my studio one 3 artist has refused to launch after update to 3.2....error msg reads ...studio one has stopped working...

Did you reboot after the install? After that, try right-clicking the icon and selecting "Run As Administrator". If it still fails, go to your Programs & Features Control Panel and select S1 and hit "Change" or "Repair" if that option is available and see if a repair works. Had to do that for Microsoft Outllok the other day, any install can go wonky.