Sammyboy Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) For some reason Sonicstage has started crashing when I connect my MZ-NH700 to my laptop. It works fine with standard net-MDs like my N710 and N520, transfers music fine etc.It doesn't seem to make a difference if I connect the NH700 before loading SS or after, I've tried formatting the disc inside the player into Hi-MD mode (it was originally formatted in a standard MD player), different discs etc.The first time it did it it actually started writing to the NH700, then SS would just quit, no error message nothing - it would just bugger off! Then I would get the windows 'an error has occured and this program must be shut down' message. Restarting hasn't made a difference.The NH-700 connects fine to my desktop PC and SS there, though I think that has a slightly different SS version installed (Sightly earlier, Verson 4). Edited November 3, 2007 by Sammyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) Unless you have Vista and thus have to use 4.3, that version seems buggier than 4.2 (for XP). There are links in this post for web and offline installers for 4.2 thanks to Avrin. Back up the library (with Backup Tool under Programs/SonicStage) before making the change. http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=18645 Edited November 3, 2007 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammyboy Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ah, I didn't realise 4.3 was for Vista, I had just gone to the Sony website and downloaded the installer which must have in turn downloaded v4.3, shame I couldn't select what version!Cheers A440, I'll check that link out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammyboy Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Just tried v4.2 and so far with exactly the same result :x Stupid programme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammyboy Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Thought I'd found the problem when I realised I still hadn't uninstalled the version of OpenMG secure something or other that came with v4.3 - uninstalled that, tried reinstalling everything including SS v4.2 and it is STILL bombing out! What does it have against Hi-MD?!?!?! The laptop's about to go out the f****** window, which wouldn't be a good idea as it's actually my wife's....I suspect this stupid programme is the main reason MD didn't take off as expected, having to deal exclusively though this proprietray rubbish if folk wanted to get stuff onto their MiniDisc players via their PC.Before I rant so much my head explodes, could there be other factors causing these problems? I've noticed sometimes when I plug my RH700 in some other USB devices like my cordless mouse stop working for a few seconds and the 'disconnect' sound is made before the 'reconnect' sound chirps up in Windows and it all starts working. I am wondering if there is some sort of config problem with this laptop.Does anyone have the SS v4 installer at all, as that seems to be the version working on my desktop PC. It would then rule out any PC-based problems, or confirm there's a problem somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 From what you say, I'm wondering if you have a problem USB port. You should connect SonicStage directly to a port, not a USB hub. Hubs have given some people problems through the years. If it's a hub, try a direct connection. Those connect/disconnect noises are suspicious. Just for the heck of it, take a look in Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager and see if there are any exclamation points in the list. Probably not, but worth a check. Anyway, there's a full 4.0 installer here:http://forums.minidisc.org/downloads/details.php?file=21Before running the installer, make sure you have your library backed up (with the tool, not just a copy) and then get any stray junk out of your Registry. http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=8071And you are exactly right: SonicStage was what killed MD--especially because there wasn't a decent, stable version until around 3.2, which is rather late in the development of a program. By the time a reliable SonicStage arrived, many of the computer-savvy people who would have been competent with the program had already been turned off by prior bad experience. With drag-and-drop instead of SonicStage, minidisc might have ruled the world. But 3.4 and 4.2, especially, are very reliable versions of SonicStage, so it may be something in your laptop too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammyboy Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) A440, you're a genius! The USB cable was plugged into a small USB hub at the back of the lappy, stuck it directly into a USB port and it's now happily transferring Complete Clapton to my NH700! And (so far) no nasty error messages, erratic behaviour or odd sounds eminating from the laptop It's a crying shame that a piece of software could be the reason behind an excellent piece of technology losing a format war, leading to overhyped little white boxes with clickwheels and inferior sound quality beating it! Edited November 3, 2007 by Sammyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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