MicroStudio 3.004. My laptop won't recognize working folder contents correctly

[EdS]

Thanks, again, for all your troubles. I would definitely upgrade, but they have a caveat on their site that says it won't run on laptops. I seem to be able to run the the newest version's demo OK, but I want to be sure everything is under control before I make a major leap into "breaking my fixed situation."

[EdS]

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[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by EdS

Thanks, again, for all your troubles. I would definitely upgrade, but they have a caveat on their site that says it won't run on laptops. I seem to be able to run the the newest version's demo OK, but I want to be sure everything is under control before I make a major leap into "breaking my fixed situation."

Where did you get that it won't run on laptops? The only requirements for the newer ones (4.003 and beyond) is that they be connected to the internet when installing for registration purposes and be Windows 2000 or newer.

[EdS]

I got this from the 4.006 specs page: Computer Requirements

1. A Windows/PC computer with at least 2GB of free hard drive space. NOTE: Microstudio 4.001 and higher requires Windows 2000+SR4, or XP Home/Pro/Media Center+SR2, or Vista with .NET Framework v1.1 or higher.

2. Graphics video card with 32MB or more of RAM that supports Direct-X 9.0 or higher (cards with less than 32MB RAM usually don't support 9.0 - MTU recommends ATI Radeon cards).
Video cards with S3 chips {sic !!} [[ or in laptop computers ]] don't support Direct-X 9.0. ....... I can say that the demo APPEARS to be functioning correctly in my Toshiba laptop.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by EdS

I got this from the 4.006 specs page: Computer Requirements

1. A Windows/PC computer with at least 2GB of free hard drive space. NOTE: Microstudio 4.001 and higher requires Windows 2000+SR4, or XP Home/Pro/Media Center+SR2, or Vista with .NET Framework v1.1 or higher.

2. Graphics video card with 32MB or more of RAM that supports Direct-X 9.0 or higher (cards with less than 32MB RAM usually don't support 9.0 - MTU recommends ATI Radeon cards).
Video cards with S3 chips {sic !!} [[ or in laptop computers ]] don't support Direct-X 9.0. ....... I can say that the demo APPEARS to be functioning correctly in my Toshiba laptop.

There not saying all laptops. And todays laptops do support DirectX 9. As long as the demo works for yours then there is no reason you can't upgrade to 4.006.

[EdS]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

They're not saying all laptops. And today's laptops do support DirectX 9. As long as the demo works for yours then there is no reason you can't upgrade to 4.006.

My Toshiba is a 2003. I can hardly qualify it as a "today's laptops", but I am optimistic. I will try to delve deeper into the video hierarchy of the Toshiba to see if it utilizes S3 chips. Also, is there a way to tell if I can utilize DirectX 9 on my laptop?

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by EdS

My Toshiba is a 2003. I can hardly qualify it as a "today's laptops", but I am optimistic. I will try to delve deeper into the video hierarchy of the Toshiba to see if it utilizes S3 chips. Also, is there a way to tell if I can utilize DirectX 9 on my laptop?

Go to Start/Run and type in dxdiag. The front page will tell you whether what version is loaded.
If the demo works and you played karaoke songs without any problem then you should not have any trouble with the full edition. A 2003 laptop is still new enough that is still good. It may not be as fast or have as much memory and have a smaller hard drive than the ones produced today, but it should still be a viable system. Go for it.

[EdS]

Thanks. I have, installed on the Toshiba:

DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
1022 MB ram
Pentium 4 2.53 Gz