Microstudio Installation Error #0x80040707

[Roy Cooper]

D Douglass, well I have been through a lot, since we last communicated. I tried the rebuild, I won't go through all the details, did not work for me, created a lot of other issues with the OS. Could not do updates from MS, finanily reinstalled the OS (XP Pro) just to be safe, I wiped out the disk and reformatted, after all the updates, I installed Microstudio, it did not work for me until I connected my laptop to the internet, I was using a memory stick and going to another computer. The only problem I have discovered is I can not get the video to work on my TV. First time to ever use the video on a computer. Not sure whether it is hardware or software.

Thanks Roy

[ddouglass]

Roy, what do you see when you open the display settings? do you see two monitors or one?
Tell me what you have tried so far to get the video to TV. Also, what kind of video card do you have?

[Roy Cooper]

D Douglass,
I have enabled the tv out in the bios, set for the system, I have 3 items under monitors, 2 default monitor's and 1 digital flat monitor. Both are said to be working properly according to the device manager. I have a dell latitude c640 and and it has a tv out plug built in, so the video out is from the motherboard. I have tried to turn it on by using the function key like you do with a LCD and CRT. But I don't know if it is possible to do this using the function key, anyway not happened.

Thanks for any information. Roy

[ddouglass]

Function key won't work for that. You need to click on the 2nd monitor. Then look down at the bottom of that screen and do to things. Make sure that the resolution for it is the same as the 1st monitor and set it for Extended Desktop. This has to be done with the TV attached and on so the settings will stay. Last thing you may have to do if it doesn't come on at that point is right click on the 2nd monitor icon and "Activate" or "Attach" (can't remember which and my work system doesn't have that capability).

[Roy Cooper]

Ok, did that have 1st as primary and extended,(can't change this one) 2nd one is the same size, and checked as extended, and it is 'Attached'. I also choose to identify, and 1 & 2 shows on the approaite screen. When I boot and logon all I get is the background, no icons, nothing else displays on the 2nd tv screen. In the system monitors I now have a generic tv. Only identify in the settings will display 2 on the screen.

Thanks for your help. Roy

[ddouglass]

You have it then. Your icons should all be on your computer screen. The only things that would go on the TV would be Hoster's Lyrics screen and Singer Name Display (SND). If you want to see if it is working drag an icon to the right off the computer screen and on to that screen.

[Roy Cooper]

I bet you think that I am as dumb as a stump, it is as you say, I can move icons to the video, I can execute the icon from that screen, That would be Microstudio everything shows up on the video except the lycris, I try to move the window to the right onto the video and it stops, will not move across. I execute it from the primary window same thing, the lyrics window will not move across.

Thanks again we are getting there, I think.....(grin) Roy