I Have Hoster/Laptop Questions and Hope You Have Answers

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Originally Posted by Wrahn

QUESTION: How difficult is it to load about 100+ CDs into my laptop with about 25% being compilation CDs?

The 25% that are compilations will have to have the information entered manually. There is no way for Hoster to know what is on the CD.

Originally Posted by Wrahn

QUESTIONs: How does the database and the song book work in Hoster? Can I transfer the track information to Access or from Access to the program?

When you import CDs into Hoster entries are added to the "Songs.mdb" file. When you create a Songbook it creates an RTF file that can be printed. This has several options that can be set to filter and print exactly what you want within it's capabilities. Read the manual for more detail on that.
You can copy and use the Songs.mdb in Access, but I would not recommend using the original. Some people do make changes in Access and copy it back for Hoster to use, but I would not recommend it as those changes are lost the next time you rebuild the database in Hoster. You can not add your Key Change information in this.

Originally Posted by Wrahn

QUESTION: Is there a way in Hoster to indicate the key change setting for the song, or other information?

You have a Singer's Database where you can store the information for songs you sing and any key changes you want for them. This gives you easy access to them. Again check the manual for details.

Originally Posted by Wrahn

QUESTIONs: In case my laptop doesn’t work out, what should I get, and does Vista now work as well as XP with Hoster? What brand of computer does MTU use for the computer they sell?

Since everything is working on that laptop, I can't see a reason for you to get another computer to run Hoster from. You may at sometime, as your collection of songs grows need to get a bigger external hard drive to store them on.