Vista Basic vs Premium 3.315

[sleflar]

I want to thank all of you who tried to help me out on this matter. You guys are great.

There must be an issue between Vista and Hoster.
No matter what hard drive I use, PCDJ, Virtual DJ, Atomix MP3, Music Match and Windows Media Player all build databases and play with no problem using the external drive. Only Hoster doesn't read the external drive properly.
I completely restored the laptop to factory condition and installed all the updates from Microsoft. Installed all my DJ programs. Went to reinstall the Hoster program. It asked me for registration number like it was installed for the first time.
All the DJ programs built the databases and ran fine. The Hoster had the same problem. It will only work if the KMA file are on the laptops hard drive. That would be fine but the hard drive is a 120 gig drive. The KMA files are 174 gigs.
My only option at this point is to return the laptop and try to find a new laptop with XP.

[gd123]

With the array of OTHER programs, you, obviously, don't have the RIGHT program and support for Vista.

Here is an excerpt from a Program and a PROGRAMMER that knows a little something about Vista.

Taking control of an external drive under Windows Vista®


Windows Vista® by default will set the security of an external or removable drive so tight that programs that need to rename, edit or delete files are rendered virtually useless. Here are the steps to take control of an external drive so that programs running on Windows Vista® will have the complete control they need:

and here is a LINK to FIX the problem with your EXTERNAL DRIVE controlled by VISTA:

http://www.latshawsystems.com/Info_V...veControl.aspx

See if this helps

[sleflar]

Thanks for the info. I already talked to Microsoft and they had me do just what the link said to do. However it didn't work. Thanks for your help.
I think it's great that so many people try to help each other out in these forums.

[MTUSUPPORT]

I have ordered a new version of Windows Vista, that should demonstrate this problem, it will be here in the morning and then I will load it on a system to test with.

[mindonstrike]

I now have Hoster 3.315 on a laptop with Vista Home Premium and using an external 160 gb HD for kma storage and am having no problems like you describe.

Sam

[sleflar]

Thanks for the reply. I returned the laptop and ordered a laptop with XP. It could be I work with 500 gig external drives. One a Western Digital, Seagate.

www.starsoundsproductions.com

[gduns - with the Lord]

I am running win xp with 2 western digital 500gig hard drives, with no problems. maybe it was a little freaky thing that happens sometimes in the bios.