venomousXFROG Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hello All , Im new to the site - looks great so looking forward to gettin some help and tips . I recently returned from holidays and found that my laptop has been stolen , I left all my accessories in the laptop bag , including the earphones for my minidisc and all my discs. Luckily I still have the player . i need to upgrade the driver on my old laptop ( OS is win vista home basic pack ) i dont have the original installation disc or the manual . when i connect via USB it just says '' installation driver failed '' Can someone please advise ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hey all , Can someone tell me how to install the driver and where do i get it from . my laptop was stolen with all my discs and accessories , and I have an older vista laptop that i can use . thanks Topics merged by Moderator.Welcome to MDCF! (Best if you don't double post - thanks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well, the manual is really easy to find: http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/sharp/sharp_imdr420.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well, the manual is really easy to find: http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/sharp/sharp_imdr420.pdfthanks Avrin - i got it about an hour ago . still need the driver link ???????? im going insane , i've been on tonnes of websites but still no success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 thanks Avrin - i got it about an hour ago . still need the driver link ???????? im going insane , i've been on tonnes of websites but still no success In the downloads (see the link at the top of this page) under drivers.Already answered that one once today, sorry I forgot to come back and do so as I got muddled between the two requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 In the downloads (see the link at the top of this page) under drivers.Already answered that one once today, sorry I forgot to come back and do so as I got muddled between the two requests.thanks for the info SFBP - I take it the link is : Download Windows Vista Compatible Driver for Net MD and Hi-MD . what do i do after i install the driver ????? I really appreciate the help . thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) You actually need this driver: http://forums.minidisc.org/downloads/download.php?file=7After installing the driver, I think, you need to install SonicStage: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?s=&am...st&p=141995 Edited August 12, 2009 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 You actually need this driver: http://forums.minidisc.org/downloads/download.php?file=7After installing the driver, I think, you need to install SonicStage: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?s=&am...st&p=141995ah cool , thanks for that - so just install the driver then install sonicstage . then connect my Sharp im-dr420h via the USB and it should start to install automatically ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) I hope so. The driver for the unit is actually written by SONY. SHARP units originally used BeatJam, but that program is also based on SONY's OpenMG kernel, which processes all communications with NetMD units. So, nothing should prevent SHARP units from working with SonicStage. Edited August 12, 2009 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I hope so. The driver for the unit is actually written by SONY. SHARP units originally used BeatJam, but that program is also based on SONY's OpenMG kernel, which processes all communications with NetMD units. So, nothing should prevent SHARP units from working with SonicStage.Avrin , i have installed the driver , but when i connect the player via the usb , it still says installation failed - then asks me to use the netmd disc i got with the player . which i dont have . what do i do now ? im losing all hope at this stage ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Vista can be problematical with drivers. Is there any way you can try this on XP?Make sure that you are running as Administrator (or a user with Admin privileges) for any installation of ***any*** software on Vista, I'm sure you knew this already. Sony actually warns about this too.You can also do RunAs Administrator. Not sure, as I am not a great fan of Vista. You may actually find it easier with Windows 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomousXFROG Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Vista can be problematical with drivers. Is there any way you can try this on XP?Make sure that you are running as Administrator (or a user with Admin privileges) for any installation of ***any*** software on Vista, I'm sure you knew this already. Sony actually warns about this too.You can also do RunAs Administrator. Not sure, as I am not a great fan of Vista. You may actually find it easier with Windows 7 Sounds like too much hard work - Anyway : FOR SALE SHARP IM-DR420 H . USUAL SPEC - NO INSTALLATION DISC - NO HEADPHONES . FIRST £1 GETS IT . Think id be better off just getting an new model , it's less stress thanks for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) Aren't you using a 64-bit version of Vista? If yes, then there is no way to install a NetMD driver (for any unit).If your Vista is 32-bit, then, when it asks for the installation disk, simply point to the location where you've unpacked the driver distribution package. Edited August 12, 2009 by Avrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxer786 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 please help do you have the drivers for the minidisc netMD usb driver for the DR420 minidisc or similar? so i can downlaod it and use sonic stage or beatjam? please please help- i have been looking for it for 12 hours please help do you have the drivers for the minidisc netMD usb driver for the DR420 minidisc or similar? so i can downlaod it and use sonic stage or beatjam? please please help- i have been looking for it for 12 hours please email it to baid@live.co.uk i will be forever gratefulplease help do you have the drivers for the minidisc netMD usb driver for the DR420 minidisc or similar? so i can downlaod it and use sonic stage or beatjam? please please help- i have been looking for it for 12 hours please email it to baid@live.co.uk i will be forever gratefulplease help do you have the drivers for the minidisc netMD usb driver for the DR420 minidisc or similar? so i can downlaod it and use sonic stage or beatjam? please please help- i have been looking for it for 12 hours please email it to baid@live.co.uk i will be forever grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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