Bug in dMC r10beta5 ? Can't open Options.

[Ton]

I just downloaded and installed the new dMCr10beta5. It can be run, however I can't open Options. When I click the Options button, I get the hourglass and nothing happens nor can be done. Even if I wait 15 minutes I still have the hourglass. Ctr+Alt+Del does nothing and I can only do reset or close and restart to have things running again.
BTW I first installed over the "old" dMC, but also did an uninstall of the "old" one and clean install of the new, but that didn't solve it.
Is it a bug ? (I didn't have problems with version 9)

[Spoon]

This is options in Audio CD Input?

[Ton]

Yes indeed and it is the main Options button (not the one with the small arrow). I already tried it more times but same result. Everytime I have to reset my pc to start-up again.

[Spoon]

What windows version?

[Ton]

Windows98SE

[Spoon]

Try running the ASPI checker in Support >> Audio CD Input, see if that helps.

[Ton]

I just ran the Aspi Checker and got an error message. After that I updated with the "3rd party Aspi Update" ( Adaptec Aspi 4.71 update, which I already had saved somewhere, didn't do the job). Now Aspi Checker says Aspi properly installed etc.
However opening Options still gives the same problem.
For what it is worth, her are the results of Aspi Checker:

LOG0143: ************************************************** ***************
LOG0144: Starting ADAPTEC-ASPI-VERSION-CHECKER installer on Thu Jun 05 20:20:46 2003
ASPICHK0438: OS = Windows 95 (4.10.2222)
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\wnaspi32.dll dated 09/10/1999 10:06:00, 45056 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\wnaspi32.dll version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\winaspi.dll dated 09/10/1999 10:06:00, 5600 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\winaspi.dll version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\iosubsys\apix.vxd dated 09/10/1999 10:06:00, 22603 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\iosubsys\apix.vxd version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\aspienum.vxd dated 09/10/1999 10:06:00, 7743 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\aspienum.vxd version 4.6.0.1021
ASPICHK0582: ASPI is properly installed and is fully operational. A total of 4 host adapters have been detected.
LOG0218: Closing installer log on Thu Jun 05 20:20:46 2003
LOG0219: ************************************************** ***************

[Spoon]

Can someone else with Windows 98SE try the options button, does it work?

[MasterOfPuppets]

Beta 6, the options button is working fine. Just noticed the new layout.

[Ton]

I (the original poster) also tried beta 6 in the meantime. I did even a complete new install after deleting the old version.
Same result. Impossible to open the Options.
I decided to go back to the regular dMC, version 9. Works perfect.
I will wait until the problems have been sorted out.

[Spoon]

As soon as the options page appears the computer (including mouse freezes)? are you able to press CONTROL + ALT + DELETE and select cdinput.exe to end task it?

[Ton]

That's just the problem. I don't even get the options page. As soon as I press the options button, the mouse pointer changes to a little hourglass, telling it's busy ( I hope you understand what I mean, I don't know another way to describe it in english), but nothing happens. I can wait for hours and it's still busy. Control + Alt + Delete does nothing at all, that is nothing happens when I try this combination, I don't get the end task window. The only way to do something is reset or switch my pc off and start again, with the blue screen as a result.
Like I told you dMC 9 works great. It's only with beta 5 and 6.

[Spoon]

Are you able to move the mouse around the screen when it is showing the hourglass (after options)?

[Ton]

(had to install beta 6 again first)
Yes I can.

[Ton]

In the meantime I found that it must have something to do with my pc. I have another pc, also with Windows 98SE installed, which my wife uses now and then with her Rio 500 (which I gave to her after I bought an iRiver iFP 390T). I installed Sveta Portable Audio (which is apparently with release 10,beta3) on that computer and I installed beta 6 over it and it is then possible to open Options in AudioCD. So it is is clear that it isn't a bug.
Anyway on my pc it doesn't work, although both have Windows98SE.
Do you have a clue what might be causing this nproblem ?