Cool, however, in my experience, I have found that `it doesn't always work; and I believe that if you have installed or updated other programs since, that those will be set back (undone) as well. That could be a night mare for some people, esp. me.

when you open up the system restore, it will show you a time and date or a restore point ( i think ) .just like when i did a system restore when i downloaded the demo 4.4 and i lost my cd/dvd drives, i chose the date and time on when i loaded the demo.. i didnt lose anything

Yeah, I know but sometimes it just says "cannot restore to thhat point" for whatever reason. happened that day I had the blue screen of death.

you have to have at least 15 gb left on your hhd for the system restore to work..

you got me:t

Vista comes with .net Framework 3.0 and WMP 11 already installed. These will not show in add/remove programs. Try running the Belarc Advisor (search internet for it). This is a free program and will tell you what is installed.

This is not changing any systems settings. It is allowing you to see the Windows programs in the Add/Remove Programs. XP has something similar where you can tell it to Show Updates.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird74 (Post 83106) Hey Jim,

Thanks, Dale. But as you can see above, the mystery was solved earlier today.

Thanks, Dale - the above is my answer to James Murray after he explained the same thing to me.

Dale, you have been missed:w, but we've bee doing a pretty good job of figuring things out today anyway:g helping each other:):):)

Sorry. Between vacation and Hurricane Ike, I have been pretty busy. I am back now and getting back to work this coming weekend.
You all have a fine job, so I am just trying ease back in and answer or clarify some of the questions that have been asked.

You were missed Dale and we are all glad you're back in your house getting your life back in order. I commend all of the folks here on the forum for doing such a great job while you were gone. The problem is your shoes are so big that all of us as a group could not fill them. :c

Appreciate you brother!


Jim :g

IMPORTANT!

to see what .NET Framework is installed:

In XP:
1. Open Control Panel, from the Start Menu
2. Click Control panel
3. Click Add/Remove Programs
4. In the screen that appears, click the checkbox titled Show updates at the top center. If not, all updates are hidden.

In Vista:
1. Open Control Panel, from the Start Menu
2. Click on Classic View on the Left hand side of Control Panel
3. Double click on Programs and Features, which will show you the installed Programs on your computer
4. To see the Version of .net Framework, on the Left hand side click on "Turn Windows Features on or off". This will then bring up a Window that you can see the .net framework version.
5. If you wish to also see all the Windows Updates that are Installed, then you can Click on the View Installed Updates on the Left hand side also.


Hope this helps everyone determine what .NET Framework they have installed.

We are researching 3.5 version versus Hoster 4.04/4.05. So far, we haven't found any reason .NET 3.5 should cause the lyrics to be out of sync with the music. :e :?

I finally got it through my thick head:t followed instructions & discovered I have .NET 3.0 - that's what came with my HP Vista 6 months ago. And, I have never had a problem with any out-of-sync, display or video issues. I first installed 3.316, then 3.321 & now have 4.03. (Haven't tried 4.05 on Vista yet, but working good on my 6-year old XP):g

Update
 

The download of .netframework 3.5 that I got was SP1 for netframework 3.5 (Thanks Dale :c) Since netframework 3.5 was not on my machine and it installed anyway, it crashed Hoster.

Live and learn. :r

Jim :g

I only know that when I upgraded to SP1, it did not give me nor even ask if I wanted 3.5. So, I guess I was lucky.:g:g
(Jim, I thought you only used XP?)

It's SP1 FOR netframework 3.5

You are correct Sky, When I saw James was having problems and that he was running under netframework 3.5 which I didn't know was out, I tried to get a copy and see what happened in XP. Well I got SP1 for netframework 3.5 instead of netframework 3.5 and it crashed Hoster.

Jim :g

:eOh, I thought you meant SP1 for vista:r.
What did you have on your XP to begin with? I still have .NET 2.0 and wondering if I should upgrade to 3.0:? I wonder if that affects whether videos play with or without vocals?:c

I've always had netframework 3.0 with Hoster 4. My advise is to update to 3.0 Sky. :w It can't hurt.

Jim :g

Be careful when you search for 3.0, at many of the sites the download says 3.0 but is actually 3.5. Just make sure you get the right one before loading it. Then make sure you download and install the update for 3.0