New Lyrics Problem With Hoster and Microstudio

[Wrahn]

Just when I thought I had my lyrics problem solved, a new but related problem has appeared.

When I open Hoster and play a track, the lyrics in the singer's window are un-readable, but the small window lyrics are fine. When I use the Hoster edit tool, again the lyrics are fine. The audio is fine.

When I open Microstudio and play a track the window is un-readable, but the audio is fine.

I'm not sure what changed since I followed Roy's advice and downloaded the windows driver, 285.79 beta for Windows 7 64. That download fixed my original lyrics problem and lack of program response, but when I tried to play a track today the lyrics are un-readable. The program does respond to inputs and audio is fine.

Help,
Wes

[Roy Dennis]

Do you play games on this machine ?
I am wondering if it has something to do with your screen resolution, why I ask if you play games on this machine is some games change screen resolutions although usually return to normal after.
As you say it was working alright when you first used it with this new driver.
Is the singers lyrics window unreadable if displayed on the laptop and when on the extended monitor ?

I should check the screen resolution (Right click desktop select Screen Resolution) I think you should see (recommended) next to one of the selections, same if you have extended view, check that resolution as well.

[Wrahn]

Roy,

Thanks for the reply. No I don't play games with the exception of Solitare while I'm waiting for a procedure to finish.

I did play with Live Movie Maker to see how it works, but that was all. I noticed that some Window updates were offered for download and I did download them.

I'll check out the resolution idea, but I know I've not changed it, but I did change (increase) the size of type, so I could see the information better while using Hoster. I'll also use a second monitor to answer your other question. I bought this laptop mainly for Hoster. Maybe I should have picked 32 bit rather than 64.

I have to make a correction to the driver I downloaded. It was the 285.62 and not the 285.79 as I previously stated. When I try to use .79 it wouldn't install, so I went to the NVIDIA site and found .62 which worked as I have indicated.

Thanks,
Wes

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by Wrahn

Roy,

I bought this laptop mainly for Hoster. Maybe I should have picked 32 bit rather than 64.

Thanks,
Wes

I'm running 64bt myself with no problems but then I have ATI graphics card, most problems regarding this are associated with the Nvidea drivers.

[Wrahn]

UPDATE

I used Device Manager to check the display adapters and found I have two displays. One is the NIVIDIA Quandro 1000M and it has a driver from NIVIDIA 8.17.12.8562 dated 10/15/2011.

The second display adapter is INTEL Graphics Family with an Intel Driver 8.15.10.2321 dated 3/6/2011.

Is it possible the two different display drivers are fighting each other?

The Monitor is a Lenovo ThinkPad Display 1600x900 with a screen resolution of 1600x900 which is the recommended setting. Its driver is from Lenovo 4.36.0.0 dated 3/4/2011.

I also see a Generic PnP Monitor with Microsoft Driver 6.1.7600.16385 dated 6/21/2006 listed in the Device Manager "Monitors".

Using Hoster, I connected a computer monitor to my Laptop, selected extend and dragged the singer's window onto it. The text for the lyrics was fairly clear, but the preview window became garbled. I dragged the singer's window back to the laptop and the lyrics became garbled and the preview lyrics became clear. I also noticed the advert display for Hoster, "Hoster from MTU.com" was clear on both windows.

I was able to drag the lyrics window in Microstudio onto the second monitor and the result was clear lyrics. If I drag it back they start to become garbled. If I double click on the windows it fills the screen, but I can't drag it back to the laptop unless I double click again.

I have an Acer Netbook that has Hoster installed for Win XP and it works great. I also have the XP function as part of my Win T Pro 64 and if push comes to shove I may try that if I can. The only good thing for me is I'm not a professional, so I only use my Hoster for personal enjoyment, so I'm not losing any bookings while I try to fix my NVIDIA driver problem.

Thanks for any help,

Wes

[Roy Dennis]

Regarding Hoster, do you have your preview window attatched or floating on the screen ?
If you have it floating, open the show display, select the preview tab make sure both Undock and always on top boxes are not ticked, then press apply. Now shut down the computer.

Next plug in your external monitor switch it on then start your laptop and when ready start Hoster, now double click the singers monitor, it should go to the external monitor without dragging it. If it just fills your laptop screen and the only way you can get it to the external monitor is by dragging it then something is wrong with the setup let us know what happens.

Regarding your having dual graphics cards I have read somewhere about this in the paste but can't find anything on it in the forum but would think you could try dissabling one at a time. You should be able to do this from the Device manager by right clicking on one and choosing Disable, you can always repeat this action to re-enable if no improvement.