Minimized Mode for 09-z7-3

[PeterSt]

Hi Ivo,

It is a difference of night and day, really. Well, just try it (also meaning : you really should get it going !).

Regards,
Peter

[ivo]

Peter,

OK.

So, here is what I did so far:

1. Renamed all current XX folders to start with YY.
2. Downloaded z73 rar.
3. Unrared and run XX as usual.
4. Activated, set all settings, tried that it works (audio plays in unattended).
5. Pressed MinOS and let OS reboot.
6. OS came back as normal - I am sure 100% it is such.

Could be so that 'Phasure OCX' should be uninstalled as well before running XX a new?

Ivo

[BertD]

Hi ivo,

Can you still minimize with version 7-2? If so then use that as starting situation where you first take the OS back to normal and use v7-2 to bring windows back to normal duties.

Then create a new directory not using a used name and extract all XX 7-3 files into that directory.

Do NOT activate at first but make XX play with your basic settings first. If that works out okay then make a reboot (to be sure) and start XX v7-3 again. Now you should activate and play some tunes to check if all is still activated. Reboot again bringing all back still working as it should and then going to minimised OS should not be a problem.

Bert

[PeterSt]

1. Renamed all current XX folders to start with YY.

Consider this a form of "mangling" !

No, that OCX is unrelated.

Peter

[ivo]

Well,

I was able to MinOS easily with last version of 6 just before the 7. I now that before activating version 7 my PC was in normal state because I use it also for other purposes.

Should I now get 7-2, activate it (with refund) and try to MinOS and back?

I will try first to run the latest from 6 and cycle through the
OS states.

Ivo

[ivo]

So,

Late here.
Tried latest version 6 - it also does not go into MinOS. However, when I reboot button is RED as if I am there. Services are all up and so do the processes. I suppose it is not MinOS.
Then I tried z73 anew and this time no MinOS and no RED button.

BTW, how to say which mode you are besides button? If I look @Taskmanager - is that sufficient?

I am starting to get lost a bit how this all works - normal, unattedned and then MinOS. I had no problem with versions before 7. Is it so that MinOS now works differently in version 7?

I have a fresh PC - 10 days old. Win7 Pro x64 SP1.

Ivo

[PeterSt]

Hi Ivo,

Minimized OS and Restore Points W7

Did you read this one ?

[ivo]

Hello,

Yes, I read that. Tried the reboots, but still cannot get into MinOS mode. Seems that I need to try the restore point.

I see I have them many and I guess right thing to do is try one before the "Installed Phasure OCX".

Ivo

[ivo]

Morning,

Tried restore point last night. After apply, I needed to re-install OCX addon by XX as well as HiFace drivers (my DAC is based on HiFace).
After all, unsuccessfullu tried to enter the MinOS mode.

Now, would a clean re-install help? I am actually not really getting what is so different in my PC that XX cannot get into MinOS? As I said, I installed it myself fresh, all HW drivers I put myself, there is nothing pre-installed by someone. Also, I disabled various services based on my experience and system is stable - all works. I also did some other system tweeks based on experience (turn off USB power management, stop all types of indexing, etc...)
I do not get what could impact ability of XX to enter MinOS?

Ivo

[PeterSt]

Hi Ivo,

I don't think your Activation worked properly. Also, I don't think it *can* work properly when you in the mean time reverted to a Restore Point and because of that reason XXHighEnd needed to be reinstalled (which is just my conclusion from that OCX being vanished). Lastly, you applied a Restore Point which was too old; otherwise that OCX would not have been gone.

So, all my own conclusions, but I think they are correct. But in the mean time I wonder how it can happen that you think Activation is OK while all leads to it being not OK at all (you other topic about Unattended also is an indication).

I don't think a fresh OS install is needed, but it depends a bit on how the "mess" currently is. I think it will be more easy for you to again obtain a Code through Paypal and have a last attempt before indeed doing that fresh OS install. But please follow the procedure (see email) 100% (and I am not saying that you did not before !).

In the mean time ... when the new Code does not help you, you can provide the XX log file which emerges from a Reboot into Minimized attempt. Maybe I can see something in there.
You can do that right now too, but then I must try to incorporate the possibility of not being Activated correctly (which makes it harder *if* I can see from the log file in the first place).

Regards,
Peter

[ivo]

Peter,

As I just wrote on the other topic, re-activation with new code solved problem with sudden stops while in un-attended.

It also solved the going into MinOS and it seems that first time I was doing something not exactly according to procedure, sorry for that.

BUT, this morning, I tried to MinOS again and it again does not go into that ! ! ! Now I pay attention to the title bar - it is in RED - it means activation is OK. I tried several times, but PC reboots normally, however MinOS button is RED. I press it again, it reboots back to 'normal' and MinOS button is BLUE. If I press it and reboot to MinOS, actual OS is normal, but MinOS button is RED. It seems that button says it is there, but OS is not.

I was so happy last night, but this morning

Ivo

[ivo]

Forgot to add:

Since last night, PC was in MinOS mode (the only time it worked) and this morning my wife instead of pressing MinOS to bring PC back to normal, just rebooted the PC.

Might it somehow impact this?
Is it really important to always press MinOS button to get back to normal? Or simple restart also is OK?

Ivo

[Gerard]

Forgot to add:

Since last night, PC was in MinOS mode (the only time it worked) and this morning my wife instead of pressing MinOS to bring PC back to normal, just rebooted the PC.

Might it somehow impact this?
Is it really important to always press MinOS button to get back to normal? Or simple restart also is OK?

Ivo

Ivo,

I can do it once also. Use the resore point to make it work again. Once it is in minOS i tried not to touch it anymore.

So after you have entered the code and make your setting but before you go in minOS you must have made that restore point.

 

[PeterSt]

Ehm Ivo, a sort of unrelated question : did you now make a Restore Point *after* all was working properly ?

Just a question which doesn't need an answer. But it implies how you should deal with Restore Points (and how easily you can get it all going again when something is wrong).

[ivo]

Hi,

Well, I did not create any restore points after I was able to go into MinOS. My fault this time.

But, with version before z7.. all was fine. I mean I could reboot at any time and MinOS always worked as clock! I never used any restore points before ever. Why is z7 so sensitive to this? Is that somehow related to the new activation mechanism?

Actually, Peter, I did not know there are things like Play1.txt and Play2.txt. I mean I was pressed to read them before I could activate

OK, now, does it mean I need to remove XX from PC, install it a new and get another code and activate it again
OR
I can use any existing restore point I have and then re-install and re-activate?

Ivo