Song.mpd error

kjunkies · #1 April 12th, 2009, 07:00 PM

I have had a look through the forums but so far I haven't come across a similar issue that I had. Just b4 a gig this week I was importing a new disc into hoster when the laptop shutdown. I reopened it but it came up with a error message saying that it couldn't read a file in C:\Documents and settings... databases\songs.mdb. I tried to search for a song but it came up with the same msg. I am not really that computer savy so it took me about 30mins but I worked out that Hoster has a backup 'songs.mdb'

so I renamed the 'songs.mdb' 'oldsongs.mdb' & changed the backup file to 'songs.mdb'. This worked perfectly.

When I got home I started the laptop so that I could change the files back to check the error message in this forum but it appears to have reset itself to 'songs.mdp' & 'songs_backup.mdb' & there is no error message.

Can anybody tell me what happened & is what I did the best way to fix the problem. My issue is, I hire staff sometimes to run my gigs & they are less savy than me so if this happens to them they will probably just shut down & go home.

ddouglass · #2 April 12th, 2009, 07:25 PM

There is no such thing as an MDP file in Access which is what Hoster uses for the database.
What version of Hoster are you using?
Are you using XP or Vista?
The database files are now stored in C:\MTU\Hoster and not in the Documents and Settings area. This was moved because Vista causes problems with changable files stored in the Program Files and in the Documents and Settings areas.

kjunkies · #3 April 12th, 2009, 07:39 PM

I am still running 3.32. I haven't upgraded past that yet as I had major problems with Hoster with 'local\temp\auout.zzz' when I upgraded to 3.317 last year. I decided at that stage not to try to fix it unless it was broken & I have not had any problems until now.

I am running Windows XP.

ddouglass · #4 April 12th, 2009, 10:46 PM

Those problems have long been fixed and a lot of new features added since 3.312. Hoster is now up to version 4.08.
As I said there are no Access files with an extension of MDP. This could be a virus causing that, so I would check for one.
I do know that if there isn't a Backup file that Hoster will recreate which is why that file showed up again.

kjunkies · #5 April 13th, 2009, 02:41 AM

Thanks Dale. I guess it's time to finally upgrade my Hoster. As I said, I didn't want to fix what wasn't broken & this is the first problem I have had since 3.317.

B4 I do that though I noticed from the forums that I will need a min of 2gig ram for 4.08. I have been running off just 800mg without any problems.

ddouglass · #6 April 13th, 2009, 03:03 AM

The 2 GB of Ram is for Vista. For XP it will run with less but it is recommend you have 1.5GB. This is Ram and what you quoted I believe was the Processor speed.
If you right click on My Computer, go to properties, look at the bottom of that page of information it will tell you what your processor speed is and how much RAM you have.

Beavis · #7 April 13th, 2009, 10:02 AM

before i upgraded to 4.08 i only had 256M of ram.

kjunkies · #8 April 13th, 2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks. I have 896mb of RAM. I am pretty sure that when I started using Hoster it was version 3.10 & I only needed around 500mb of RAM. B4 I change to 4.08 is there anything else that has changed which I need to upgrade on the laptop to ensure I don't have any problems?

Also - Beavis do you still run on 256mb RAM or did you upgrade it B4 changing to 4.08? Will my system still run without any problems with what I have if I upgrade?

billyo · #9 April 13th, 2009, 06:29 PM

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quote=kjunkies;91711]Thanks. I have 896mb of RAM. I am pretty sure that when I started using Hoster it was version 3.10 & I only needed around 500mb of RAM. B4 I change to 4.08 is there anything else that has changed which I need to upgrade on the laptop to ensure I don't have any problems?

make sure you do all the recommended changes before you do the upgrade..

Also - Beavis do you still run on 256mb RAM or did you upgrade it B4 changing to 4.08? Will my system still run without any problems with what I have if I upgrade?[/quote]

ddouglass · #10 April 13th, 2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kjunkies

Thanks. I have 896mb of RAM. I am pretty sure that when I started using Hoster it was version 3.10 & I only needed around 500mb of RAM. B4 I change to 4.08 is there anything else that has changed which I need to upgrade on the laptop to ensure I don't have any problems?

Also - Beavis do you still run on 256mb RAM or did you upgrade it B4 changing to 4.08? Will my system still run without any problems with what I have if I upgrade?

If you don't use the computer for anything other than Hoster and don't try to use a lot of videos you should probably be all right. also run through this list and make sure you have everything done on it: http://www.mtu.com/upgrades/hoster/xp-changes.htm
Also make sure you video has at least 128MB of memory for it as 4.08 is much more graphic intense than any of the 3.XXX were. Read all the additions for the 4.0X series and you will see how much they have changed it and added to it.

Beavis · #11 April 13th, 2009, 08:19 PM

nope, ran right out and got me 2gb

ddouglass · #12 April 14th, 2009, 10:13 AM

KJunkies, I would check and see if there is a memory upgrade for that laptop to see if you could take it up a bit. What make and model is it?
Also there is another site that can help you turn off unnecessary processes that will help too. It is http://www.blackviper.com/ and is several lists compiled by the individual to help people set up their computers. There is one there for doing XP.

kjunkies · #13 April 17th, 2009, 04:37 PM

Thanks Dale.

I have an ASUS Z92Mseries. I haven't had any 'RAM' based issues thus far so I haven't needed to try to fix things. I will save that website for the future when it inevitably all goes wrong. Unfortunately, for me, good things never last forever.... especially when it comes to computers

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