Hoster 3320 Won't install in Vista

[Beavis]

try doing all your custom windows updates first

[barnyard]

Okay, did the updates. Hoster installed, but still got the same errors. I tried to build the database and it went through the normal procedure, but said it has 0 songs in the database. my files are on an external. never ran into this before. Think it's vista?

[Beavis]

are you sure you directed hoster to the folder that has all your kma's on ??

if its on an external drive, you have to make sure the drive letter doesnt change.

[barnyard]

Yep, I removed all that was in the song source box and added my external. ( F:\Karaoke Songs) It was acting as though it was building the data base, but nothing and also, in the Songs database distination folder, it has (C:users\kathy\appData\Local\MTU
Hoster\Databases\

[Beavis]

are you sure the install went correctly ??

you may want to try the repair option.


question, what was your prior version and what os are you using ?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by barnyard

Okay, did the updates. Hoster installed, but still got the same errors. I tried to build the database and it went through the normal procedure, but said it has 0 songs in the database. my files are on an external. never ran into this before. Think it's vista?

There were several threads on this and what needs to be done. Basically Hoster is being denied access to the external drive. I have been looking but can't find exactly what has been done to fix it. Maybe Beavis remembers or can find it. There were several things that worked but were not the fix that should be used.
One you can do is to set the Hoster.exe file to run as administrator, which would give access to them. To do this find the Hoster.exe file in the Program Files area, right click on it and click on "Run as..." and set it to the administrator account.

[Beavis]

is this it dale ??

http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?...vista+external

[ddouglass]

Yep!

[barnyard]

I am new with the laptop. Can you tell me how to open the "Windows Explorer" so I can click on the compatability button? Thanks for all your help.

[swany]

Go to the MSN logo in the lower left corner of your screen, click on it, select computer in the panel to the right that will take you to the hard drive for access.

Or click all programs, accessories, windows explorer.

I usually click and drag the windows explorer to the desktop for the ease of access to the hard drive.