WINDOWS 98:
Please note that you may be required to install additional files from your 
Windows CD or from Updates via the Internet. Users who have kept up with the 
Windows Updates in their Systems, may not need this. Windows 98 (especially 
the First Edition) is an old OS that leaves a lot to be desired in terms of 
new Technologies. Just think that it is 7-year old technology. 

If you wish to use 'newer' Technology as USB is, you need to have the support
for it from your System. Otherwise, you are better off using the older 
'Joystick Port MIDI" connection that has been around for more than 2 decades 
and works quite well with Windows 98, at about half the cost of USB. 

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Q:  After loading the software I was prompted to put in my Windows 98 disk. 
    Unfortunately, I do not have this software because my system came with
    Windows 98 already installed on it.  When I tried to cancel out of the 
    pop up window my computer froze.  When I restarted the system I found 
    that I could not open up the Voyetra Record Producer MIDI Edition program. 

 

    After trying many times unsuccessfully to open it, I erased it from my 
    system and tried to reload.  Now I am unable to open to original Voyetra
    disk at all.  I even exchanged it for another disk, but I am still unable
    to open it.  

    Please instruct me on what steps to take next to load the software
    and hardware (USB cable) onto my system.  I also need to know if it is
    possible to load everything without a Windows 98 disk available.


A:  You DO need a Windows 98 CD in order to install the drivers for the 
    USB MIDI cable. This is because the USB support files need to be 
    extracted from the Windows 98 CD. Even systems with the Windows OS 
    pre-loaded should have a copy of the OS CD for back up. However, you 
    might be in luck (depending on how your OS was installed) and find the
    Driver by pointing the browser to your Windows\System folder.  

    Replacing the CD-ROM has absolutely no bearing on this case, so you 
    may save your self the trouble. 

    Hopefully, you un-installed it the proper way by using the Add/Remove 
    Programs feature in the Windows Control Panel. Otherwise, 'disk format' 
    might be the only alternative.

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    Windows 98 or Millennium are no longer supported by Microsoft, therefore, 
    VTB cannot offer support for these old Windows platforms. 
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