hoster 4.08 error 1706 plus won't read CD

[Roy Dennis]

I had this error when loading onto my Vista machine but ignored it. It all seems to be working alright.

[rmryanjr]

I did too, the most important thing is that hoster now doesn't recognized my cd drive when it has since 3.19 and never had a problem

Bob

[Roy Dennis]

Read this post: http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?...ighlight=drive

What I would try first is load 3.34 which comes with all versions of 4.xxx and test your drive with this first. If that doesn't work try Jim's idea in the above thread.

[ddouglass]

The 1706 error is a Microsoft Installer error and even occurs with their own programs. So far no one has found the solution. The good news is it does not cause any problems with the install. If you do a Remove and Install it doesn't occur.
Now as far as you drive, what brand/ model is it? There may be a driver or firmware update needed.
Is the drive showing up correctly in Windows Explorer?
Is it showing as bad in Hoster or not listed at all?
If it just shows as bad, open Hoster 3.4 and go to the CD/DVD drive default, put a clean CDG disk in and use the Detect Again to try to get it to read.

[mindonstrike]

One of my computer cdroms came up "bad" after installing 4.07. I just clicked retest and it changed to "good". Didn't even need a CDG.

Go to Tools/CD DVD Drives

[marklwood]

Hey Bob and Roy, what location was the hostersetup.exe in when you ran it? I am just looking for something on the 1706 error. Dale claims I'm tilting at windmills, but just humor me and I'll go away

[rmryanjr]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Hey Bob and Roy, what location was the hostersetup.exe in when you ran it? I am just looking for something on the 1706 error. Dale claims I'm tilting at windmills, but just humor me and I'll go away

I just did a normal upgrade that reinstalled in c:\program files\micro technology\hoster

Thanks, bob

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Hey Bob and Roy, what location was the hostersetup.exe in when you ran it? I am just looking for something on the 1706 error. Dale claims I'm tilting at windmills, but just humor me and I'll go away

Not quite sure if this is what you mean. Hoster 4.08 .exe was in folder C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster. But I just followed the instructions from the download link. Chose save, then run.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

Not quite sure if this is what you mean. Hoster 4.08 .exe was in folder C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster. But I just followed the instructions from the download link. Chose save, then run.

I think he means what location did you download the setup file to and then clicked it to instal.

All of mine have been either in "My Documents" or on my desktop just depending on whether I moved it before installing (I download everything to my desktop and usually move it to my docs)

Sam

[rmryanjr]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

Not quite sure if this is what you mean. Hoster 4.08 .exe was in folder C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster. But I just followed the instructions from the download link. Chose save, then run.

Yes thats the location I meant

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Hey Bob and Roy, what location was the hostersetup.exe in when you ran it? I am just looking for something on the 1706 error. Dale claims I'm tilting at windmills, but just humor me and I'll go away

Just so you have some data to tilt with I store mine on my D:\ on my main computer and install on same computer as well as two others from there.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Just call me Don Quixote It's not very windy today.

I get the 1706 error on my test machine #2 which has been out of service for a while. I'm going to get it up and running and we'll start the attack.

Just call me Sancho!

Jim

[bendrew]

So, tonight, I did try to install Hoster upgrade v4.08 and place hostersetup.exe in my c drive like what Marklwood suggested and still at the very end of the installation, error 1706 showed up ans so I rebooted my computer(main) and when i run Hoster, cd/dvd drive setup pops up, so i have to configure my drive but both drives shows Bad and i just exit and do import hardrive which i be able to work. Then, i install the setup on my show computer but now it won't let me, saying that i did to many setup already so i have to submit a ticket to MTU
for permission to install. Everytime, there's a new upgrade, there's always an issue and i 'm already tired of fooling around with this software. I am suffering for a junk beta program. Why don't they just make it simple like the older version. I know people likes to have more features but if they are going to do trial and error, and make user suffer is not a good idea. I think it's for me to try another program. For, the ticket that i submitted to MTU will take weeks and weeks before they resolve it...... I feel sorry for the other user.......

[rmryanjr]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

One of my computer cdroms came up "bad" after installing 4.07. I just clicked retest and it changed to "good". Didn't even need a CDG.

Go to Tools/CD DVD Drives

I tried to retest multiple times with no success.... as you can see in my reply to Dale dong a detect in 3.4 worked

thanks, Bob

[rmryanjr]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The 1706 error is a Microsoft Installer error and even occurs with their own programs. So far no one has found the solution. The good news is it does not cause any problems with the install. If you do a Remove and Install it doesn't occur.
Now as far as you drive, what brand/ model is it? There may be a driver or firmware update needed.
Is the drive showing up correctly in Windows Explorer?
Is it showing as bad in Hoster or not listed at all?
If it just shows as bad, open Hoster 3.4 and go to the CD/DVD drive default, put a clean CDG disk in and use the Detect Again to try to get it to read.

Dale,

Ok, That worked by opening 3.4 and doing a detect and now yes 4.08 reads my disc...thanks