Bug in smartie

[DotA_Player]

Hello, i dont know if this is right area for post this, but I need help.

I am using LCD smartie with my HD44780 4x20 LCD, I can run it, use it 1-2 hours, and then I receive message "LCD smartie seems to be frozen" , if I click continue, he's blocked, If I click restart, LCD Smartie's process is ended and opened again, but he is fozen from begin. If I wait some time (90 minutes) and try to open LCD smartie, sometimes it's working for next 1-2 hours, sometime it's frozen again from begin. If I restart computer I can use LCD smartie for 1-2 hours and he again get frozen like before. Older version 5.2 is working, but there's no function i need. Please help me, I am adding bug report. Version 5.3, which have "sticky" function (important for me), says Failed to open device "range check error" . In the time I cant use LCD smartie, other LCD aplication is fully operational (if you have in mind prob is in my PC/driver/display) . Maybe it's prob with my operating system, I will test it in w2k3 tomorrow.

zoom a litle on this problem
Thank You very much

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Bug report :
date/time : 2008-02-23 19:09
computer name : HYNEK
user name : Administrator
operating system : Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 build 3790
system language : Czech
system up time : 1 hour 21 minutes
program up time : 1 hour 21 minutes
processors : 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
physical memory : 129/1023 MB (free/total)
free disk space : (C:) 5,73 GB (D:) 79,63 GB
display mode : 1024x768, 32 bit
process id : $1d4
command line : "D:\blbůstky\+lcd\lcd_smartie_v5.4\LCDSmartie.exe" -hide
executable : LCDSmartie.exe
exec. date/time : 2007-03-18 08:15
version : 5.4.0.5
madExcept version : 2.7e
exception message : LCD Smartie seems to be frozen.

Main ($1d8):
7c821a64 +00c ntdll.dll NtQueryPerformanceCounter
77e57454 +00e kernel32.dll QueryPerformanceCounter
021f97ac +040 HD44780.dll DISPLAYDLL_Write
00500c91 +219 LCDSmartie.exe ULCD_DLL 275 +19 TLCD_DLL.Write
00504208 +69c LCDSmartie.exe UMain 1173 +152 TLCDSmartieDisplayForm.TimerRefreshTimer
00458ef7 +00f LCDSmartie.exe ExtCtrls TTimer.Timer
00458ddb +02b LCDSmartie.exe ExtCtrls TTimer.WndProc
0044857c +014 LCDSmartie.exe Classes StdWndProc
7738e401 +00a user32.dll DispatchMessageA
00497057 +083 LCDSmartie.exe Forms TApplication.ProcessMessage
0049708e +00a LCDSmartie.exe Forms TApplication.HandleMessage
004972ae +096 LCDSmartie.exe Forms TApplication.Run
0052f224 +060 LCDSmartie.exe LCDSmartie 17 +5 LCDSmartie

thread $310 (TEmailDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $314 (TMBMDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $374 (TGameDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $37c (TNetworkDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $378 (TDiskDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $398 (TMemoryDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $41c (TCPUDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c8304c4 +5f ntdll.dll RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString
00513b4f +57 LCDSmartie.exe cxCpu40 3215 +2 TProcessorName.AsString
005166a0 +54 LCDSmartie.exe UDataCPU 123 +3 TCPUDataThread.DoUpdate
004a00ba +32 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 82 +4 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $438 (TSmartieDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $3b4 (TSETIDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $2a4 (TFoldingDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $440 (TRSSDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $444 (TDNetDataThread):
7c82ed54 +00 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +0a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
77e42433 +47 kernel32.dll SleepEx
77e424b2 +0a kernel32.dll Sleep
004a00dd +55 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 85 +7 TDataThread.Execute
0042ae0a +16 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept HookedTThreadExecute
00447024 +34 LCDSmartie.exe Classes ThreadProc
004049f4 +28 LCDSmartie.exe System ThreadWrapper
0042ad9f +27 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by Main ($1d8) at:
004a0005 +31 LCDSmartie.exe DataThread 40 +4 TDataThread.Create

thread $428:
7c82ed54 +000 ntdll.dll KiFastSystemCallRet
7c821362 +00a ntdll.dll NtDelayExecution
0042ad9f +027 LCDSmartie.exe madExcept ThreadExceptFrame
>> created by thread $3b4 (TSETIDataThread) at:
71bf35c1 +1ee WS2HELP.dll WahOpenHandleHelper

modules:
00400000 LCDSmartie.exe 5.4.0.5 D:\blbůstky\+lcd\lcd_smartie_v5.4
021f0000 HD44780.dll 1.0.0.2 D:\blbůstky\+lcd\lcd_smartie_v5.4\displays
10000000 inpout32.dll 1.0.0.1 D:\blbůstky\+lcd\lcd_smartie_v5.4
20b00000 imon.dll 2.70.39.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
20c00000 pr_imon.dll C:\Program Files\Eset
4b8d0000 MSCTF.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
57b80000 Wship6.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
5ccf0000 SAMLIB.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
5e2f0000 perfos.dll 5.2.3790.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
5f270000 hnetcfg.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
69b10000 msxml4.dll 4.20.9818.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71640000 AcGenral.DLL 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\AppPatch
71ae0000 wshtcpip.dll 5.2.3790.0 C:\WINDOWS\System32
71af0000 ShimEng.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71b20000 mswsock.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\System32
71b70000 UxTheme.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71bb0000 wsock32.dll 5.2.3790.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71bf0000 WS2HELP.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71c00000 WS2_32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71c40000 NETAPI32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
75e60000 apphelp.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
762b0000 comdlg32.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
768e0000 LINKINFO.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
768f0000 ntshrui.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76920000 USERENV.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76a80000 ATL.DLL 3.5.2283.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76aa0000 winmm.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76b70000 PSAPI.DLL 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76b80000 credui.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76cd0000 MPRAPI.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76cf0000 iphlpapi.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76dc0000 adsldpc.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76df0000 ACTIVEDS.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76e30000 rtutils.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76ed0000 DNSAPI.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76f10000 WLDAP32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76f50000 Secur32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76f70000 winrnr.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\System32
76f80000 rasadhlp.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77010000 COMRes.dll 2001.12.4720.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
770e0000 SETUPAPI.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
772c0000 urlmon.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77380000 user32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77420000 comctl32.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.3790.1830_x-ww_7AE38CCF
77530000 comctl32.dll 5.82.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.3790.1830_x-ww_1B6F474A
77670000 ole32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
777b0000 CLBCatQ.DLL 2001.12.4720.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77b70000 MSACM32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77b90000 version.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77ba0000 msvcrt.dll 7.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77c00000 GDI32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77c50000 RPCRT4.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77d00000 oleaut32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77da0000 SHLWAPI.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77e40000 kernel32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77f50000 ADVAPI32.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7c800000 ntdll.dll 5.2.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7c8d0000 shell32.dll 6.0.3790.1830 C:\WINDOWS\system32

hardware:
+ Computer
- ACPI Multiprocessor PC
+ Disk drives
- ST3160812A
+ Display adapters
- NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT (driver 6.14.11.6921)
+ DVD/CD-ROM drives
- HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8526B
- PLEXTOR DVDR PX-755A
+ Floppy disk controllers
- Standard floppy disk controller
+ Floppy disk drives
- Floppy disk drive
+ Human Interface Devices
- USB Human Interface Device
+ IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
- NVIDIA MCP61 Serial ATA Controller (driver 5.10.2600.692)
- NVIDIA MCP61 Serial ATA Controller (driver 5.10.2600.692)
- Primary IDE Channel
- Secondary IDE Channel
- Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
+ IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers
- Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
+ Keyboards
- Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
+ Mice and other pointing devices
- HID-compliant mouse
+ Monitors
- Plug and Play Monitor
+ Network adapters
- 1394 Net Adapter
- NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (driver 65.4.8.0)
- Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
+ NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
- NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator (driver 65.4.8.0)
+ Ports (COM & LPT)
- Communications Port (COM1)
- Communications Port (COM2)
- Printer Port (LPT1)
+ Processors
- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
+ Sound, video and game controllers
- Audio Codecs
- Legacy Audio Drivers
- Legacy Video Capture Devices
- Media Control Devices
- Realtek High Definition Audio (driver 5.10.0.5366)
- Video Codecs
+ System devices
- ACPI Fixed Feature Button
- ACPI Power Button
- AMD Address Map Configuration
- AMD DRAM and HyperTransport(tm) Trace Mode Configuration
- AMD HyperTransport(tm) Configuration
- AMD Miscellaneous Configuration
- Direct memory access controller
- ISAPNP Read Data Port
- Logical Disk Manager
- Microcode Update Device
- Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
- Microsoft System Management BIOS Driver
- Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
- Motherboard resources
- Motherboard resources
- Motherboard resources
- Numeric data processor
- NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management (driver 4.5.7.0)
- PCI bus
- PCI standard ISA bridge
- PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
- PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
- PCI standard RAM Controller
- PCI standard RAM Controller
- Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
- Printer Port Logical Interface
- Programmable interrupt controller
- System board
- System CMOS/real time clock
- System speaker
- System timer
- Terminal Server Device Redirector
- Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
- Terminal Server Mouse Driver
- Volume Manager
+ Universal Serial Bus controllers
- Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
- Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
- Unknown Device
- USB Root Hub
- USB Root Hub

disassembling:
7c821a58 public NtQueryPerformanceCounter: ; function entry point
7c821a58 mov eax, $ad
7c821a5d mov edx, $7ffe0300
7c821a62 call dword ptr [edx] ; KiFastSystemCall (ntdll.dll)
7c821a62
7c821a64 > ret 8

[DotA_Player]

I tried to use LCD smartie undew Windows 2000 Professional SP4 and it's same problem : after 1-2 hour smartie seems to be frozen.

[grantb3]

I've had mine running on Win2k for about an hour so far with no problems. I'll run it longer and see if I notice anything. Are you guys using USB or RS232 or parallel port or what??

[DotA_Player]

I am using paralel (lpt) port with my HD44780 . It can't be port problem, if another programs are working with no problems.

[grantb3]

I am using paralel (lpt) port with my HD44780 . It can't be port problem, if another programs are working with no problems.

You have other programs that use not only the parallel port but also that particular plugin-DLL? I ran mine using both Genovation.DLL and HD44780S.DLL without any issues. I will test more.

[DotA_Player]

I am using paralel (lpt) port with my HD44780 . It can't be port problem, if another programs are working with no problems.

You have other programs that use not only the parallel port but also that particular plugin-DLL? I ran mine using both Genovation.DLL and HD44780S.DLL without any issues. I will test more.

I wanted to say, that if LCD smartie being started frozen (after 1-2 h activity), another programs controlling display are ok, you understand me ? (excuse my weak english)

[grantb3]

If you enable the desktop window (emulated LCD) does it freeze too?

[DotA_Player]

If you enable the desktop window (emulated LCD) does it freeze too?

You don't know the problem, I need someone who know.

[DotA_Player]

I am runing LCD Smartie 5.2 for 5 hours and everything is ok. 5.3 says every 10seconds "LCD Smartie has encoured error" .

[limbo]

If you enable the desktop window (emulated LCD) does it freeze too?

You don't know the problem, I need someone who know.

Please be Polite....

About your problem try to use the program with minimal dll usage (and screens) what is the behaviour?

[DotA_Player]

I have tried and it's always same problem, after some time runing copmuter (no lcd smartie !!) lcd smartie starting frozen. I couldn't understand it, if I dont run lcd smartie after windows startup, and I run him later, it's still frozen.

[grantb3]

It's probably one of the plugins. I ran LCD Smartie overnight (24 hres) on my Win2k box with no problems. My plugins are:

Genovation.dll
demo.dll
PBar.dll
volume.dll
YahooWeather.dll

I'm not sure what demo.dll is for and I don't know if I use it or not, but it is in the directory.

You need to start using the process of elimination to zero-in on your problem.

[DotA_Player]

It's probably one of the plugins. I ran LCD Smartie overnight (24 hres) on my Win2k box with no problems. My plugins are:

Genovation.dll
demo.dll
PBar.dll
volume.dll
YahooWeather.dll

I'm not sure what demo.dll is for and I don't know if I use it or not, but it is in the directory.

You need to start using the process of elimination to zero-in on your problem.

I can't undestand last sentence.

[Abi_J]

It's probably one of the plugins. I ran LCD Smartie overnight (24 hres) on my Win2k box with no problems. My plugins are:

Genovation.dll
demo.dll
PBar.dll
volume.dll
YahooWeather.dll

I'm not sure what demo.dll is for and I don't know if I use it or not, but it is in the directory.

You need to start using the process of elimination to zero-in on your problem.

I can't undestand last sentence.

He means you have to narrow down the list of suspects.

Try running Smartie with only 1 screen active, not using any plugins, if that works, then try running 2 screens, switching between them, then try with a plugin being called.

If Smartie works ok with just the basics, then start loading the plugins and setting up the screens you want one by one until you have a problem, whatever was added/changed when the problem reappeared is at fault.

it takes a while, adding one plugin, then waiting to see if it freezes, then adding another...

[DotA_Player]

It's probably one of the plugins. I ran LCD Smartie overnight (24 hres) on my Win2k box with no problems. My plugins are:

Genovation.dll
demo.dll
PBar.dll
volume.dll
YahooWeather.dll

I'm not sure what demo.dll is for and I don't know if I use it or not, but it is in the directory.

You need to start using the process of elimination to zero-in on your problem.

I can't undestand last sentence.

He means you have to narrow down the list of suspects.

Try running Smartie with only 1 screen active, not using any plugins, if that works, then try running 2 screens, switching between them, then try with a plugin being called.

If Smartie works ok with just the basics, then start loading the plugins and setting up the screens you want one by one until you have a problem, whatever was added/changed when the problem reappeared is at fault.

it takes a while, adding one plugin, then waiting to see if it freezes, then adding another...

I did it right you said, 0 plugins, 1 static screen, and smartie still seems to be frozen after one hour of PC running, i want understand but I can't .

Remember : I said PC running, no LCD smartie, if I run smartie in 2nd minute pc runing it's ok, if I run him in 70th minute he freeze.

[Abi_J]

Is it just Smartie that will freeze or is there any other programs that have problems too?

[grantb3]

What about some other program trying to access the port?

[DotA_Player]

I fixed it how ? I downloaded one driver, driver for my CPU (yeah, rigth, cpu). I never think I will be instaling drivers for cpu, but it works now, and the paradox is, that older smartie was ok without driver, nvm, it's ok, you can add this to bugs/issues list.