Hoster program shuts down every 5 minutes

[wb6bna]

I went through the services running and disabled many that are not needed to run in order for the computer to function. I uninstalled some programs and disabled the wireless card. The programs functions well now. All features are as they should be. I re-enabled the wireless card and have played both audio (wav) and kma files for more than 2hrs now without a crash. The memory is for Dell laptops and also requires that the exact model number and serial number are included with the order. I am going to buy 2 1gig of ram that makes 2gig. Both my sound and video cards never give me any problem so far. I have been running Hoster vers for more that 2 years on this same laptop and haven't had this problem until, I believe I inserted the wireless card about a month ago. Thanks again for all the advise. Knock on my head (wood) all is okay now.. Alan

[Hawkman]

As I said earlier I have followed all instruction from MTU and downloaded all updates for windows. I am running xp sp3 2gb ram & 93gb hard drive. I have continual shutdowns on 4.06--4.03. I went back to 3.4 and everything is running fine. Any suggestions, everytime I down load the 4.0 versions I get an error message 1706. I was told to ignore that and continue the download.

I will attempt to free up space on my hard drive but I don't think that is my problem.

Should I delete remove all versions of hoster and download again?

Hawkman

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Hawkman

As I said earlier I have followed all instruction from MTU and downloaded all updates for windows. I am running xp sp3 2gb ram & 93gb hard drive. I have continual shutdowns on 4.06--4.03. I went back to 3.4 and everything is running fine. Any suggestions, everytime I down load the 4.0 versions I get an error message 1706. I was told to ignore that and continue the download.

I will attempt to free up space on my hard drive but I don't think that is my problem.

Should I delete remove all versions of hoster and download again?

Hawkman

How much free space do you have on that hard drive?
What else is running along with Hoster?
Has it been doing this since you first installed 4.03 or is this a recent development?
Does it shutdown on one type or all types of song files?
Is this a laptop or desktop computer?

[marklwood]

For future reference to anyone who has problems and reads this thread. The major issue most people have with intermittent problems is computer resources. Windows itself puts a lot of items in memory in the form of services. These compete with what is needed to run your show and is of no benefit to you. The other problems are related to software running in the background also competing for the same resources. With a little investigation, you can determine what is actually necessary and what is not. Start with any programs that are running on start-up. If they are not absolutely necessary, why are they running? Each one is like having an extra waitress at the bar. Do you really want to pay them (in the form of computer resources) for just standing around? You may think, they are not very expensive by themselves, but they do add up and take away from the bottom line.

Next, I would suggest a web site I have used for many years. It is http://www.blackviper.com/ take the time to read about all the things that are running in the background that are sucking up CPU cycles and memory. The same rules apply. If they are not adding to your show, why are you paying them to be there?

Next, are all your Windows Custom Updates done?

Then, after all of this, you are ready to proceed. If Hoster is still not running correctly for you, post a message. There are plenty of people here that are willing to help. They are going to ask you a series of questions designed to narrow down the problem. This is a back and forth conversation that can take as little as a few minutes, up to a few weeks. It would be a whole lot faster for you to get your answer if you have taken the time to get your "house" in order before the questions start.

I am posting this to help all of you. Please don't take it the wrong way. We all want the same thing. For everyone to have a trouble free show with as little down time as possible.

[wb6bna]

Thank you very much. This is what I have done and also found that my insta buttons don't after playing the first song was due to a program which switches the audio to play through it instead of the main sound source. When I changed the audio playback this cleared up the problem. I have played the program for 2 hours at a time without any more probllems. Thanks again to all for the help and I believe these post and replies may cure the same problem for others. Thanks again Alan

[marklwood]

Originally Posted by wb6bna

Thanks again to all for the help and I believe these post and replies may cure the same problem for others. Thanks again Alan

That is the hope. Some people are afraid to post a question, but will read through the forums. I would sure hate for someone to give up on Hoster because they are frustrated and are unwilling, or unable, to ask the questions. That is why we always ask people to post back here if they got the problem fixed and how they fixed it. That is valuable info for the next guy/gal. There are no stupid questions. Ignorance and stupidity are 2 different things. You can educate the ignorant, but "ya cain't fix stupid"

[wb6bna]

Sure agree with that. Very glad to have all the help you usually need right here in the fourms. Sometimes the problem is just stupidity and when it is solved you really feel that way. At least I do. Thanks again. Alan Happy New Years to all