SonicStage 3.4 with Win 64-bit (AMD CPU) fails with 1GB discs

[1kyle]

Running an AMD 64 bit cpu with the OEM 64 bit windows causes SS 3.4 to not work when using 1GB minidiscs.

Here's a screenshot of the problem

http://www.1kyle.com/ss34prob.jpg

If I boot up the ordinary retail 32 bit version of Windows on this machine (Windows XP pro with service pack applied --SP1) works fine.

Here's what happens with 32 bit windows

http://www.1kyle.com/ss34ok.jpg

Use the OEM supplied 64 bit version (should in theory be better on a 64 bit cpu) then CRASH CRASH or at least the application doesn't work.

Funnily enough the 60/74/80 min discs in Hi-SP mode work 100% OK with SS3.4 and 64 bit windows it's just the 1GB discs that fail in 64 bit windows.

Computers I'm beginning to really HATE them as what works perfectly one day doesn't seem work the next.

Cheers

-K

Edited March 17, 2006 by 1kyle

[Ishiyoshi]

Drop kurisu a pm. I believe he still maintains Windows 64-bit and should be able to provide you with solutions to your problem.

[poe]

It has to be a issue with the 64bit OS. I run Sonic Stage on a AMD 64 with the 32bit OS and have never had a problem yet,POE

[1kyle]

It has to be a issue with the 64bit OS. I run Sonic Stage on a AMD 64 with the 32bit OS and have never had a problem yet,POE

Hi POE it works perfectly with the 32 bit OS.

The reason I was hoping the 64 bit os would work is that an app I run a LOT (Photoshop) can use 64 bit Windows when available and this app runs a lot better. If you've ever used the full blown Photoshop (not the "cut down" version Photoshop Elements) it's a real resource HOG.

The problem appeared to be somewhere in the USB driver area.

I found a really obscure post about this where the poster suggested setting the USB "Leagcy Mode Support" to ON from one of the BIOS Boot up options. Careful if you mess around here as setting wrong or incorrect options will severely effect system performance and in same cases you might not even be able to boot.

Funnily enough this seemed to fix the problem without effecting any of the more modern USB devices so I'm running the 64 bit windows again.

Hopefully Longhorn or whatever it's going to be called will work on INTEL dual 64 bit CPU's when it's released later this year. For once Microsoft seems to have actually got a decent multi-tasking OS waiting in the wings.

I'm not a "M$ basher" just for the sake of it. Windows works for 100,000's of people and it's used in areas far exceeding it's original remit which was home computers. My main complaint was the spit they had with IBM when OS/2 was devised. A far far better OS but shades of the "Betamax vs VHS" issue here.

Had IBM and Microsoft worked together as in their original agreements how different things might have been.

I've messed around enough with Linux and think it's fabulous for servers etc. I'm running a SUSE 10.0 file and print server and Internet Gateway, but as a "Desktop OS" for the "Great unwashed" it's still got light years to go yet.

Macs also are great but until comparatively recently expensive and difficult to get some common apps to run on, so like most people using typical "Desktop" type applications I really had no choice other than to use Windows.

Cheers

-K

Edited March 18, 2006 by 1kyle

[Christopher]

I have no problems uploading and downloading to Hi-MD discs in 64-bit Windows XP Professional Edition. Do you have all the latest Windows Updates and latest drivers for your motherboard?

[awis85]

thanks for this infomation....i've been waiting for this momment for a year since i had bought high md. at last i can use my md with xp 64bit.. thanks again!!!

[Stuge]

1KYLE -->>I had that problem with Windows Xp 32bit also .

see my post here--> http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=15636&hl=