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[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by admin

The order you plug in USB devices determines what LETTER Windows assigns to them. With Windows running, iIf you unplug your ext. hard drive, then plug it back in, it will have a new letter assigned, and Hoster's Songs Database will NOT find the files it has indexed. Don't plug-unplug your USB external drive.

That is only true if you plug them in after windows has completed it's start up. If they are already plugged in before run up completes....its a crap shoot. Microsoft....gotta love em!

[gpayne]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

That is only true if you plug them in after windows has completed it's start up. If they are already plugged in before run up completes....its a crap shoot. Microsoft....gotta love em!

Doesn't this mean that there is a great likelyhood that if you use an external drive that you would have to rebuild your songs database every time you do a show? I don't use an external hard drive so I haven't experienced that yet but I know I would not like it.

gpayne

[leeklitz]

Thanks everyone. I'm using a laptop, hard drive is full and have got kma songs on the external hard drive and I didn't want to mess up my program on the enternl hard dive. If I do this The songbook will list all the somgs, right? and the program will bring the external drive up when selected?
Thanks Rich

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by leeklitz

Thanks everyone. I'm using a laptop, hard drive is full and have got kma songs on the external hard drive and I didn't want to mess up my program on the enternl hard dive. If I do this The songbook will list all the somgs, right? and the program will bring the external drive up when selected?
Thanks Rich

If you have songs on both internal and external drive then you will need to list both locations when you build the database. Then yes it will list all of the songs and the program will play the songs from the location listed. If they don't show up then check the drive letter for the external and change if needed.

[Wallymeister]

Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow the static assignment of drive letters on volumes, partitions, and CD-ROM drives.

This means that you permanently assign a drive letter to a specific partition, volume, or CD-ROM drive.

When you add a new hard disk to an existing computer system, it will not affect statically assigned drive letters.


e.g. I assigned my USB drive the letter K: (secret code for Karaoke) he, he

Everytime I plug it in it is automatically K drive

Hope this helps.

Wally

[bryant]

I have two ext. HD, one always seems to be on F while the other always on E. Only if I plug them in after Windows starts. Hoster looks in my F. I always check on my computer to see that the drive is on F before I start however; just to be sure. Also, both my HD's are labelled as F and E, but I still double-check beforehand.

[ddouglass]

I have had externals change drive letter on me from one set up to the next, so it isn't always so Wallymeister. Your internal drives won't change once they are set but the externals can, especially if you open a windows session without it and shutdown or restart. Then the next time you turn it on in a session it is fair game for Windows to choose the letter.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by gpayne

Doesn't this mean that there is a great likelyhood that if you use an external drive that you would have to rebuild your songs database every time you do a show? I don't use an external hard drive so I haven't experienced that yet but I know I would not like it.

gpayne

No just change the drive letter back to what it was when you set up Hoster and all will be well.