Problems with XP Service Pack 2 and Hoster

[tymzend]

OK, I had held off on updating my computer to Service pack 2, just because things were running so well without it. But, after seeing that a lot of people have upgraded, and MTU is sending out all new PC's with Service Pack 2, I thought I'd go ahead.

Not sure what happened, but it basically rendered Hoster unusable.

What could the update possibly have changed on my PC?

I have Hoster 2.219 installed.

Audio drops on every single brand of CDG (not just drops, but 5 second pauses), graphics swipes 1 or 2 lines behind the music, etc.

Thankfully, when I did my drive copy, I backed everything up before I made the change, so I can get it all back to normal.

But, until I figure what wnet haywire, I won't be able to upgrade to SP2.

Any thoughts?

[djmadmaxx]

you need to reinstall the video drivers. you'll need to get the latest from the manufacturer of your card. the video drivers that come with SP2 don't work well

[tymzend]

XP2 changes your video drivers without asking?

Man, that stinks.

MTU, which driver version should I get for the card you sent in my PC?

[Beavis]

just do a rollback of the driver!

[tymzend]

Good call.

Thanks!

[tymzend]

The drivers are the same version that I had prior to Service Pack 2.

Any other ideas as to why it could be acting up now?

For now, going to just run off of the back-up hard drive.

I might try it at the show tonight, and if it acts up again, I'll just go to the other drive.

I can't see any driver changes at all, so not sure what's causing the issues.

[dlessnau]

I had some problems with my user account not being able to run Hoster after the SP2 Upgrade. The adminsitrator account worked OK.

I used system restore and went back to before I put SP2 on and also Direct X 9. I still could not get the user account to work, so I deleted it and just use the adminstrator account. Don't need the grief.

I will not install SP2 again. I never hook to the internet and only use the laptop for Hoster, so why should I take a chance and install it when the program is working well without it?

If I buy another laptop with Hoster installed from MTU, and they put it on and test it and all is working fine before I get it, then OK, but for me out here in the field, I'm not taking any more chances with my present setup.