Matty Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I guess the title says it all. What had happened was I was running a different Windows theme (skin) which caused SS to not display properly. Which of course, I didn't know at the time. I thought the program had screwed up (it hadn't). It had been working flawlessly till that point. So, I performed the full uninstall/reinstall to fix it and the problem remained till I realized it was the them that was doing it. Anyway, after another full un/reinstall, it still wouldn't recognize the unit. I did it again, I tried the German version method, all to no avail. Short of formatting my PC or reinstalling Windows I have no ideas. I know it sort of works because when I plug it in, the Simple Burner icon turns from the grey inactive to the red active icon. But when I open it up, it doesn't even attempt to read the disc. So, I'm stuck. All I have is like 20 albums on my one Hi-MD and the unit is pretty much useless without the software. Please help!Computer specs:2.4 GHz P4512 Mb SDRAMWindows XP Pro with SP2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Did you try the MDAC Repair tool under Downloads? Sometimes it helps this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 also non standard windows skins do cause trouble with sonicstage, from grey & non existant buttons to nothing being displayed at all.i concur with the mdac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 So wait, in what order should I use MDAC in the repair process? Like uninstall SS, then use MDAC then reinstall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarknigHT Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 i believed i answered this already.. but in any case, right clikc the sonicstage icon, go to compatability, and check "disable visual themes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 i believed i answered this already.. but in any case, right clikc the sonicstage icon, go to compatability, and check "disable visual themes"←Too late for that. It was already all over once I uninstalled it the first time. I don't know what to do from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Reinstall SS 3.1 first (after doing the registry cleanup from the FAQ) and then run the MDAC. It might also work in reverse order, but since people have been using it after SonicStage is problematic, you might as well go that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Okay. So after MDAC and all that other crap it STILL doesn't work. Windows installs it as a Hi-MD, and as far as Windows as concerned it works. The Simple Burner icon in ste system tray even changes from grey to red when it's plugged in, but when I run the program, it won't access the MD. SonicStage is the same way. Windows knows it's connected, but neither program will recognize it. My only recourse may be to reinstall Windows. Dammit, I'm getting sick of these same albums. I need the advice of the most cunning experts on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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