xp64 search box

[hughwilliams]

running a quad core amd processor, 4 gig of memory windows xp64

i have had to have a new mother board fitted to my home computer and since then i have installed all updates etc and when i attempt to run hoster it comes up in the bottem bar, i then restore it and it opens up ,, when i then hit the search box it appears in the bottem bar but will not pen. I have upgraded to 4.09d, i have used the uninstall and reinstall but no change, any ideas would be appreciated.
regards
hugh

[Roy Dennis]

It may be off the screen, go to tools/ options & click reset displays.

[hughwilliams]

tried that it makes no difference, when you click on the search bar it appears to open in the bottem bar, then if you click maximise nothing happens, if however you click on resize the pointer jumps to the left side of the screen with a resize cross but it does nothing else,, i have uninstalled using 4.09d and then reinstalled, i wonder if i have to totally uninstall using add remove programs to clear the whole software and start from new, ??
regards
hugh

[madjim- with the Lord]

Hugh,
First right click on the task bar that has the Start button on it and select properties. Then tick the auto hide box. If this makes the top of the search window visable, move it up so you can see as much of as you want to see then turn the auto hide back off.

If that Doesn't help, try changing the resolution on your computer monitor to it's highest setting. This should make eveything visable and give you the ability to set you windows where you want them. Once they are set to your liking, set it back to the resolution you run Hoster at and see if you can always see what you want to see.

You may have your search window set where the top of the window is below your task bar.

I hope this helps.

Jim

[Roy Dennis]

If you reinstall, tick the box that appears in one of the install windows to clear existing settings. You won't lose any data but you will have to reset all the options.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by hughwilliams

tried that it makes no difference, when you click on the search bar it appears to open in the bottem bar, then if you click maximise nothing happens, if however you click on resize the pointer jumps to the left side of the screen with a resize cross but it does nothing else,, i have uninstalled using 4.09d and then reinstalled, i wonder if i have to totally uninstall using add remove programs to clear the whole software and start from new, ??
regards
hugh

Using the Add/Remove Programs doesn't do any different than what the Hoster Install program does. No additional items are removed.
Dennis has the right idea. The locations are saved in your registry. By re-installing and checking the box on the personal information page to clear the registry settings will reset everything to the default location. And yes you will have to set everything back up such as any Instabuttons you use.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

It may be off the screen, go to tools/ options & click reset displays.

I wonder why this didn't work for him??

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I wonder why this didn't work for him??

Because the settings for the search and singers database are not part of that reset.

[mindonstrike]

You are correct. I could have sworn that it would reset everything.
I did try re-installing (no need to remove first), using the checkbox to clear the registry and it did reset everything back to factory default. The trouble of course with that method is that if you loose the database search at a gig and you don't know any other method to restore it you might be hurtin' for lack of an internet connection.

Sam

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

You are correct. I could have sworn that it would reset everything.
I did try re-installing (no need to remove first), using the checkbox to clear the registry and it did reset everything back to factory default. The trouble of course with that method is that if you loose the database search at a gig and you don't know any other method to restore it you might be hurtin' for lack of an internet connection.

Sam

I wouldn't recommend doing anything at a gig that involved reinstalling even if there was Internet access. I would switch to 3.4 and hope that got me bye for the evening. You can't mess about while every body is waiting to sing.

[hughwilliams]

Well i must extend my gratitude to all of you for your assistance in my little niggle,
i re-installed puting the check mark in and low and behold my beloved search box has returned like the prodical son,,

many thanks you guys for all your efforts,
kind regards
hugh (knightowls karaoke)

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

I wouldn't recommend doing anything at a gig that involved reinstalling even if there was Internet access. I would switch to 3.4 and hope that got me bye for the evening. You can't mess about while every body is waiting to sing.

I believe 3.4 shares the registry settings for the database search position with 4.x, so if you can't find it with one you probably won't with the other either.

A couple years ago I was at a friends show where his hired host lost the search window. This was a new problem to me so I had very little to suggest and without the ability to reference the forums I couldn't remember how to reset the registry. His shows/books do not use bookids and he had no listing of them anywhere, he was totally dependant on that search window. After about a half hour someone made a good guess with the mouse and managed to pluck the thing out of the abyss.

After this I "new feature" requested a button that would reset it (and the SND since that was often getting lost as well).
Maybe in "Help" there could be a selection that would take one to an emergency troubleshhoting section of the manual that might address these things??

Sam

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I believe 3.4 shares the registry settings for the database search position with 4.x, so if you can't find it with one you probably won't with the other either.

A couple years ago I was at a friends show where his hired host lost the search window. This was a new problem to me so I had very little to suggest and without the ability to reference the forums I couldn't remember how to reset the registry. His shows/books do not use bookids and he had no listing of them anywhere, he was totally dependant on that search window. After about a half hour someone made a good guess with the mouse and managed to pluck the thing out of the abyss.

After this I "new feature" requested a button that would reset it (and the SND since that was often getting lost as well).
Maybe in "Help" there could be a selection that would take one to an emergency troubleshhoting section of the manual that might address these things??

Sam

A good back up is to have a second laptop handy, you can be up and running in 5 minutes.

Sort the other problem out when you get home.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

A good back up is to have a second laptop handy, you can be up and running in 5 minutes.

Sort the other problem out when you get home.

I have a backup always running. I can switch back and forth and no one will ever know except that the desktop image changes a little. But many folks don't have this option for one reason or another.

Either way I'm glad to see Hugh got his problem fixed.

Sam

[ddouglass]

There are 5 items in the registry for AddTrackSrch that set the location. You could go in and delete those then restart Hoster and that would readd the search in its default location. This would do it without disturbing the rest of the settings.