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Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. #433194 10/12/17 10:32 AM Other PG Music Programs
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 4 R RichTP OP Newbie
OP RichTP Newbie R Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Having a problem with Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1.... I bought this software 3 weeks ago and can't get the Loop feature to work. Selecting Play from the top menu, then selecting Choose Loop Type from the dropdown menu gives the error message "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window at:004636c7". The arrows above and below the Current Video Position bar can be dragged along but it doesn't affect the playback. When the Loop button is highlighted and the arrows have been set, then pressing Play takes me back to the start of the video instead of looping. I uninstalled the software, downloaded again in case my original download was corrupted, and re-installed, but the result is unchanged. Also installed Update patch from your website and have also tried running in Windows Compatibility mode (Win8 then Win7) also without success. The Help file also mentions dropdowns to define the start and end bars for looping, but I can't find this facility. Any suggestions, please?

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #433228 10/12/17 07:37 PM Other PG Music Programs
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia	Have you tried running Windows in Administrator mode? Close the program, right-click on the startup icon and select Run as Administrator.... see if this helps. MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #433262 10/13/17 06:09 AM Other PG Music Programs
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	And just to be sure, make sure you are running the most recent patch. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. Noel96 #433582 10/15/17 07:54 AM Other PG Music Programs
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OP RichTP Newbie R Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Thanks, Noel. That made a bit of progress... now when I select Play -> Choose Loop Type, I get a quick flash of a dropdown menu which I think is asking how many bars to loop, but it quickly disappears before I get a chance to read it, then I get the usual message "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window at:004636c7". I have reinstalled the program (as Administrator) with update patch in C:\bb folder as recommended by the software but the problem remains. Richard.

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. jford #433583 10/15/17 08:14 AM Other PG Music Programs
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OP RichTP Newbie R Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Thanks, John. I reinstalled and made sure I had the latest patch, as you recommended, but problem still there, unfortunately. Please see my reply to Noel. I'm sure it must be a silly wee thing that's causing the problem, but it eludes me. Richard.

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #433594 10/15/17 10:48 AM Other PG Music Programs
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia	Richard, I suggest that you send an email to support@pgmusic.com and, in that email, (a) briefly explain the problem and (b) include the url of this thread so that they can read more about what you've tried so far. Unfortunately, I don't have this program on my present computer and so cannot try it. I'll have a look through past purchases and see if I can find it. Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. Noel96 #433689 10/16/17 03:53 AM Other PG Music Programs
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OP RichTP Newbie R Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 4	Thanks Noel, As I suspected - the problem was something silly.... I messed around with the settings and got it to work...... Options -> General -> then UNTICK the box marked "Show captions for buttons on toolbar (if screen res is 1152 x 864 or higher)". You then Restart the program and the LOOP WORKS!!! Thanks Noel & John for your assistance. Richard. Last edited by RichTP; 10/16/17 04:23 AM. Reason: UPDATE - FIXED!!

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #433708 10/16/17 05:43 AM Other PG Music Programs
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	Glad you figured it out. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #433942 10/17/17 09:02 AM Other PG Music Programs
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia	Thanks for the added insight Richard. MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Can't get LOOP facility to work in Essential Blues Guitar Vol 1. RichTP #849060 04/11/25 03:58 AM Other PG Music Programs
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sj1 Enthusiast Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 78	Turns out I had this exact same problem on my new laptop (April 2025). The problem was happening with all of: Blues Piano Solos Vol 1 Jazz Piano MasterClass Vol 2 Master Flatpick Guitar Solos Master Jazz Guitar Solos 1-4 Piano MasterClass Vol 1 Unchecking the specified box solved it in each case. Yay! BIAB for Windows 2023 (1006)

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