Duplicate song list with -4.hst

[Glen Turner]

Morning Gentlemen, I hear what you're saying and thanks for working with me on this, please don't give up because then I have no idea what to do.......What I don't understand in my feeble brain is --- As soon as I plug in my S-Video cable and go to the Desktop, Right Click, go to settings, click on monitor 2, extend to this monitor and apply. Open Hoster, select a song, then play -- Both the small viewing area on top left and the big area that you would normally double click, the Lyrics lag. I don't even have to double click to put it on the monitor and it lags..Tried it in 16 bit color and it made no difference. I can turn off monitor 2, re-open Hoster and it's fine of course. And again, this didn't show up until 4.06....Short of buying a new laptop with a better video card, are there any other options? Thanks my friends.......

[marklwood]

There are always options This definitely sounds like a resource problem now. How much memory is installed in this computer? Adding memory would help, but let's try tweaking a little first. Do you have anything else running? I would like to refer you to a web site to look at making some changes to your configuration to maximize what you have.

http://www.blackviper.com/

I use this site every time I set up a new computer. I use the safe configuration as my guide. Then, if need be, I do some of the other tweaks until I get where I want. I won't be home for the rest of the day, so you will have to count on Dale. He's better at this than I am anyways

Hang in there Glen. We can still squeeze some more life out of that machine

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by Glen Turner

Morning Gentlemen, I hear what you're saying and thanks for working with me on this, please don't give up because then I have no idea what to do.......What I don't understand in my feeble brain is --- As soon as I plug in my S-Video cable and go to the Desktop, Right Click, go to settings, click on monitor 2, extend to this monitor and apply. Open Hoster, select a song, then play -- Both the small viewing area on top left and the big area that you would normally double click, the Lyrics lag. I don't even have to double click to put it on the monitor and it lags..Tried it in 16 bit color and it made no difference. I can turn off monitor 2, re-open Hoster and it's fine of course. And again, this didn't show up until 4.06....Short of buying a new laptop with a better video card, are there any other options? Thanks my friends.......

I don't mean to over-simplify - but have you tried doing your Display Settings before you do anything else? In other words, once you set up the 2nd monitor, you shouldn't have to do it again & it sounds like you have had to do this several times. Suggestion: set up your 2nd monitor settings & then shut down computer. Then, make sure the S-video is plugged into your 2nd TV & that the TV is on before you turn on the laptop. The TV must be on & plugged into the laptop, in order for the laptop to recognize it. Then, open Hoster. The display should automatically go to the 2nd TV. Unless you also use the laptop with "extend" feature turned off, you should not have to re-set it the Display properties.