Hoster Light Freeze Up On Disc Import

[Musicman51]

No dale, different drive, new cables, same trouble. Yes the letters are the same, i can go into windows, click on the drive, and it even opens the external's cd tray. So windows is reconizing the drive, and marking it as good. It to is an optiarc, mtu certified drive. My external hard drive is working fine, switched it to a different external, it to is rebuilding, and working fine. As i stated i can import cd tracks from a singers disc using this drive. When i click on import CD Tracks, it just sits, no window opens. I switch to my internal worthless cd drive,the window opens, and it will import tracks. Grrrrrrr

[ddouglass]

I had several Beta testers check this and no one could duplicate it on Vista or XP. We all are using the full version but that should not be any different as the only difference with the Lite is no Songbook capability.

You didn't answer and I don't remember, are you using Vista or XP in this computer??

[Musicman51]

I am using Vista Home Premium.... I can use this external cd burner to import singers disc tracks..not a problemo. But the minute i click on "Import CD Tracks" she's all done, i just sit there and wait and wait and wait, and the import window will not open. If i click on any other part of hoster, the search button, the tools button, anything else..the screen goes to white, and a windows box pops up asking me if i would like to wait for the program to respond, or to close the program out. I choose "Close Program".

Would it help if i took all versions of Hoster Lite off my puter, then download it again?
I have been asked to take a friends place tonight and do his karaoke show this evening. I can see right now, i will be back using disc, and those young folks are going to work me to death...

[Musicman51]

Perhaps i could go and remove everything, then start fresh with Hoster Lite 4.0, then upgrade to 4.09d. Grrrrrrrrrrr
And Hoster Lite has been working just so great... gotta be me, and these updates or upgrades hotdamn margo.

Strange thing is, i went this spring and downloaded 12,000 CDG tracks, and over 400 video karaoke song tracks with this same external mtu drive, on this same show laptop

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

Perhaps i could go and remove everything, then start fresh with Hoster Lite 4.0, then upgrade to 4.09d. Grrrrrrrrrrr
And Hoster Lite has been working just so great... gotta be me, and these updates or upgrades hotdamn margo.

Strange thing is, i went this spring and downloaded 12,000 CDG tracks, and over 400 video karaoke song tracks with this same external mtu drive, on this same show laptop

I wouldn't remove anything and go ahead and do tonight's show. The worst that could happen is to not be able to import a singer's file, but since that is working you should be ok.
If you want to do this tomorrow after the show I would just re-install 4.09D (you do not have to do the upgrades from 4.0 up because all are full programs not patches). When you re-install check the box on the personal information page (bottom) to clear the registry entries. This will remove any lingering problems there. Unfortunately it will clear the Instabutton Settings, screen locations, marquee entries, and other items , so essentially you will have to reset all of those items.

[mindonstrike]

Possibly a problem with the bucket.mdb causing that screen to crash.
The edit songs screen uses the bucket as well (if auto name and title is enabled). Try opening that screen and see if it gives you problems.

Sam

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

I am using Vista Home Premium.... I can use this external cd burner to import singers disc tracks..not a problemo. But the minute i click on "Import CD Tracks" she's all done, i just sit there and wait and wait and wait, and the import window will not open. If i click on any other part of hoster, the search button, the tools button, anything else..the screen goes to white, and a windows box pops up asking me if i would like to wait for the program to respond, or to close the program out. I choose "Close Program".

Would it help if i took all versions of Hoster Lite off my puter, then download it again?
I have been asked to take a friends place tonight and do his karaoke show this evening. I can see right now, i will be back using disc, and those young folks are going to work me to death...

You use the "import cd track" feature during a show? I have only added singers songs from their cdg's, that erase after use, due to legalities of not owning original CDG / MP3-g, and putting them permanently on the computer hardrive.

Seems by your posts, that you could run your show tonight with Hoster Lite, as long as you don't use the "import cd track" feature... or am I missing something? ( No Hay Problema! )

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[Musicman51]

No Rikki i sure don't. But if any part of a program is not fuctioning correctly, i would be taking a big risk in using that program. What if it stops altogether? What if it stops importing singers disc? I can't take that chance. If i haul along all my cd's and JVC triple drawer player, i might just as well use it and leave hoster home untill i get it running correctly.

One should NEVER import any disc during a show..just not good practice, and doesn't look good, besides being illegal perhaps unless they are yours, just not good. I had a kj do this one evening. A bunch of us went out for the evening, and visited a new KJ's show. About 40, 45 miles from home. This clown started importing CDG's. I immediately jumped up from the table, spilling my diet coke and all, tapped him firmly on the shoulder, and told him i sure hope that wasn't MY disc he was importing. As it turned out, it wasn't. But just doesn't look good.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Backup... Backup... Backup.

You fall back on your cdg's when Hoster malfunctions... ok... I did that for 2 shows when I had to replace a faulty Hardrive in my one and only computer at that time... what a hassle, since I had not been keeping my system up with all the newly added music, books, etc. ( I will never go back to discs-only keep them for the legalities issue...) Anyway, now I have a 2nd laptop ready as a backup, in case some gremlin rears its ugly head, and sabotages the show...

Run a mock show for an hour or so... trying everything that someone might throw at you tonight... if it crashes without using the dreaded "import cd track" feature... use your discs... if it doesn't crash during the mock show... set up with Hoster and have your JVC player and discs set up to use as a backup ( peace of mind ) just in case...

IMHO it's time to turn to Hoster 4.09d for the features that Lite doesn't offer ( unless you wish to purchase or already have the Lite Duo and have the 2nd computer backup option. ) Archive those CDG's and sell the JVC Player. ( I still have a JVC 6disc Magazine player & a Hitachi 6disc magazine player - for minimal disc handling, that never get used anymore, and are obsolete when it comes to repairing/parts- I should follow my own suggestion, and get rid of them...)

Good luck tonight and ... hope Dale can troubleshoot your Vista/Computer problem!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

I am using Vista Home Premium.... I can use this external cd burner to import singers disc tracks..not a problemo. But the minute i click on "Import CD Tracks" she's all done, i just sit there and wait and wait and wait, and the import window will not open. If i click on any other part of hoster, the search button, the tools button, anything else..the screen goes to white, and a windows box pops up asking me if i would like to wait for the program to respond, or to close the program out. I choose "Close Program".

Would it help if i took all versions of Hoster Lite off my puter, then download it again?
I have been asked to take a friends place tonight and do his karaoke show this evening. I can see right now, i will be back using disc, and those young folks are going to work me to death...

The import cd track screen typicaly isn't used during a show. This issue shouldn't have any bearings on your show.

[Musicman51]

Thats true sam, but i would feel much more at ease if the program was working correctly. Many people bring their own disc to this show, right now i can import their tracks, what if it quits importing singers tracks like it has CDG tracks. You might take that chance but i won't.

I think the thing to do at this point is to try and help me solve this dilema instead of trying to figure out if i can do a show with a piece of software, and hardware that is not working properly...But thanks for your input i appreciate it, more then i can express. Your helpful suggestions are always needed, and appreciated.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

I think the thing to do at this point is to try and help me solve this dilema instead of trying to figure out if i can do a show with a piece of software, and hardware that is not working properly...But thanks for your input i appreciate it, more then i can express. Your helpful suggestions are always needed, and appreciated.

The problem with solving your problem is no one can duplicate it. The only other one have this exact problem is a new user who is using XP on a Macbook. I don't think his source of the problem is the same.
It is your call whether you use 4.09D or go back to say 4.08 to do the show tonight for lack of trust. The only thing that could be making the symptoms change would have to be the drive going out. I don't think the program would be changing.

[Musicman51]

dale, that is kinda what it is starting to look like, and if i did the show tonight with this same drive, and it completly gives up the ghost, i'm in a world of hurting.

So what i think i will do, is use the disc and old JVC tonight, and call mtu in the morning, and have them overnight me a new external burner. This spring i ran 12,000 CDG tracks, and over 400 Video karaoke tracks through this burner, besides all of the cdg's i've written, and backed up, and played through this external. It doesn't owe me a dime. So perhaps it's tired. I can always use a new burner anyway. But i think i will go back to 4.0 then update to 4.09d as well.
Thanks for everyones help, and ideas. I will get this worked out one way or the other. Sounds like the burner to me possibly as well. And here i just sold my other one, because i never used it. Oh well....isn't life just full of surprises? My wife, God rest her soul, the precious angel, use to tell me, if it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen to george. She's right.
God Bless, George