G_EvaFresh_2k6

Thank you for your advice, but let me clarify some things... #1 - they arent both installed on one machine... what i was trying to say is that i tried to install both versions 4.0 and 3.4......not simultaneously and after installing them both..(removed 3.4 tried 4.3 wouldnt install then tried 4.0) both 4.0 and 3.4 (both standalone w/ no sony connect integrated) gave me the same error about not being able to find files related to the windows media format... i installed 3.4 first a while ago tried to open it and it gave me the error about it cannot find files relating to windows media format... i uninstalled it..tried to install sonicstage 4.3 (with sony's connect music store) or the internet version of the software, i tried using the default installation path and a couple of others i created but still the same error about cannot find installation path.. im thinking its a problem with this pc's OS...im am running xp with all the latest upgrades and sp's...i am going to try to install 2000 and see if i get the same installation path problem..because i think i have encountered the same thing while trying to install another program..( i think, but im not sure) after the unsuccessfull installation of 4.3 i downloaded the standalone version of 4.0 from the archives here .. i think the 38mb one... and it installed...but gave me the same error as 3.4 standalone about not being able to find the files being related to windows media format which i guess is some type of wma codec for integrating wma files onto the md... when i first installed 3.4 i thought it could b a problem with something lacking in windows media player itself but after upgrading to windows media player 10 i still got the same error so i ruled that out... what im guessing is that mabye the program installed but is missing that wma codec... i am still going to try to rule more causes to this problem out...because when i installed sonicstage(the original 2.3 that came with my mz-nhf800 and the 4.3 version with connect from sony's website) on my other desktop and laptop it went thru with no problems.. so i am seriously guessing its a problem with this operating system on this pc itself.. i would have tried to install 2.3 on this desktop i am currently using now, but i lost the cd... so i am going to keep messing with this and try to figure out the cause for this error...in the meantime i guess i am just stucc with having to line in my md player and record everything with soundforge or total recorder and do it the manual old school way (which hopefully i dont)... but i am going to try to figure this problem out because although it is a royal pain in the a** it seems like a minor problem that probably requires a minor fix... what im guessing is that with the 3.4 and 4.0 standalone the installation completed... but was missing a codec or a dll or something... but i am going to keep trying to figure out the possible causes for this problem and if i find out ill post it... thanks again for your help.. it is appreciated... --Freshley

I have had a number of problems installing sonic stage (various versions) on my pc. Either it could be a problem with this PC or a problem with the software itsself, even though I installed sonicstage on my other desktop and laptop with no problems. One of the problems I get is when installing sonicstage 4.3 it will say install path not specified and abort the whole installation. The other problem is I installed sonicstage 4.0 and 3.4 and while starting up they both give me the error message cannot find files related to windows media format error code: 00004e22. If anybody else has had these problems and can offer some kind of advice to solving them it would be greatly appreciated. It is driving me absolutely insane trying to put sonicstage on this pc and it makes me want to jam a f***ng screw driver into my usb port!.. thanks again.. -- Freshley