Windows won't start up - Bad hard drive and/or Windows

[ddouglass]

Windows won't start or Hoster won't start?

Is the extended monitor turned on? If it is and it still won't start then try starting without it and reset your second monitor in the display settings.

[admin]

Moved this to Hoster Help Forum.

[Rippera]

Yes, the monitor is on (I've been using Hoster for a long time)... How do you reset your 2nd monitor... I've always thought you had to restart your computer if your 2nd monitor was not on or connected??? Can you tell me how to reset your 2nd monitor? Also when I check the help tab to see my Hoster reg... It does not show the updated version number?

[ddouglass]

Reset the 2nd monitor by doing the same thing you did to set it originally (right click on desktop of primary monitor, right click on second monitor, "activate" it and check to make sure it is set to extended.) Also, check your screen size and refresh rate for the second monitor to make sure they haven't changed.

Did you try to restore windows to fix the problem? If so you may have restore to point prior to last installation. You can alway reinstall the latest version of Hoster. This will not effect your kma files or your songs database.

[Beavis]

you might try rolling back the driver for the video card.

[Rippera]

I did a system restore to an older date... It did not change anything... I think it is a driver issue for the external monitor... Should I try to re install Hoster? If so, should I do it buy control panel, add remove programs, ect... This will not remove my kma files right I've never had to do anything to hoster... It has always performed flawless for me since I've bought it...

thanks for your help!

Ripper

[Beavis]

it wont delete your kma's when you uninstall hoster.

you should have a back up of your kma folder on another hard drive. that is the most important thing you will ever do !

when your hard drive fails (eventually it will) you will thank me for making that back up copy !!

[Rippera]

I just bought a WD 160 and did that yesterday... Thanks! I plan to get a notebook (probably a HP from Best buy) and use the external and laptop as my main hoster and my other one as a back up... I'm looking for a notebook with at least 1 gig Ram, 80 to 100 gig HD, ATI video card, 17 inch monitor, CD - DVD burner... Any suggestions? Hopefully around 800.00 if possible...

Ripper

[bobcox- with the Lord]

dell 9300 ebay ( in price range)

[admin]

Originally Posted by Rippera

Should I try to re install Hoster? If so, should I do it buy control panel, add remove programs, ect... This will not remove my kma files right I've never had to do anything to hoster... It has always performed flawless for me since I've bought it...

I would never use Control panel to remove Hoster. Simply run the Hoster Installation program (hoster3312setup.exe) and choose REPAIR or REMOVE. Choose Repair and it will reinstall all the program. Use REMOVE if you ever need to remove it.

Uninstalling a program can only remove what it installed. Anything created when the application runs cannot be removed by uninstalling. Specifically, your KMA files cannot be removed by uninstalling.