Service Pack 1 has screwed up Windows 7. Help!

I just installed service pack 1. I had no noticeable problems before I did this. Now it's gone to hell. Half my programs won't start.
Here are some examples:

Catalyst Control Center pops up saying "Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown." and won't start.

Ventrilo
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Ventrilo.exe
Application Version: 3.0.7.0
Application Timestamp: 4ceff673
Fault Module Name: kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ce7c78b
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000016643
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: 8687
Additional Information 2: 8687a4a4cef467e2af9057f815bb0159
Additional Information 3: 156a
Additional Information 4: 156a0330c06597d1630d92700557e8bd

Realtek Audio Manager
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: RAVCpl64.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.553
Application Timestamp: 4c4e573e
Fault Module Name: kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ce7c78b
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000016643
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: ff21
Additional Information 2: ff2168275de8fccc66838b72484bd019
Additional Information 3: 1ef9
Additional Information 4: 1ef90f7a09ac1d7e819ef9b1c5cc2503

Anybody have any ideas? I can't find anything helpful or any reference of someone having similar trouble using the ol' googles.

 

just tried to open Windows Update and that doesn't open either. Got this
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: wuapp.exe
Application Version: 7.5.7601.17514
Application Timestamp: 4ce7b29c
Fault Module Name: kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ce7c78b
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000000000016643
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: 710f
Additional Information 2: 710ff59996a294a36ccf45fb56764df9
Additional Information 3: 935f
Additional Information 4: 935f0650b59952f9365057011cd069b8

 

Hi,

what if you uninstall SP1?
Also, how did you install the service pack?

Michael

 

Windows update did the service pack install. How would I go about uninstalling it?

 

How to uninstall Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

 

Control Panel -> Programs etc. You may need to check the "show updates" box.

The other option is to restore the system to the state before installing the SP (assuming you have not disabled the system restore function)

Michael

 

AHA! In the various places I pleaded for help I have managed to find out the problem. The amBx ambient lighting I have messes stuff up with SP1 installed, so I guess I'm sticking with 7600 build for the moment. Thanks anyways!

 

I'd rather ditch that "ambient light".

from: http://www.ambx.com/downloads

Michael

 

I love the amBx :'(

 

Interesting ... so the Phillip's "legacy hardware" ambient light driver was working in pre SP1 windows and installing SP1 caused problems?

 

rav64cpl is the realtek audio manager, ventrilio is also audio related.

remove all of the audio device drivers, reboot, and then reinstall your audio device drivers.

make damned sure you're using up to date drivers for all of your devices.

wuapp.exe errors/crashes during a service pack install are usually a sign of windows activation and/or licensing problems.

 

Basically yeah. It did it for my friend who also has amBx aswell, apparently it's the latest beta drivers though because someone else I know who has ambx but on the last main release drivers has had no problems. Strange.

I always keep my drivers up to date. I've rolled back to before the service pack anyway and I'll leave it like that for now.

 

^
so its fixed now?

 

Well it's not really fixed as such. I just rolled back the service pack so windows is back to 7600build and it's all working again. I'll get the service pack when amBx update their drivers.

 

Wait - Win7 is out for more than one year, and the manufacturer didn't mind providing updated drivers.
Do you really think, there will be any updates, especially since the thing is flagged as "Legacy"?

Michael

 

I was wondering the same thing ... it seems a really long time to not update the drivers.

 

I heard hell is supposed to freeze over next week, so maybe...

Gary

 

Have you tried at the 'new' amBX company? AmBX UK LTD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Yo guys,

I had just installed SP1 and had the random app crashing too, was totally stumped until a friend showed me this. I looked into it a bit further, there's a whole thread about it on the amBX forums:

amBX forum - Login

In short, if you disable amBXFxGen.exe from running on startup, you can use SP1 without an issue - the downside is you will have no effects for games/videos. However, apps like Illuminate still work.

Easiest way to disable it is to use Sysinternals Autoruns ( Autoruns for Windows) - untick "amBX System Tray Application" under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and try again.

They also mentioned completely uninstalling/reinstalling the amBX suite and not updating to the latest profile works... The amBXFxGen solution worked for me.

Good luck!

 

And wouldn't a better title for this thread be

 

ye maybe if i knew that when i made the thread. anyway to everyone out there saying "hell will freeze over before new drivers come out" Mad Katz are releasing an amBx based system in the near future so yes final release drivers will start rolling out again. last beta drivers were release towards the last few months of last year.

 

Hey, dude, check what I wrote here. I'm sure that will do the trick