When you first load the program, does it ask where BB and realtracks are located? (in a popup)

If so, look closely at the settings. Sometimes when using an external drive it gives the wrong letter for the drive. If it is defaulting to C: it may indeed not be a valid install. Make sure it points to the correct directory by using the 'Browse' button (beside the option in the popup).

In order to generate and function correctly RB needs to know where to find some BiaB files. They are closely tied together that way.

Below is another approach (thanks to Mac) -
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*How can I return RealBand to the factory settings?

RealBand uses the files listed below for configuration. If you want to restore RealBand to the factory settings, you can delete or rename these files. The next time you launch RealBand, new configuration files will be created. This can help solve or troubleshoot odd and unexplainable problems you are having with the program. The files are found in the root RealBand folder, usually C:\RealBand. Important: You must have RealBand closed when you do this.

We recommend renaming the files (rather than deleting them) or saving a copy of them somewhere else on your hard drive so that you have a backup of your old configuration. For example, you could rename realband.ini to realband.old. Later, if you find that you need to restore your previous settings, you can delete the new realband.ini file that RealBand will have created, and rename realband.old to realband.ini

Note: Some people have trouble finding the files because Windows hides file extensions. In any folder on your computer, go to the Tools menu and click on Folder Options, then click on the View tab and make sure 'Hide extensions for known file types' is unchecked. On Windows 98/ME, the Folder Options item is found under the View menu.

REALBAND.INI. This file contains most of the global RealBand settings, especially the settings in the Options | Preferences and Options | MIDI Devices dialogs. It also has a list of the most recently accessed song files.
RB.CFG. This file contains information about your sound card
The two files above contain most of your program settings; it is usually only necessary to delete (*or preferably rename) those two files.

--Mac





Last edited by rharv; 04/23/11 11:05 AM.
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