[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by djbikeerrob

Ok folks i want a recommendation for a laptop that will unequivocally work for hoster right out of the box ( after doing all the updates and required changes) please do no suggest a lenovo as i have already wasted 1000.00 dollars on that fiasco. i want one that works with hoster no problems no fussing. something you actualy have used and you know works i need the exact model number and particulars (specs) even where you bought it from if you can tell me. I thank you all in advance.

You might want to ask this under "Singers and Hosts Wisdom", as this question has nothing to do with Hoster problems.

Everyone has their own preferences. I personally like HP. The specs are different on every laptop. It woud be almost impossible for you to find a laptop with everything exactly the same as someone else's. I have been using my HP with Vista for over 6 years and many people had problems with AMD processors & yet some have no problems at all. It took a long time for me to get mine to work flawlessly, but now it does. The other thing I could use is more RAM. Also, not all CDRoms will play CDG files even if they say they will (that's why you're hearing CLICKS). Many of us use a USB drive. I purchased my last one from MTU.

From your reports, it sounds to me like you made some changes & then later made others. This can confuse your computer. When that happens, sometimes a Registry Cleaner will solve those problems. Have you tried that, after all the changes you made?

Since your computer is still new, personally I would recommend doing a complete System Restore back to the way it was out of the box. THEN, do all your updates, slowly one at a time. This will take several hours. If you get in a hurry & miss one, or do it "out of order" or even put in something you don't need, again your computer will be confused. Updating a new computer with all the Microsoft updates, plus the required Video codecs, AND turning OFF everything that should not be running in the background (following MTU's recommendations), will easily take 8 hours or more. THEN & ONLY THEN should you install Hoster.

I hope this helps.
P.S. If you have been using Hoster for 10 years, then you should already know the answer to your question....... which computer has worked for you in the past?????