Hoster screen flashing on & off with 3.313

[ddouglass]

I was trying to remember how to clear it on shutdown. There is a setting in XP to force the computer to do that. Much slower shutdown but will clear out any thing left in pagefile to start fresh.

[kedmison]

Update. I too changed my virtual memory to the advised settings and it made no change to the "redraw" problem that several of us were having. I tried it on my older MTU laptop and on my new Dell. No difference in either computer.

This may be completely out in left field but I'm going to throw it out there to you "brains" to see if there is any relation.

As another past time; I play on line gaming. Mainly COD2 (Call of Duty-WWII) This game incorporated a program called Punk Buster. Utilized to make sure that one did not cheat. From time to time they would update this program. When the last update came out, MANY begun experiencing a "lag" issue in their video. This problem has gotten so bad many have given the game up for the time being.

What was and still is weird, is that it seems to have effected the newer more advance computers that are out there. I would say those that are at least 2- 2 1/2 years old. Computers older than that are not experiencing this problem. Curious about those of us who are having this "redraw" problem; How old is your computer. Are any of you with "older" computers experiencing anything. As I said, this is probably a stretch in thinking but video problems in both cases seem to be with newer end machines.

Thanks,

Kelly

[admin]

Mine is a 1.5yo laptop w/WinXP-Pro we sold in 2005.

We know there is some form of memory leak in Hoster 3.313 and probaby prior. We are in the depths of a massive development upgrade right now (Microstudio 3.100 Beta 1 just got posted for testing), and we can't fix Hoster yet. We should be able to get to Hoster 3.314 next week. We were hoping to get more "factual" feedback, but this is one of those "what do you look for".

So Kelly, your post is appreciated, and as good a finger pointing as any other. I just don't know why reversing my Virtual Disc settings didn't revere the slowness. I was bragging that I didn't see the slowness, and now I stuck. Better be careful what I say in the future.

[bryant]

Sorry if I am double posting here as this came up in another post as well. But I think this really belongs here.

Last week I had changed some video resolution settings and noticed the redraw disappeared. But last night the redraw returned but very infrequently, few and far between. Again, my problem occurred only when closing the search screen; it took a few seconds and then Hoster would sort of blink in and out for a second.

These are the settings I use that seem to improve the situation greatly:
Set computer at 1024 x 728 16 bit color.
Set second display at 800 X 600 16 bit color (sometimes it sets itself back to 32 bit, depending on your sound card).

The other thread also mentioned to leave the DXDiag box open during Hoster as a pretty good cure.

I'm gonna test with both tonight.

[gd123]

There is a difference in number of files in the Hoster Folder between v3.312 and the two subsequent PROBLEM versions v3.313 and 3.314.
What changed?

Hoster's Folder for v3.312 has these files:

mtu.dll
pfc.dll
pfc1033.dll
zlib1.dll
hoster.exe
pfc.ini
End User License Agreement.txt

and requires MFC71.dll in the system32 folder to work.
Remove any ONE DLL File and Hoster.exe won't open.


Whereas, v3.313 and v3.314 have these files:
zlib1.dll
Hoster.exe
End User License Agreement.txt

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by gd123

There is a difference in number of files in the Hoster Folder between v3.312 and the two subsequent PROBLEM versions v3.313 and 3.314.
What changed?

Hoster's Folder for v3.312 has these files:

mtu.dll
pfc.dll
pfc1033.dll
zlib1.dll
hoster.exe
pfc.ini
End User License Agreement.txt

and requires MFC71.dll in the system32 folder to work.
Remove any ONE DLL File and Hoster.exe won't open.


Whereas, v3.313 and v3.314 have these files:
zlib1.dll
Hoster.exe
End User License Agreement.txt

Big difference is because the drives are handle by a new code set and no longer requires those files.

[gd123]

Well, that covers the "Drive" info, which I didn't inquire about.

How 'bout the "Slowness" issue.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by bryant

Sorry if I am double posting here as this came up in another post as well. But I think this really belongs here.

Last week I had changed some video resolution settings and noticed the redraw disappeared. But last night the redraw returned but very infrequently, few and far between. Again, my problem occurred only when closing the search screen; it took a few seconds and then Hoster would sort of blink in and out for a second.

These are the settings I use that seem to improve the situation greatly:
Set computer at 1024 x 728 16 bit color.
Set second display at 800 X 600 16 bit color (sometimes it sets itself back to 32 bit, depending on your sound card).

The other thread also mentioned to leave the DXDiag box open during Hoster as a pretty good cure.

I'm gonna test with both tonight.

Bryan why do you have a different setting for the TV monitor and computer screen. I run both of mine at 1024x768 and have never had the redraw problem. How much video card memory do you have?

[bryant]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Bryan why do you have a different setting for the TV monitor and computer screen. I run both of mine at 1024x768 and have never had the redraw problem. How much video card memory do you have?

256 mB 256 bit on the show shuttle machine; test machine is on my signature.

I got the idea from a DJ program I use that utilizes videos and video-mixing, requiring high end graphics cards w/plenty of memory and ram. I followed a suggestion, but it didn't help too much with the video mixing problem I was having, but others said it cleared up most of their problems with video's.

I often use message-oke w/Hoster and that works well with 800 x 600. Killed two birds w/one stone, you might say. It worked completely on the shuttle, but one redraw Sunday night returned (just one time though) with the laptop. But didn't have the DXDiag on either.