Hoster 4.21 Vs. 4.22

[kod]

I upgraded to 4.22 and am still having problems with Hoster stopping. Last night (Thursday) it stopped four times, one with BA running, three without.

I have been to MicroSoft for the latest updates and updated DirectX.

Thanks goodness I don't have out-of-sync problems that some of you are reporting. I am running at -0.5.

Where do I find the recommendations for updating Windows 7 to match 4.22? I can't seem to find them...

[ddouglass]

The only things beyond the normal list is to update to Version 11 Windows Media Player and update DirectX.
Here is a link to the rest of the list:
http://www.mtu.com/upgrades/hoster/windows7-changes.htm

I don't know why yours is still stopping, because they fixed a lot to clear this up and I don't think there are any program errors left to find.
I would say leave task manager up and run a mock show watching the amount of memory free and processor use. It should go way up and/or free memory go way low just before it stops. That might give us a clue as to what is happening.

[kod]

Dale,

I printed the instructions and did everything I could find to do.

I already have WMP 12.0 and as I stated in my previous post, I have updated DirectX...

The only thing now for me is to try a dry run to see what happens and then wait for my show on Thursday.

I know this seems to be getting old, but I feel someone needs to know when we have problems. They won't go away if we ignore them...

[kod]

Last night during my Thursday show, Hoster stopped four times bewtween 11 pm and midnight (no problems before that). Again, it is only stopping between songs (thank goodness).

I ran BA for over an hour before the show started with no problem, but shut it off when I started.

My laptop is sitting on a mesh Rolodex stand with a cooling fan under it and is very cool to the touch.

I have updated/upgraded everything Hoster has recommended, so I don't know where to go from here...

Am I the only one still having problems?

[ddouglass]

It seems very strange to me that all of your stoping is after several hours of operation. This would make me thing it is an internal heat problem. Even with a fan on the outside and it feeling cool to the touch on the outside does not mean that you don't possible have an internal heat problem. MTU has gone through the program code very thoroughly and has not found anymore errors in it that can cause this.
How long have you had this laptop? If you have had it for 6 months or more I would have it cleaned and checked out.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by kod

Last night during my Thursday show, Hoster stopped four times bewtween 11 pm and midnight (no problems before that). Again, it is only stopping between songs (thank goodness).

I ran BA for over an hour before the show started with no problem, but shut it off when I started.

My laptop is sitting on a mesh Rolodex stand with a cooling fan under it and is very cool to the touch.

I have updated/upgraded everything Hoster has recommended, so I don't know where to go from here...

Am I the only one still having problems?

is your laptop plugged into the outlet, or youre using the battery to run your show..the reason i'm asking this was, it happened to me a while back, not with Hoster, but with my dj program, i was doing a private show and it was fine till later that night, music stopped, i forgot to plugged in my laptop, and the laptop battery ran out...so make sure it's plugged in especially if you're doing a 4 hr. show, since some batteries don't last that long.

[kod]

Not "all" of my stopping is later in the show. I've had Hoster to stop while playing BA before I start my show. Thursday night was the exception for late show stopping. In the past, it has stopped throughout the show.

I've had my laptop since January, and I always run on AC power.