I expect any version of Hoster can install on a Vista computer, but prior to 3.316 Hoster was not tested or designed to work or run Vista.
Over the releases since 3.316, MANY upgrades have been made to avoid "Windows problems" we have never seen before Vista.
In our humble opinion, Vista is NOT for professionals as it has so many querks that can rear their ugly heads at any time. DO NOT use 3.318 or 3.319 as they exposed a Windows Vista problem where Vista would automatically reallocate your files to a "Virtual Store" folder it creates AND HIDES from your access. One user had 65,000 KMAs disappear in a fraction of a second.
If you are using 4.08, all known problems have been solved. However, it is critical you DISABLE your UAC (User Access Control). Without this, you are giving Vista control to move files, change security restraints on running applications, and other nasties that you don't want to have appear during any show.
Hoster can be made to run reliably on Vista if you follow our web-based instructions page that is revealed during installation.
Having said that, you will always regret having a Vista computer for running professional shows. XP is a much better and safer OS to run with. Microsoft is expected to release Windows 7 this September to REPLACE Vista. They can't admit Vista was a mistake, but Win7 is proof of this. MTU is preparing to run on Windows 7. As soon as it is released, we will no longer add any new features to run under Vista. Vista will die quickly for professionals. Keep in mind that no Windows First release has ever been stable.
Until Windows 7 SR1 is released, we will still recommend running XP (or Vista Business below).
If you can get Vista Business with "Downgrade to XP", we strongly suggest you do this and RUN XP, never activating Vista. You will have a far better performance machine if you do this.
Vista requires at least 2GB RAM to "behave". XP can run reliably even with 512MB, but 1GB is our recommended minimum, especially for those who have over 20,000 songs in their Hoster Songs Database. More songs require more RAM to hold the Access Database indices.
