Select Data Source

[Picolo Porco]

Every time I run Hoster I get a dialog box "Select Data Source" which is prompting for a file data source or machine data source that "describes the driver that you wish to connect to." Cancel or OK causes a crash. Reopening Hoster often temporarily fixes things, but it's only temporary. I'm using 4.31, but it happened with the past couple of versions, too.

[ddouglass]

Can you attach a screen shot of this? This is a totally new problem that we have never seen.
What operating system are you using?

[admin]

Dale is right, this is a problem we have never seen before.

Did you make all the "Hoster REQUIRED changes for:" for your Windows at: http://www.mtu.com/upgrades/hoster.htm

[Picolo Porco]

It seems that the issue was *probably* a Win7 update that snuck in under the radar and didn't self-install. Once I installed the outstanding updates I didn't have the problem again.

Weird how "automatically download and install all updates" doesn't actually *do* that.

[bugspappaw]

I am getting the same Data Source screen everytime I try to import a new file to Hoster. I am running XP Dell Inspiron 1525 with Hoster 4.32. What updates are recommended? Do I need to reload? This is a 2nd PC I am importing to. THanks. bugspappaw


Every time I run Hoster I get a dialog box "Select Data Source" which is prompting for a file data source or machine data source that "describes the driver that you wish to connect to." Cancel or OK causes a crash. Reopening Hoster often temporarily fixes things, but it's only temporary.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bugspappaw

I am getting the same Data Source screen everytime I try to import a new file to Hoster. I am running XP Dell Inspiron 1525 with Hoster 4.32. What updates are recommended? Do I need to reload? This is a 2nd PC I am importing to. THanks. bugspappaw


Every time I run Hoster I get a dialog box "Select Data Source" which is prompting for a file data source or machine data source that "describes the driver that you wish to connect to." Cancel or OK causes a crash. Reopening Hoster often temporarily fixes things, but it's only temporary.

Main thing is to make sure you have all of the Microsoft updates for XP. In your start menu should be a listing for Windows updates, go to that website and use the custom updates. Do all of the updates they have except the hardware updates.

[bugspappaw]

I updated the windows XP patches (I did not update the microsoft office ones) and went back through my checklist. I have restarted at least 4 times, but I'm still getting the stupid window popping up. It won't let me import until I click cancel or 'x' out of the window. Should I reinstall my software? (4.32)

[Roy Dennis]

Try this:
Go to windows update, select "View update history" look down the list and see if any show a failed staus, if so make a note of the update name in brackets and see if that same update shows succesfull at a later date, if not go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/fixit/

Then select windows from there then select windows update as one fix.
As that may resolve the problem.
If it is not an update problem then try: some of the other fixes like open desktop features or open program files, then I should run the first three selections that appear.
You can try any of the other fixes also that you think may help.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bugspappaw

I updated the windows XP patches (I did not update the microsoft office ones) and went back through my checklist. I have restarted at least 4 times, but I'm still getting the stupid window popping up. It won't let me import until I click cancel or 'x' out of the window. Should I reinstall my software? (4.32)

I would do the office updates too since Hoster uses an access database.