Desktop Icons were removed?

[doransdome]

Kjunkie, I had the same loss of half my desktop icons and it was NOT a windows clean up deal. I had to use xp restore to get things back to normal and have not been brave enough to load the 3318 update since then.

[admin]

We hear you folks.

It is very hard to believe that the InstallShield program we use to install Hoster can do this. However, anything is possible with software.

Given that two of you, and possibly myself also, have experience this, we will study the code to see if there is anything that we need to fix.

There are LOTs of InstallShield setup checkboxes that can do powerful things. We'll start looking this morning.

[admin]

I split this out as a separate Thread as there may be others who would comment on it if it is visible.

[gpayne]

Originally Posted by admin

I split this out as a separate Thread as there may be others who would comment on it if it is visible.

My installation failed because I got the message that said I did not qualify for the upgrade. I subsequently bought the upgrade and installed it. Half of my desktop icons disapeared and I thought my operating system was going crazy. I tried to do a restore and my computer said it could not be restored. The Hoster installation program must have set a restore point before installing as there was a restore point there that I did not make. I did make a restore point but I labeled mine "Before installing 3.318" and yours said "Removed Hoster". There are problems with Hoster 3.318 as well.

1. The problem with MUX not automatically selecting left or right is back.
2. I believe Hoster ate one of my .hst files. I used it and turned it off my machine. The next time I started Hoster there was nothing in the playlist window. I went to select it from the playlist files and there were no playlist files to select. I coppied the files back to the playlist directory from a backup and tried to load the .hst file that had been eaten and it would not load. It still will not load.
3. I also got an error trying to add a song to the playlist from the search menu.

I hate to say it but it looks that a can of worms has been unleashed. I am glad you are looking into this. It's a good thing that I always load the new versions on my second computer and not my show computer as I would have not been very happy.

gpayne

[RANDY POWERS]

I Need Help With Installing Hoster 3.318 Program.
I Keep Getting Error Messages While Trying To Install.
The First And Second Try, It Wiped Out At Least Half My Desk Top Icons!!!
Since Then I Have Gotten The Player Installed, However, It Will Not Allow Me To Access The Song Book For Printing. I Can Play Songs. It Has Wiped Out Some Of Those. Help Would Be Appreiated. Thanks.
I Am Trying To Install On A New Hp Desktop With Windows Vists Premium Program With 250 G Hard Drive (also Have A 500 G External Harddrive (new Also).
Any Help Would Be Most Appreiated!!
Thanks!!
Randy

[flaglady43]

Are all right here. My whole computer went to a redo or something and now no icon, no program.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by flaglady43

Are all right here. My whole computer went to a redo or something and now no icon, no program.

What do you mean by a "redo"? Do you mean the computer restarted?
Did you look for your program in the Start/Programs list? It should be listed under Micro Technology Unlimited/ Hoster.

[gpayne]

No Doug! I did not save the file to the desktop. I create folder on a separate drive to hold all my downloaded application files. In this case I have an MTU folder on my E or G drive and I downloaded to that and ran the installation file from there. I run xp pro service pack 2 with all the updates.

gpayne

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by RANDY POWERS

I Need Help With Installing Hoster 3.318 Program.
I Keep Getting Error Messages While Trying To Install.
The First And Second Try, It Wiped Out At Least Half My Desk Top Icons!!!
Since Then I Have Gotten The Player Installed, However, It Will Not Allow Me To Access The Song Book For Printing. I Can Play Songs. It Has Wiped Out Some Of Those. Help Would Be Appreiated. Thanks.
I Am Trying To Install On A New Hp Desktop With Windows Vists Premium Program With 250 G Hard Drive (also Have A 500 G External Harddrive (new Also).
Any Help Would Be Most Appreiated!!
Thanks!!
Randy

Your problem sounds like the typical Vista problem. Find the Hoster folder under the Program Files on your C: drive using Windows Explorer, click on it then find the Compatbility Files Button and click on it. That should fix it and allow you to work with and print your songbook.

[RANDY POWERS]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Your problem sounds like the typical Vista problem. Find the Hoster folder under the Program Files on your C: drive using Windows Explorer, click on it then find the Compatbility Files Button and click on it. That should fix it and allow you to work with and print your songbook.

THANK YOU
DDOUGLASS, I WILL TRY THIS. I HAVE USED THE HOSTER PROGRAM IN THE PAST AND IT WORKED GREAT. THAT IS THE REASON I CHOSE IT TO DO MY GIGS ON THIS NEW UNIT. RIGHT NOW I'M READY TO SMASH THE NEW COMPUTER AND THE PROGRAM AND SAY FORGET IT!! HOWEVER I DO HAVE AN INVESTMENT IN IT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME RETURNS THIS YEAR, RIGHT NOW I DO HAVE BOOKINGS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TOP OF THE GAME! THANKS AGAIN, I WILL TRY THIS AND REPOST THE RESULTS. THANKS, RANDY

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by gpayne

My installation failed because I got the message that said I did not qualify for the upgrade. I subsequently bought the upgrade and installed it. Half of my desktop icons disapeared and I thought my operating system was going crazy. I tried to do a restore and my computer said it could not be restored. The Hoster installation program must have set a restore point before installing as there was a restore point there that I did not make. I did make a restore point but I labeled mine "Before installing 3.318" and yours said "Removed Hoster". There are problems with Hoster 3.318 as well.

Just to see if there is a trend. Did you save and run the installation file from the desktop, too? Vista or XP?

gpayne [/quote]

[kjunkies]

Originally Posted by doransdome

Kjunkie, I had the same loss of half my desktop icons and it was NOT a windows clean up deal. I had to use xp restore to get things back to normal and have not been brave enough to load the 3318 update since then.

Great to hear I'm not the only one. Restore??!!?? Can anybody tell me how I do this & if it is possible a week after it happened. I know lots about computers - not...

[dcrog]

If you have xp or vista, with it set up to set restore points, yes you can go back to a time before the problem.

I'm setting at a vista laptop but I believe the path is about the same as xp.

If you go to start/programs/accessories/system tools/system restore, or restore I think is all it says in xp. Click on that and it should bring up a calendar with highlighted dates. If it does have dates highlighted then the restore points are turned on and you can go back to any of them.

I'm saying if it is turned on because this vista box I'm using right now didn't have it turned on originally from the factory. Thanks HP, apparently the only thing they wanted users to do was back all the way up to how it came from the factory.

[Beavis]

Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System restore