery Partition. Choose Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions at least twice. Then while you are in DU run Repair Disk twice. Quit Disk Utility and restart however restart in Safe Mode, this will clear some caches, it's possible one or more has become corrupt. After it has fully restarted then restart normally and test.
If you get the same behavior post back to try some other items.
BTW how much Free RAM does the machine have. You can find this out in Activity Monitor which is in Applications - Utilities - Activity Monitor and click the System Memory tab.

Photo Booth froze while recording video and did not save

Hi-
I was in the middle of recording a video on Photo Booth for a school project. Before you go any further- I now know that I should have used iMovie or Quick Time to record, but I was having the same problem with freezing/lagging video. So I decided on using Photo Booth because it is what I am most familiar with.
It was about a 20 minute video and I noticed that the picture would freeze every so often, even right after I began recording, so I know it is not a size issue. I also do not have anything in my Photo Booth tray or library, so I know I have enough space.
Here's my issue: I pressed stop when I was done recording. But I got the infamous "spinning wheel of death." It didn't go away, even after 10 minutes so I force quit. I have located the recording in Finder. It says the name of the video, and the size, but the thumbnail is just the default QuickTime icon, not an icon.
How do I recover this? It's extremely important that I do. Hoping EZ Jim will respond! Thank you so much in advance.
I am using a MacBook Pro 13" from 2011.

l_kleiman wrote: ... I should have used iMovie or Quick Time to record...
Yes, you should have. Do so in future recordings that are important or longer than a couple of minutes.
l_kleiman wrote:... the picture would freeze every so often,...
Because your problem is the same with all three video recording applications, we can rule out application software as the cause of your trouble. Here are some possible causes and what you can do to try to solve them:
(1) Video recording is processor intensive. If you are also running many more apps than only the video app while you are recording, your Mac's processor may be working near its limit.
Restarting your Mac before recording video ensures you will not have interference from multiple user accounts or widgets (unless they are included as  > System Preferences... > Account > Login iTems.
Remember that things like widgets and automatic checks for Mail, TimeMachine backups, iCal alarms, etc., and other background activities also add to your Mac's workload. The actions for the apps mentioned (and for most other such apps) can be disabled in "Preferences" for the apps that control them.
Disconnect all peripherals while you are recording video, and make your record monitoring window as small as possible. These suggestions help reduce processor power requirements while recording.
(2) Installing the maximum amount of RAM your MBP can use may help you. Your retailer can help you check what you have and install more if necessary.
(3) Alternatively, the cause of your symptoms May lie in your system software.
Consider the information in OS X Mountain Lion: If your Mac runs slowly. It applies equally to your OS X Lion system.
If you are not already running the latest Lion version, apply the OS X Lion Update 10.7.5 (Client Combo) update.)
l_kleiman wrote:... the picture would freeze ... even right after I began recording, so I know it is not a size issue. I also do not have anything in my Photo Booth tray or library, so I know I have enough space...
Neither freeze timing nor Photo Booth tray or library space tells you whether your startup disk has enough free ("Available") space for best operation.
Use your Mac's Finder > File > Get Info menu command to check available free space. Be sure you have LOTS of room (I keep 75% of my disk space free when recording video) on your MBP's disk.
Capture your movie clips on your MBP's startup disk rather than on an external drive which is almost certainly slower.
l_kleiman wrote:... when I was done recording... I force quit... but the thumbnail is ...not an icon. How do I recover this?...
If something here doesn't work, http://bit.ly/1An6zjD, your only remedy it to record the video again.
l_kleiman wrote:... Thank you so much in advance...
You're welcome. If you need to post back for other suggestions, please tell us the following:
0. What Lion version number you are using? You can find the version with the  > About This Mac menu command.
1. Are you recording your video subjects in bright lighting?
2. Did your Mac ever record video properly? If so, what happened immediately before the problem first appeared? (new software, hardware, etc?)
3. How much free space is "Available" on your startup disk?
4. How much RAM is installed in your Mac?
5. If you added RAM, what brand (Apple, Crucial, Other World, etc.) did you install?
6. Have you used Apple Hardware Test to verify your RAM is all working? (If you don't know how to use AHT, see your MBP's User Guide.)
We will offer more specific suggestions based on the details in your response.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac OSX 10.10.2

Intermittent freezing : computer unusable

Hi,
My Macbook Pro (2.4Ghz intel) has developed recently (I've had it since september but this has only started in the last week or so) a terrible problem.
After being on for a while (more than 24 hours with many suspend/resume cycles) it becomes completely unusable with intermittent freezing.
It freezes for about 10s every 5s. It goes away when I reboot (sneaking it in during the 5s of interactivity). When I say freezes I mean the entire display stops, no cursor movement, window redrawing or anything, although things I do with the mouse/keyboard are 'saved up' and appear during the 5s window of normal behaviour.
I tried activity monitor, but can't see anything in that because it doesn't redraw during the problem.
I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to proceed with troubleshooting this, if anyones heard of a similar problem, or whether I should approach Apple (I have HE contract uplift for applecare but in my experience to date it seems pretty worthless; I had thought it would be proper support but evidently it just adds phone... but I'm making another post about Apple support).
Thanks,

One thing that comes to mind is that it could be the hard drive. So the first thing to do is to back up your data and keep it backed up until the hard drive is eliminated as a possibility.
Open Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder in your Application folder). Click on the hard drive by brand name and then on the First Aid Tab. Check at the bottom to see that S.M.A.R.T. status is verified. Also click on the "Verify Disk" to be sure the disk doesn't need repair. Once the Disk is verified, go ahead and repair permissions using the "Repair Disk Permissions" on the lower left. Repair until there is nothing left to repair.
If all this goes well, click on the "Macintosh HD". At the bottom right, check on the "Capacity", "Available", and "Used". You want to check that your drive is not getting too full. If you have 15%-20% of the total capacity available as free space, then lack of free space is not the problem.
The other thing to do is to run the Apple Hardware Test. You do that by booting from Install Disc #1 while holding down "D". Instructions are on the disc and will be on the screen when you boot up. Run the extended version. If you get any error codes, write them down and call Apple. An error code indicates a hardware problem, which will be covered by your warranty. Same thing if S.M.A.R.T. status is not verified.
Since the freeze seems to happen when the machine warms up, I am suspicious that it may be a logic board problem. I had a very similar problem with my iBook which turned out to be the logic board. Don't know if it's the same with your MBP, but since it seems to be heat related, it could well be something similar.
Because corrupted software could also cause freezing, Apple will likely want you to reinstall the OS to see if that's the problem. That's what they had me do on the iBook. As it happened, the freezing was so bad that it was not possible to reinstall the OS--it froze during the process, which had to be aborted, giving me a message that my hard drive would be done in, which it ultimately was.
Try some of these steps, and post back if you have any questions or need any clarification on anything.
Good luck!

ITunes keeps freezing while im transferring songs!

My itunes keeps on freezing while im putting songs on my iPod, what should i do???

Have you received any resolution on this? I've been having the same problem for some time and it was working intermittently, no not at all. NEED HELP PLEASE!!!

Labview is crashing (freezing) while running my app.

Running LV 7.1, the app just freezes while running at random points during execution. How can I purse some help with this?
Thanks,
Bill

Hi Bill,
It does sound like this crash is specific to that machine. I did find a few logs of similar crashes in our notes but there's no record of anyone being able to reproduce the error and hence solve it.
Do you have to use this machine for your application? Could you use the machine you know works?
It is likely that there was a problem with the initial installation of LabVIEW. If you do need to use this machine, I would recommend doing a complete uninstall and reinstall of all NI Software. The directions for this are in the attached word document and the MSI blast software you need is at the following link:
http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=250&message.id=12643&requireLogin=False
Message Edited by SarahB on 07-25-2006 11:22 AM
Sarah
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