These Darn KMA Files

[Mel Hart]

I have downloaded about 1,000 songs into hoster, using an external hard drive. The computer recognizes the hard drive but is unable to play the KMA files. My computer has Windows Media Player. I am probably missing a step or have forgotten to do something. Hoster shows all of the songs in ther but won't play them HELP, PLEASE

Mel

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Mel Hart

I have downloaded about 1,000 songs into hoster, using an external hard drive. The computer recognizes the hard drive but is unable to play the KMA files. My computer has Windows Media Player. I am probably missing a step or have forgotten to do something. Hoster shows all of the songs in ther but won't play them HELP, PLEASE

Mel

Mel,
From your description we have no clue how to help you. Windows Media Player is not used to play KMA files nor does it recognize KMA files. What happens in Hoster when you try to play a song? Do you get an error message? Do you get the video but no sound? We need a lot more information to be able to help you.

[Mel Hart]

When I put a request into Hoster to play a song that I have recorded (Through Hoster) into an external hard drive, I get an error message which says "not found on hard drive". However, If I take a disc, and put it into hoster, after I have filled in all of the appropriate information, and try to send it to the external hard drive, I get a message that it is already there, and do I want to replace the existing file.

I truly believe that it has to do with the player (Windows Media does not recognize KMA), but I just don't know

[admin]

Mel, since you imported elsewhere, the Songs Database on this Hoster doesn't know these KMA files exist.

Tools menu > Merge KMA Files command will allow you to specify the folder on the external drive AND the folder(s) where your new KMA files are stored. This command has the ability to renumber duplicate BookIDs.

PLEASE READ THE MANUAL ON THIS COMMAND before you run it.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Mel Hart

I truly believe that it has to do with the player (Windows Media does not recognize KMA), but I just don't know

Windows Media Player is not used in any way shape or form. Hoster has its own player.

[kilith]

I just want to ask did you install Hoster on your main hard drive and then copy your 1000 discs and then move your song folder because your main HD was getting to full? If you moved your files to the exteranl after you imported them you then must rebuild your database.
Do it this way:

Tools->build song database->click on select folder->find your folder on your external drive should be like F:\songs if your external is F-> after you find the right folder click on build songs database

This is what I had to do when I transfered my songs to a larger hard drive.

Also Windows Media Player has nothing to do with Hoster. You will never use any wondows products (except Windows itself) to run any Hoster files.

Hope that fixes your problem.

[Beavis]

dont forget to make sure the drive letter doesnt change on your external hard drive.