Switching to Serato?

[Monika.mhz]

You're using a pirated version of Windows XP. I have a hard time accepting that you're using a legit version of Traktor Pro as well.

Get legit, and you'll probably notice a lot of your problems disappear!

[compact]

hhmmm..i maybe should have googled "ultimate johnny" before replying:

http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+ul...t&start=0&sa=N

to solve your problem: buy a legit version of xp pro and traktor ... or just download the traktor demo version

[DJ_Animus]

Yeah go ligit and youre problems will dissapear, the Ultimate Johnny version of XP is garbage. Get a ligit version and than hack away with it. I have Vista and Ive done every possible optimization tweak, crack, and hack, and the machine is a beast (by Vista Standards) I started with a cracked version of TPro, but once I couldnt get updates and I noticed some features were either missing or not functioning correctly, I saved up some cash and got the legit version and its smooth sailing. And yeah youre computer is ummm, a feather weight. You could increase your latency and see what happens, but I love 2ms latency too much, so Id buy a more powerful laptop. 3gigs of DDR Memory nice duel core processing power and a big fat HD! Dedicated graphics wouldnt hurt either.
DJing is a job of sorts, bring the right tools.

[R2D2]

yep cracked XP and cracked Traktor WTF and your moaning it doesnt work right

smoke the crack at home doing it in public makes you look bad

[nicolas]

In windows I usually keep an extra User account, I keep it free of internet, any kind of extra software; anything that has nothing to do with sound. cracked software will always have issues (so put that together with Traktor's regular issues), if you are making money out of it, you should buy it.
And yeah, no matter what, Mac will always be a better choice for media apps.

[eightyseven]

This is clearly a computer problem... Don't waste your money, buy a mac.

Well a little insight as to why this is pertinent would've been handy. TBH, I've got a brand new Macbook Pro with Vista and Leopard on it and I feel like it runs without glitches more often on the Mac OS X side. This is coming from someone who has used TPro in Windows RARELY... so take my advice with a grain of salt.

I definitely have better luck running anything stable on the Mac side, but I'm not trying to start a flame war / argument / tussle / quarrel.

[lsmith]

in OSX you can keep "shift" pressed when logging in, this will prevent OSX from starting your normal "login items". though you still have to make sure that stuff like mobileme snc are disabled if you have an active internet connection (which you should to be able to play those requests you cannot fulfill otherwise).

[Monika.mhz]

Telling someone to "just buy a mac" isn't welcomed advice in this forum. we pride ourselves in doing our best to offering good solutions to problems.

now lets not turn this into another OS war thread.

case closed.

[djhipnotikk]

i think it's important to keep an open mind, even if it means switching your OS. if he's having problems with crashing, switching to a notoriously more stable OS is a valid option.

but seriously, did i miss when he admitted to using a cracked version of traktor? it seems a lot of people are jumping to conclusions. because he uses an alternative XP package doesn't mean he's pirating everything..just something to keep in mind.

this thread is intended to help diagnose HIS issues, not the issues you say he has.

[Monika.mhz]

he said it removes activation. = pirating tool.
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Not to mention "just buy a mac" is NOT a solid solution for most people. Nor is it constructive. Offering a $1,500 solution up when it COULD be a a simple configuration issue OR simply pirated software seems a bit overboard.

That's like someone complaining about their fanbelt on a ford escort, and you telling them to just buy a BMW m3 because it's notoriously a better car..