unhandled exception

[rollthebones]

can any body tell me how to figure out and elimante unhandled exception, run time errors, fatal errors, ect. i seem to get at least one a day if not more. it doesn't matter if i have one dwg. opend or ten. is there anyway to find out what is causing them or what the codes mean that acompany them. thanks in advance

[csiarch]

Nothing specific but here are a few suggestions:

You didn't state what your operating system is which can sometimes make a difference. Go to the Autodesk forums and search their knowledge base for answers using wording that may pop up in the dreaded window (if any).

If you haven't already done so, do a little computer house cleaning. Run your O/S's defragmentation program and get your hard drive a little better organized.

If there are a lot of little programs running in the background, try shutting some of the less needed ones down to see if some of the errors go away. Windows is famous for loading a bunch of stuff that sits around doing nothing but steals a little bit of your operating resources without you realizing it. Rule is: Don't load programs that you seldom use.

Check the contents of the TEMP folder (usually C:\Windows\TEMP) and see if there are unused files that were stored there during previous session but are not now serving any useful purpose. Delete then.

Empty your "trash" folder on a regular basis.

Even though you can have AutoCad, Word, Excel, etc. open at the same time, if you're not using them actively as part of your current work, close them out.

If you're using an initial issue of an operating system, see if later editions or so-called "service packs" improve things. Be careful, some services packs from microsoft and/or Autodesk can create more problems than they solve. Do your research before loading.

If loading upgrades to the above, do only one at a time and operate a while before implementing subsequent ones. If you load them all and have problems, you most likely will not be able to determine which one is causing problems.

Ensure that your anti-virus program is working and virus database is current.

Investigate acquiring a program such as Ad-aware which filters out hidden advertising routines. These can sometimes cause conflicts and since they are useless and annoying, get them out of your O/S.

Ask questions of people who are sensible experts in computers and operating systems. Stick with the advice of those who give the same logical answers to your questions. Don't let experimenters near your keyboard!

Go on other forums (sorry, guys) and search for them for answers to the same problems you're having. There's a lot of knowledge out there but it's up to you to do a little home work, too.

Good Luck and hope this helps. :)