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Old May 4th, 2012, 11:11 AM
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Re: Hoster not reading CDGs with Optiarc DVD+RW Drive

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Originally Posted by FRadspinner View Post
I'd like to record the outcome of this. I connected an external drive that I bought from MTU years ago so I know it reads CDG and Hoster 4.11 worked well. But my Microstudio wouldn't play the CDGs from this external drive. So I ended up upgrading both Microstudio and Hoster to the current version. MTU told me that the versions I had of Hoster and Microstudio did not work at all with Windows7! (If only I'd known this from the beginning!) So the problem was not with my laptop, I just needed to upgrade. They must make changes (when they upgrade) regarding the CDG burners or something. That is interesting that Hoster 4.11 worked with a CDG drive that I know for sure read CDG.

However, the Hoster Upgrade didn't work still when I installed it. It would not even open!

I had to delete all the old Hoster files that were on my laptop first and then install it again and then it worked. What an ordeal! But I'm glad I got it working!!
I am glad you got it working.
One thing to keep in mind though is that as CD drives age, the laser in them loses strength. Eventually it will get to the point where it is not strong enough to read the more complex formats.
Windows 7 changed the way lots of things work and that is one reason MTU had to upgrade the programs to reflect the changes in the way Windows 7 handles the drives, playback, and many other items that directly effected Hoster and Microstudio as well as the other programs.
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