It's probably not worth using the 1.2.6 version as that version was written back in the dark ages (before Vista was released) and it is far more common for there to be problems with 1.2.6 on Vista than with 1.3.11. However, having said that, some users have reported success with 1.2.6 on Vista and there is no harm in trying it if you want to. There is no need to uninstall 1.3.11 as 1.2.6 is installed in a different folder and you can have both versions installed at the same time. I would recommend that you do NOT install 1.2.6 just yet as 1.2.6 stores its settings in the Windows Registry and this could further complicate the issue with fixing 1.3.11. I think we still have a reasonably good chance of fixing 1.3.11 and hope that you can persist with this a little longer.internet wrote:IS IT WORTH ME DOWNLOADING THE PREVIOUS VERSION?
I appreciate the frustration (and the ironyinternet wrote:am i a freaking guineapig via beta hmm like windows with their new versions of IE.......
). Audacity 1.3.x is not quite "finished" and there are still some known issues though these are usually minor issues and the amount of trouble that you are having is a rare occurrence (which we will try and overcome). This is why 1.3.11 still has the "beta" suffix (I've no idea why Microsoft remove the beta suffix on their products as early as they do - or in the case of Vista why they ever removed the beta suffix - I guess they just want to sell products).Although it's "beta", it's not quite the same as being a guineapig. Audacity 1.3.11 beta has been thoroughly tested and while not yet perfect has very few problems for the vast majority of users. The real guineapigs are those that try out the alpha versions and compile the development source code prior to public release of the beta version. Most of the serious problems get ironed out before release of the beta version (this is why the 1.3.12 version has not yet been released - a problem was identified in the "release candidate" on Windows XP that blocked the release).
In that case there will be a file called "audacity.cfg", but Microsoft have made it invisible......internet wrote:<<<Audacity opens OK but has never successfully recorded on this computer.>>>
Was successful until last week
This is why you can't find the audacity.cfg file. Windows hides files that Microsoft think you do not need to see.internet wrote:<<<Your computer is set to show hidden files.>>>
Not aware what that is.
See here for how to make hidden files visible: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... dden-files
If you make hidden files visible (as above) then you should be able to find the audacity.cfg file.internet wrote:<<<There is no audacity.cfg file in Users<user name>AppDataRoamingAudacity>>>
If you mean when i click the computers username, there a folder called AppDataRoamingAudacity, then no.
I ran audacity.cfg, nothing.
Close enoughinternet wrote:<<<You are able to play audio files with Windows Media Player.>>>
I use iTunes no problem, that the same thing?
Not hacking - I've just polished my crystal ballinternet wrote:<<<You are able to record with Windows Sound Recorder.>>>
THAT question has freaked me out, i just did that yesterday, although audacity didn't recognise it. Do you guys know what i do on my PC? Now im thinking of deleting audacity, because you lot are hacking into my pc.
What happened when you tried Windows Sound Recorder? Were you able to record and playback? (hopefully "yes").
By default Windows Sound Recorder saves in WMA format (Windows Media Audio) which is not natively supported by Audacity (though there are ways to add WMA support to Audacity - but we can deal with that later if you need it).
What to do now...
The fact that Audacity WAS working and now IS NOT working would suggest that there is no inherent problem with Audacity 1.3.11 on your computer, so now that you know how to find the audacity.cfg file you can try resetting Audacity Preferences (as described a couple of posts previously). I've got my fingers crossed
