Hoster only will maximize

[micbob4]

I tried that to. Reinstalled and the second monitor appears on the screen but hoster is on the toolbar. I have to right click and select maximize to have it appear. I have move the toolbar and everything else to see if it was hiding behind something but could not locate it. Not sure what is going on.

[ddouglass]

Are you comfortable with working in the registry? If so I will give you a procedure to change a setting to make it normal size.

[JNS02]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Are you comfortable with working in the registry? If so I will give you a procedure to change a setting to make it normal size.

I'd like to know this registry fix and how to capture screen also. Would you PM this info to me also?

[ddouglass]

If you are using 4.08 or 4.09 then you don't need the registry hack. There is a button in Hoster (Tools/Options) to reset displays.
Screen Capture:
Press Shift-Print Screen
Open Windows Paint (in Start Menu under Accessories) or any graphics drawing program.
Paste the capture there. You can crop out/edit what isn't needed and save the file as a JPG (for smaller size).

[Wallymeister]

Hey guys,
I am running 3.321 and all of a sudden this happened to my Hoster. When I open Hoster it opens on taskbar and I have to right click to maximize it. Then if I ckick the (-) button to minimize I can then just click the taskbar normally and it will maximize, but if I click the resize button (one in the middle) it will minimize and again I have to right click and choose maximize to get my screen back.

If there is a registry fix can someone please give me details to fix this or can I just re-install Hoster to fix it.

Thanks,
Wally

[ddouglass]

Wally there is a FAQ for Hoster in the Support section of the main web page that explains step by step how to do the registry fix.

[Wallymeister]

Thanks Dale, that did it!
Wally

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by micbob4

I tried that to. Reinstalled and the second monitor appears on the screen (which screen?) but hoster is on the toolbar.

Micbob,
When you reinstalled 4.08 did you check the box that says "Check this if you are reinstalling Hoster and you wish to clear all saved settings"? It's on the personal information page. This is the registry fix Dale is talking bout.

You didn't mention that you did this in your post.

Just trying to help.

Jim

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by micbob4

I tried that to. Reinstalled and the second monitor appears on the screen but hoster is on the toolbar. I have to right click and select maximize to have it appear. I have move the toolbar and everything else to see if it was hiding behind something but could not locate it. Not sure what is going on.

The window has to be hiding somewhere because the singer's Display would not be up showing anywhere if it wasn't. Set your computer to the highest resolution available. Open Hoster and see if you can find it.

And Jim if he had not done that then his SInger's Display would not be on his computer screen but would be still on the secondary monitor.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The window has to be hiding somewhere because the singer's Display would not be up showing anywhere if it wasn't. Set your computer to the highest resolution available. Open Hoster and see if you can find it.

And Jim if he had not done that then his SInger's Display would not be on his computer screen but would be still on the secondary monitor.

For sure Dale, he just didn't mention whether it came up on his computer or his TV screen.

Didn't mean to get in the way. Just trying to help.

Jim

P.S. Please PM me the registry fix you mentioned. I'd like to learn which key this problem is related to. Thanks!

[laddie]

One easy way to sort of clean up the display, in XP , is to right click on the task bar(grey bar at the bottom), select properties, then select "Auto-hide the taskbar", then move or adjust any open window, then de-select "Auto-hide the taskbar".. everything pops to the middle of the screen.

[admin]

Folks, if you run Hoster, click the Tools menu Options command, the the Reset Displays button, we do all the hard work for you and your screens are clearly visible again.

[micbob4]

Tried that to did not work.

[ddouglass]

Are you doing all this with the secondary monitor attached or not?
Do you know how to do Screen Captures?
If you tell Hoster to minimize (either with the "-" by the "X" or by right clicking Hoster on the taskbar) does the Singer's Display disappear too?