I'm with "daveny5". With a machine like that - and 4 Gig of Ram installed, why not install 64 bit Windows?
I understand everyone has their reasons, and I'm not trying to make a debate out of this - but it likely would have helped in this case.

People think they have 3 Gig of Ram available on a 32 bit system, but that is not really true. 3 gig is available for use by OS and apps, but any ONE application (the sonar exe for example) can't use more than 2 gig in a 32 bit system. In other words, Sonar will not use 3 gig on a 32 bit system even if it's available - it simply can't! Once Sonar starts using more than 1.5 Gig you will likely start to notice problems. That problem will go away when using 64 bit systems.

As I think others have mentioned, Sonar (going back to X1 at least) gives a out of memory when Sonar tries to read the ID tags embedded into certain audio files.  The error has nothing to do with the amount of memory on the machine - it is tied to an error that happens when trying to read certain files (usually .mp3).

I have found that converting offending files into either .wav or .flac works.

John

Thanks for all the extra comments.  I wasn't aware that a 32 gig system would limit the RAM used by programmes.
 
That said, the problems only started after the X2a update.  I never had an out of memory error with X2.  Last night, as one of the previous postings suggested, I used the REX player and dragged in a midi file into the project from there, and it was all fine. 
 
I don't know if my machine can take a 64 bit operating system, but anyway, I'd rather just change my PC at some point to a 64 bit PC and get something a little newer.  For now I have a work around so I'm happy.
 
The system seems very stable now that I've reinstalled it all with the quickfix, the most stable that I've experienced.  I don't want to rock the boat too much!  Thanks for all the help and the comments.
 
 

jaggedredux


Thanks for all the extra comments.  I wasn't aware that a 32 gig system would limit the RAM used by programmes.
 
That said, the problems only started after the X2a update.  I never had an out of memory error with X2.  Last night, as one of the previous postings suggested, I used the REX player and dragged in a midi file into the project from there, and it was all fine. 
 
I don't know if my machine can take a 64 bit operating system, but anyway, I'd rather just change my PC at some point to a 64 bit PC and get something a little newer.  For now I have a work around so I'm happy.
 
The system seems very stable now that I've reinstalled it all with the quickfix, the most stable that I've experienced.  I don't want to rock the boat too much!  Thanks for all the help and the comments.
 
 

Edited to remove ignorance - the OP had the info I was asking for again here,  Bob Bone