Hoster stopped working

[Notesman55]

Gentlemen,

As of the evening of July 3rd, I had been importing my karaoke CDs into the hoster program; as of the morning of July 4th, the Hoster program has stopped working!

HELP!!!!

[George]

Are you saying the program won't even open ?

If that's the case something may have corrupted the desktop shortcut.

The default location of the Hoster program is in c:\program files\Micro Technology Unlimited(that's unless you changed something when you downloaded).

Go there, right click on the Hoster folder, and click on SEND TO ..DESKTOP (create shortcut)

If the new shortcut doesn't open the program, go back to the Hoster folder, double click on it and see if it opens.



If this is not the case, and the program is opening, but you are having a problem, we need more specifics.

[Notesman55]

Sorry for the lack of info....Here is the bottom Line:

I turned on my computer this morning to continue importing my karaoke cds to the Hoster program, yet it doesn't show me the karaoke Brand ID's,
nor will it allow me to type in a disc ID without shutting down!

THanks for your help!

[George]

First thing I would do is shut down and unplug the computer for ten minutes or so.

See if that gets you back to normal.

If not then I'd reinstall the program. You shouldn't lose any KMA files you've already imported.

Beyond that, move over and I'll get up on that limb with you, 'cause I don't have a clue.

[ddouglass]

A bit more info would help even more. Like version of Hoster? XP or Vista?

If George's suggestion doesn't work, uninstall and reinstall Hoster. As George's says you won't lose your song KMA files. The way to uninstall is through the setup program file. You do have it copied to a safe location right?

[mindonstrike]

Take a look at the event viewer in the control panel/administrative tools, check applications and system viewers. If you find something and if you are connected to the internet there will be a link to Microsoft that might tell you whats going on.


It would appear that something in the computer got corrupted on July 3 so I would do a restore to a date previous to that.

Sam

[George]

Have come to the conclusion that system restore does not work unless there has been a change in the operating system, and/or related settings

Several times when I've encountered product glitches and tried to restore, got the message that a restore could not be done as there were no changes in the system.

Maybe that's why they call it "system" restore.

I'd still try it if all else fails, and I continue to do so, but with crossed fingers, as it fails more times than it works.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by George

Have come to the conclusion that system restore does not work unless there has been a change in the operating system, and/or related settings

Several times when I've encountered product glitches and tried to restore, got the message that a restore could not be done as there were no changes in the system.

Maybe that's why they call it "system" restore.

I'd still try it if all else fails, and I continue to do so, but with crossed fingers, as it fails more times than it works.

Except for one time when I had a bad block on the disk right where the restore settings were located, it has always worked for me. Even after removing and installing an upgrade that wouldn't work, I could restore to before the removal and the old version would be there fully functional.

Not a gaurentee by any means, but something worth trying.

Sam

[George]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

Except for one time when I had a bad block on the disk right where the restore settings were located, it has always worked for me. Even after removing and installing an upgrade that wouldn't work, I could restore to before the removal and the old version would be there fully functional.

Not a gaurentee by any means, but something worth trying.

Sam

Yes, but in each of those instances you cited, a change was made in the registry which caused a restore point to be created. When the restore worked you were still faced with having to reinstall the current version.

In Beta Testing the endless installations triggering registry changes makes the probability of a successful restore on the first try very high. Not so with the rank and file users.

When no such restore point events occur, no new software or upgrade installations triggering a rergistry change, and things are going along well, then suddenly a glitch pops up, the probability of a system restore working are next to nill, unless one keeps going back in time on a trial and error basis. That appears to be the case here and is why I opted to cut to the chase and re-install the software to begin with.

In thinking this through I realized the obvious solution is to create one's own restore points on a regular basis. I intend to do that weekly from now on, just prior to cloning my drive.

I'll bet hardly anyone thinks to create their own restore points when things are working. I know I never have.

[George]

Originally Posted by George

In thinking this through I realized the obvious solution is to create one's own restore points on a regular basis. I intend to do that weekly from now on, just prior to cloning my drive.

I'll bet hardly anyone thinks to create their own restore points when things are working. I know I never have.

So much for that brainstorm. A restore point that one creates has the same effect as automatic restore points. If no system changes have been made since the restore point date, the self created restore point will have no effect.

In the meantime I wonder how Notesman55 is making out.

[Beavis]

how old is the computer ???

maybe it needs some dusting inside the cover

i bet the cpu fans is clogged solid

[Notesman55]

Gentlemen...!

Thanks for the assist...I reinstalled the program and it's all hunkydory now!

[George]

You're welcome...enjoy

[George]

There is a way to create a viable restore point. Uninstall and reinstall a product. I used Vogone...took about four minutes.

The uninstall and install restore points are listed. Now if a problem crops up I can simply select the Vogone install restore point and everything will be back as it is currently without having to lose any current programs.

There had to be a way.