Here are the IRQ's requested, was it that obvious that I had no idea what I was talking about? Thanks for not rubbing my nose in it. I once again was looking for virtue in all the wrong places..
 
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x0000000F Direct memory access controller
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x0000000F PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x0000000F Motherboard resources
 
IRQ 52 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 52 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 52 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
Memory Address 0xFE400000-0xFE407FFF ASMedia XHCI Controller
Memory Address 0xFE400000-0xFE407FFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
IRQ 20 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 20 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 20 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 20 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 20 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
 
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF ASUS HD7770 Series
 
IRQ 54 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 54 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 54 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
I/O Port 0x0000E000-0x0000EFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x0000E000-0x0000EFFF ASUS HD7770 Series
 
Memory Address 0xFE900000-0xFE9001FF Asmedia 106x SATA Controller
Memory Address 0xFE900000-0xFE9001FF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
Memory Address 0xFED00000-0xFED003FF High precision event timer
Memory Address 0xFED00000-0xFED003FF Motherboard resources
 
Memory Address 0xFE700000-0xFE7FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xFE700000-0xFE7FFFFF ASMedia XHCI Controller
 
Memory Address 0xFE800000-0xFE8001FF Asmedia 106x SATA Controller
Memory Address 0xFE800000-0xFE8001FF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
IRQ 18 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
IRQ 18 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
 
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF ASUS HD7770 Series
 
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF ASUS HD7770 Series
 
Memory Address 0xFE200000-0xFE2FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xFE200000-0xFE2FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB PCI bus
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB ASUS HD7770 Series
 
Memory Address 0xFE500000-0xFE507FFF ASMedia XHCI Controller
Memory Address 0xFE500000-0xFE507FFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
Memory Address 0xFEA00000-0xFEAFFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xFEA00000-0xFEAFFFFF ASUS HD7770 Series
 
I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000C01F Asmedia 106x SATA Controller
I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000C01F PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 
I/O Port 0x00000062-0x00000063 Motherboard resources
I/O Port 0x00000062-0x00000063 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller
 
I/O Port 0x0000D000-0x0000D01F Asmedia 106x SATA Controller
I/O Port 0x0000D000-0x0000D01F PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
 

Update you may be able to completely remove the AI suite software, others who know about this might chirp in but from what I can perceive this may be unnecessary.

Here you go:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/How-do-I-resetdelete-AUDINI-m2012466.aspx
 
And also please reset and rescan your plugins afterwards, you will need to reconfigure everything in X preferences.
Any further issues from after this please paste windows event viewer messages.
 
 

although X3 folder not X2 folder of course.

I concur on temporarily suspending any antivirus software prior to installing trusted software, such as Sonar.  Probably also a good idea on disconnecting from web, but I don't currently do that.
 
There have been many threads where folks who have reported all kinds of weird errors have gone back and installed again after temporarily suspending their antivirus software, and then found that fixed the weirdness.
 
Sometimes, antivirus software even interferes with the download process, like downloading Sonar.
 
Bob Bone
 

The path for the AUD.ini file should be:
 
C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR X3 Producer
 
Sub X2 for X3 if that's what you are looking for.
 
Please note that the folder is actually hidden, so make sure you adjust your View options to display hidden folders.
 
Bob Bone
 

Found the AUD.INI file, reset it.  Thought I would find a drum track and learn how to use these things when it hung again. I was changing programs in "Session Drummer" and sonar stopped responding. This is the log from that event.
 
 
 
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Hang
Date:          12/1/2013 11:28:35 AM
Event ID:      1002
Task Category: (101)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Jams-PC
Description:
The program SONARX3.exe version 20.0.3.223 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.
 Process ID: a04
 Start Time: 01ceeeb9221af0f1
 Termination Time: 32
 Application Path: C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\SONAR X3\SONARX3.exe
 Report Id: f825608d-5aad-11e3-904e-20aa4b6219d2
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Hang" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1002</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>101</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-12-01T17:28:35.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>13910</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>Jams-PC</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>SONARX3.exe</Data>
    <Data>20.0.3.223</Data>
    <Data>a04</Data>
    <Data>01ceeeb9221af0f1</Data>
    <Data>32</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\SONAR X3\SONARX3.exe</Data>
    <Data>f825608d-5aad-11e3-904e-20aa4b6219d2</Data>
    <Binary>430072006F00730073002D0074006800720065006100640000000000</Binary>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Is it possible you have antivirus software running while trying to use Sonar?
 
If so, just for testing purposes, can you try temporarily suspending any antivirus software and launching Sonar again?  Before you do any of that, please get a clean boot, and then try the above test.
 
According to Microsoft, this error is fairly generic, but I did see a brief comment where one of their techs had indicated to someone that it can sometimes be caused by antivirus software interplay with applications that are executing.
 
Should be fairly easy to test.
 
Edited to remove question on your specs I reread and answered my own question.
 
Thanks, 
 
Bob Bone
 

Keep us updated... Further ideas might spring up (bump the thread if you like).
 
Cheers...

>Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
 
If you look at the line above : C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\AI Suite II\Network iControl\NetSvcHelp\NetSvcHelp.exe
 
.. which was discussed earlier in the thread...
 
Cheers..

I am assuming your event viewer errors are mostly cured by now, if not please paste here (reboot first if you haven't). No old messages unless the error persists. Cheers...

Checking that Win7 is "whole" is a simple check:
 
Start - type this in Search Box ->  CMD   find at top and RIGHT CLICK  -  RUN AS ADMIN

Enter this at the prompt - sfc /scannow

How to Repair Windows 7 System Files with System File Checker
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

After/before doing a chkdsk, I would also suggest doing a memory test (http://www.memtest86.com/).
 
A couple of times I have traced really odd behavior back to a faulty module.

This is like the "Energizer Bunny" issue. Did you run the system file checker in #83 above? That is a check that Windows can perform on itself to verify that the installed files are valid.
 
Doing a quick search on Event ID 1002 here as well.
 
Edit: Event ID 1002 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc735604(v=ws.10).aspx) looks like it is mostly isolated to Windows Installer, and possibly a bad installation.
 
Did you reinstall X3 during your trouble shooting?

I uninstalled, can anyone tell me how to get it back? reinstall from where? Do I need to buy it again?