TedL254 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 In my haste (stupidity), I downloaded some free sequences to make my show a little longer. Now My PC has slowed way down and I can't even open anything LOR accept for SSB. I deleted them but obviously the damage is done. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubado Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Try Windows System Restore. It's gotten me out of trouble numerous times.Did you get your files from a trusted source? Such as one of us, or some Joe blow off the internet.As a reminder for you and all, don't forget to back up your work, it's no fun starting over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstorms Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 The additional sequences wouldn't hurt you. These are just xml (formatted text) files.Sounds like virus or some adware from a website. If you grab a copy of your favorite virus scanner (Mcafee for me) it should be able to clear that up.Worst case you save off your sequences and reinstall Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougP Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 try using AD-Aware, SpyBot and CCleaner to fix your problems. These are all free programs that I use to keep my computers clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedL254 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Thanks guys, I just deleted the previous downloaded sequences rebooted and all is fine. I have Webroot. And I just got back from Staples with a flash drive. That scared the S**t out of me. I'd hate to have to start from scratch. Oh yeah, And I'm doing mu own sequencing. What I don't get done this year will be a new one for next year...That's called glass half full.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubado Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Glad to hear all is well again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultamitking73 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I agree back EVERYTHING up on to flashdrive if it will fit or on external hard drive like I did lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydeardorff Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 yes, I dont even have an LOR system yet.A USB flash drive, and or a back up USB drive is your friend! I also keep a spare bootable Linux disk handy as well. So when windows eventually fails, I can still get into the hard drive and get my stuff off of it before I have to reinstall windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedL254 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 New Issue!!My Show stops. If I Use the SSB my show will run if I leave it on continuous. If I try to use the hour between shows delay (only 15 sequences) the lights stay on for around 2 min. after the last sequence and everything stops. I get the "Not Responding" warning in when i go to the tray. Here's the kicker...I unplug the USB cable, plug it back in and the whole thing starts (not all sequences only six songs) without haveng to reload the LOR. The only thing is my sequences are not in the order I had put them. I do have 3.1.4 installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydeardorff Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 isn't this why you buy the show-time director? Plug in the SD card, and let her rip. That way computer glitches, hang ups, and other problems that running it off of a PC could cause would be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedL254 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 yes but this is year two for me and I went with another (2nd) controller and building light arches this year. Last year was perfect. Not an issue. This year I've yet to have a complete show run. Been trying since end of November. Soooooo yes, a show time director is most definitely in my future. at this point....no more upgrades till I figure out what I'm doing wrong with what I've already got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOR Staff Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 1 - No way a downloaded sequence caused your computer to slow down. Glad you got that worked out.2 - What version of the software are you using? If it's S3, you REALLY need to upgrade to the 3.1.4, since there was a bug in some of the other versions. That bug would eat available memory and cause instability and crashes (and could be causing the slow down problem as well).http://www.lightorama.com/SoftwareDownloadPage.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedL254 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 All is well w/ the PC. Must have been some sort of conflict. I downloaded 3.1.4 and am still having freeze ups. " LOR tray not responding". I'm using SSB w/ the one hour between shows lights on mode. The show will end and two mins. later all is off and that's when I get the LOR tray warning. If I run a continuous show, no issue. I only have 14 sequences. I'm afraid the neighbors will be singing Christmas carols until August if I do continuous. I'm going to Radio Shack today and get some ferrite bead clips and put them on the other cables near the light controller cable. I hope this will solve the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0chte Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Our show computer has been locking up.. It didn't before it was connected to the lights.. Will the update fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedL254 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 The 3.1.4 upgrade is supposed to fix the lockup issue. I'm still having issues, but then again I still consider myself a noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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