XXHighEnd

Hi,

On my fully up to date XP PIV laptop the new user interface does not update itself. The play and stop buttons (at least those) seem to work allrightand as do the tooltips, however the UI leaves you in the dark about what is happening (ie suddenly the music starts to play).

I had some startup problems where the UI still 'worked' yet very very slow. I could check the playerprio which was set to 'below normal'. The problem is now that I cannot enter the settingsmenu anymore to alter this setting (if it is the problem).

Everything works allright on my PIII 833 XP pro stand alone PC, with best SQ up to date!

any help?

Hi Coen,

I think I understand all what you are saying, but not at all *why* you are saying it. So, I am afraid you have to be more clear about everything. For example (!), if the UI leaves you in the dark about playback, I want to know what you see, what you expected, or what is normal compared to your other install. Please remember, this was just one example. I need to know about it all.

Thanks !
Peter

OK,

Downloaded 09z and 09zb zips. Installed the first in a new directory, run it and quit, pasted 09zb into the directory and restarted it (few tries until the right settings appeared -very slowly- ).
When I start XX now I see the attatched UI. I can move this UI around with the mouse and as said before the tooltips show. when I press play music appears after the usual lag, yet the screen is just is still like the attatchment (nothing changed). When I press stop the music stops immediately (also no change of the UI). closing XX with the cross (upper right corner) works also immediately.

Explorer pops up also immediately, selected track does not appear (maybe after a few minutes but I am not that patient). Needless to say that UI does not change its appearence.
Resizing also does not work (at least within 300 seconds or so).

Clicking on the undemo-volumeknob shows after 30-40 seconds the undemo screen, I can however not enter the activationcode.

The other install does everything right away after clicking on the button (ie showing little red 'selected' lights). (character limit)

Your PC must be terrible, no offence.

None taken!

Its my fully up to date -drivers & OS & software- HP pavillion zd8000 P-IV XP laptop that has the problem. So far a it has been a very reliable and enjoyable digital partner the past years....

The ol'e (horrible?) PIII is running fine and making wonderfull music, but it is dedicated to audio: XX and EAC are 50% of the software installed (next to the standard Microsoft XP pro package).

Check your power plan settings, make sure it's optimized for performance.

Hi Coen,

Did you already create a "TemporaryData" folder in your xx folder ?
Or just untick, log activities under your xx settings, then restart xx.

This a bug in xx, its looking for a temp folder that just isnt there.
So create one, or disable the logging.

Hope this makes life somewhat easier,

Best,

Roy

All seems totally strange to me, although Roy's suggestion might do the job.

That something responds (very) late is one thing, but that things seem to go out of sequence (like playback commencing but the button not showing it and stop immediately coming through but the play button still not showing from the before activity ...) no, I have never heard of that.

If must be something your laptop is completely against. Something with XP Themes maybe, plus the Skinning I apply.

I never heard of such a thing ...
(and I really don't know what to do about it).

But follow Roy's suggestion. Who knows ...
Peter

The folder did the trick!

(....now I'm two revisions behind  ;) )

Thanks for the help,

regards, Coen