After installing Sonicstage, Windows explorer fails to work

[sardonicsmile]

Hi all,

after hearing how much better Sonicstage 3.3 is compared to older versions, I thought I'd give it a try.

So I uninstaled my old 2.x version, put the new one in, and then rebooted my computer. It now takes significantly longer to load from the Windows login screen, and then hangs after just loading the wallpaper (although if I force explore.exe to run, I find that the rest of my programs and files are still there).

When I try to run Sonicstage, it keeps giving me the error message saying that I need to reboot the system and then login as administrator (but am already logged in as such).

Tried reinstalling several times, downloaded the install file from Sony as well as the file on the boards, but the same thing still happens.

I am on XP - have to get back to you in a tick about the service pack no.

Many thanks in advance.

Edited January 10, 2006 by sardonicsmile

[atrain]

please run windows update before you continue with this thread.

[sardonicsmile]

unfortunately i can't install the xp service pack 2 as it says my windows is not authenticated.

uninstalling all sonicstage and openmg modules won't make my windows function properly either.

hmmm, this problem is bigger than i thought.

[raintheory]

Not sure if this still works, but heres a link to an easy workaround to that windows validation thing:

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/micro...genuine_ad.html

[sardonicsmile]

Not sure if this still works, but heres a link to an easy workaround to that windows validation thing:

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/micro...genuine_ad.html

thanks for that. i did give it a go, but i suspect microsoft might have put in extra steps to counter it.

i am thinking of abandoning sonicstage altogether since it still refuses to load (although the windows problem hasn't been fixed), and using M3U2USB to mount an image in simple burner.

[atrain]

so simple burner will run? that's odd because it uses parts of SS to work [ss must be installed]

[sardonicsmile]

yeah, simple burner will work on its own. hmmmm

to answer my own question, i did a complete uninstall including removing registry entries, and the dlls and cddb files it seemed to want to load at startup. now windows works fine.

i think the problem with ss refusing to load is also to do with the registry...

[Syrius]

Dude, just google for the SP2. I downloaded it last week from a third party (Legal) site and installed it. No authentication BS. (Can't get the CD because the laptop belongs to my brother's company, and they're a bunch of cheapskates)

:EDIT:

http://windows.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsit...6displaylang=en

Disregard the "IT pro" crap. Just give it time. All that authentication talk is BS. (See my sig. :-p)

Edited January 11, 2006 by Syrius

[atrain]

ssh. don't set him off again...

[sardonicsmile]

nope, sp 2 still says my key or authentication is invalid. oh well. but thanks for going to that trouble anyway.