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I just got my brand new 900 and installed all the software only to find this:

"Cannot find the database file, or the database file is corrupted. Click OK to recover the database. Click Cancel to exit the program."

so i click ok.

"Cannot recover the database file. Click OK to copy an empty database file.

Click Cancel to exit the program."

so i click ok again.

and nothing happens. it closes.

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It's not a fault with SonicStage or any Sony software. It's actually a missing Windows file (a DLL to be precise) relating to the Jet Database Engine included in Windows and used by programs such as SonicStage.

I was pulling my hair out for about 3 or 4 weeks trying to find this fault. I ultimately used the profiling in the 'Dependency Walker' program included with the Windows XP support tools. I do not recall which file it was but there are a number of DLLs usually beginning with "MS" with "JET" in there somewhere in the 'System32' directory and it was one of these that was missing. Oddly WFP never even noticed.

If you use the application profiling in 'Dependency Walker' it will highlight the files that are missing. The support tools I mentioned are usually included on the Windows XP CD and the program you're looking for is called 'depends.exe'.

I hope this helps.

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If the file was at fault it would be missing, if you get my drift. There's a number of files in System32 that relate to Jet which appear in a cluster in file listing of that directory. These are the ones I can see:

msjdbc10.dll

msjet40.dll

msjetoledb40.dll

msjint40.dll

msjter40.dll

msjtes40.dll

msjter40.dll is the one I was missing I think, but it might different for you. Also there might be other files.

Anyway I'll try to point you towards depends.exe.

I have a Windows XP Professional retail upgrade CD, and I can find depends.exe in Support.cab in d:supporttools where d: is the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter. It's about 600k plus a 125k help file.

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well something happened and it works now. I dont know what i did. i installed that jet 4.0 file that is linked in this thread up top, but it was the 3rd time i tried it. also got all windows updates for the 2nd time. but those are all things i already tried. but i guess i just needed some new update. who knows.

thanks for the help guys.

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What I'd suggest doing is running windows update. If you are running XP without SP1 or SP2 installed, and have never installed JET or DAC [or is it ADC?] [data access components] then you'll likely be having trouble running anything that depends on thigs like access databases [which SonicStage does].

These updates are stated in SonicStage's install requirements.

Update your windows. Things are likely to start working when you do.

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If anybody is having trouble starting SonicStage (or anything else for that matter) and you suspect it to be because of a missing file. I recommend giving Microsoft's 'Dependency Walker' a shot, which I mentioned in previous post. You'll find the executable at this site:

http://www.dependencywalker.com/

Edit: May be a little overawing for some initially.

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RichM, thank you in the most serious way for pointing those of us having SS probs to the D Walker, I Absolutely HATED SonicStage until today, when I read your post.

Turns out that all this time, one freakin dll (msdart version 2.71.9030.0) would not update or go away no matter how many times I ran DAO, MSJet or MDAC_TYP. I simply deleted the msdart.dll, and now SonicStage opens with no error.

You just saved the lives of all the SonicStage software developers :rasp: THanks Mann!!!!

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I'm glad it helped.

It only takes one file it prevent SonicStage from working, I learned this the hard way also. I suspect 'System Restore' had a hand in my strife since I had installed updated DAO components after a restore point, and when I restored back to that point it must not have restored all the older component files.

I've had other files go missing because of 'System Restore' so I now never use 'System Restore', unplumbing installed software using backed up registry hives as references is far more predictable if it is more hard work.

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