do I really need to update service pack for hoster 4.0

[oncall]

OK, i am pretty current with service pack 2, do i really need to update to service pack 3 in order to run hoster 4.0??

thanks,
Randy

[Skybird74]

That's what was suggested by Admin. before they even released 4.0. And now there is 4.01 to fix an error some people are having.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by oncall

OK, i am pretty current with service pack 2, do i really need to update to service pack 3 in order to run hoster 4.0??

thanks,
Randy

You can run it with SP2, but you will get errors with it, so update to SP3. Microsoft would not release it if it wasn't necessary.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

You can run it with SP2, but you will get errors with it, so update to SP3. Microsoft would not release it if it wasn't necessary.

Dale,
i downloaded the demo version, and i just checked the programs i have on this test pc , and i have netframe 3.0 and sp1, the demo version seems to work fine, so just wondering what kind or errors would i be getting running hoster on my show laptops thats has sp2 still?

[ddouglass]

Try it and see. Those running SP2 were getting various problems, from lyrics out of sync, to bad audio, to lock-ups.
And if you are only running SP1 I have no idea what kind of problems you will run into.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Try it and see. Those running SP2 were getting various problems, from lyrics out of sync, to bad audio, to lock-ups.
And if you are only running SP1 I have no idea what kind of problems you will run into.

i've been reading some of the threads since 4.0 came out, and even with the updates people did (custom/express )they're still having problems with locked up, out of sync, audio, video, etc. they end up reverting back to 3.4 , so i was thinking if updating to sp3 will make any difference, and if i understand it right sp3 deals mostly with microsoft / windows securities, don't get me wrong , i like what i saw on the demo, and i wanna upgrade from 3.317 to 4.0, i just wanna be sure that if will work for me , price of upgrade doesn't bother me , show quality is what's important to , having good quality and reliable show brings more people to my show..

[ddouglass]

Billyo, you do what ever you want. All I know is after upgrading to SP3 the beta testers who previously didn't have it installed did cure a lot of problems. Those of us who already had it installed didn't see those kinds of problems. Draw your own conclusion.