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  • Scott Eshleman
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    woodnwire_1
    Participant

    seems that my “access is denied” to look at those pages. Don’t know why. Is it a windows 10 issue?

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    Scott Eshleman
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    @woodnwire_1 said:

    seems that my “access is denied” to look at those pages. Don’t know why. Is it a windows 10 issue?

    did you log into the forum?

    woodnwire_1
    Participant

    I am logged into the forum. When I “cut and paste” the urls into a new web browser, I get a forum message that the page has moved.

    Scott Eshleman
    Participant

    @woodnwire_1 said:
    I am logged into the forum. When I “cut and paste” the urls into a new web browser, I get a forum message that the page has moved.

    As these posts are both found in the ‘EZDrummer Support’ area of the forum,
    perhaps they are restricted to demo-only forum members.
    I’ll try to quote the meat-and-potatoes of their suggestions.

    @geebake said:

    I don’t know if this has been covered elsewhere but I thought it may help a user or two here.

    As we all know, higher and higher resolution displays on our laptops are becoming more and more common. Even full HD now seems quaint. My Dell XPS 15 has a resolution of 3200 x 1800 and that’s not unusual anymore. The result is that some software can open in impossibly small windows – rendering it useless. In my experience all Toontrack software falls into this category.

    Fear not! There is a fairly simple solution.

    The lowly manifest file.

    Below is the text of an example manifest file. In fact, it’s the manifest file for my laptop – fixing EZdrummer 2.


    EZdrummer64

    false

    Note the line toward the beginning that says:

    “name=”EZdrummer64.exe””

    That must contain the exact name of the executable file. A few lines below it is another place we need to enter the application name.

    To use this file. Open a new, blank text file. Copy and paste the above into the text file and save it to the directory where the offending application lives.

    In my case, that directory is:

    C:Program FilesToontrackEZdrummer

    The file must be named as follows:

    Exact original executable name + .manifest.

    eg.

    EZdrummer64.exe.manifest

    As mentioned before, it must reside in the same directory as that exe.

    After the file exists and is in the correct location, all you have to do is launch the application normally and windows will take care of the rest.

    There is ZERO danger in using this. It only gives windows a few instructions that tell it how to render. NO permanent changes are made to anything. If you don’t like the results, simply delete the manifest file and all will return to original state.
    Hope this helps,
    Greg

    and

    @Jacob said:

    – Try rightclick the EZdrummer icon and choose properties, then compatibility tab.
    – Uncheck “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings”.

    John
    Moderator

    Just confirming what user gseshleman wrote; it is the area for registered users and since woodnwire_1 does not have any products registered, he can’t access it.
    Hope the info quoted above helps.

    John Rammelt - Toontrack
    Technical Advisor

    woodnwire
    Participant

    Thank you very much. I will give it a shot today. Can I presume that the same problem occurs with “purchased” copies of EZ?

    woodnwire_1
    Participant

    no luck using these solutions. I don’t know if it is the Surface Book or something else. I’d download the the “paid” product, but I’m not confident that it would behave any differently on the machine. Bummed.

    StarkeysFeat
    Participant

    I’m also having screen size issues, but with EZDrummer 2 32 bit. Under Win 7 on a netbook the screen size cuts off the lower portion of the timeline window, thus I can’t access the transport buttons – very frustrating & useless as it is. I assumed this was a limitation of the EZDrummer Demo, so when it expired I deleted it & purchased the software, only to find that the full licensed product has the same screen size issue. Neither solution above worked. Please – address this. Frown

    spyder
    Participant

    @StarkeysFeat said:

    I’m also having screen size issues, but with EZDrummer 2 32 bit. Under Win 7 on a netbook the screen size cuts off the lower portion of the timeline window, thus I can’t access the transport buttons – very frustrating & useless as it is. I assumed this was a limitation of the EZDrummer Demo, so when it expired I deleted it & purchased the software, only to find that the full licensed product has the same screen size issue. Neither solution above worked. Please – address this. Frown

    Wow, I’m going to run into the same problem then. I’m presently running the 64bit demo and would ‘probably’ purchase the full product but after reading this, that’s going to be doubtful. And after reading that neither/none of the published solutions work it this time, the company REALLY needs to step up and update the screen sizing issue. And enduser should be able to size the application for whatever size screen they have in use. The fact that the company hasn’t fixed this issue is very disappointing. Cry

    Scott Eshleman
    Participant

    @spyder_1 said:
    Wow, I’m going to run into the same problem then. I’m presently running the 64bit demo and would ‘probably’ purchase the full product but after reading this, that’s going to be doubtful. And after reading that neither/none of the published solutions work it this time, the company REALLY needs to step up and update the screen sizing issue. And enduser should be able to size the application for whatever size screen they have in use. The fact that the company hasn’t fixed this issue is very disappointing. Cry

    I’m confused. Are you currently experiencing an issue running the demo?
    If not, you won’t with the full product, either.
    If so, is it an insurmountable issue that will hinder or prevent you from using it?

    I’ve used Toontrack products on a variety of monitors, including a 55″ 4K HDTV, 27″ iMac and 15″ Macbook Pro.
    I’ve not experienced any difficulties with any of them and do not understand how your issue is limited to Toontrack’s products.
    Please tell me, what do your other apps look like at the resolution giving you issues with Toontrack products.

    spyder
    Participant

    The Toontrack application and resolution are fine. I would just like to be able to ‘resize’ it. Usually you can just drag the corners and/or sides. with your cursor of a window(in Windows 7 in my case) and expand it from the preset launch size. And in my case, while I get up to speed(learning the features and control buttons), have the entire EZ Drummer application be, literally, ‘Full Screen’ on my 24″ monitor. Is there an ‘parameter’ I can temporary edit to incrementally increase the size of the window or am I just missing something obvious? Thanks for the reply.

    Scott Eshleman
    Participant

    These products originated as DAW plugins and continue to be offered as such alongside their standalone versions.
    It is my understanding that there is/was a set of standards for plugins, limiting somehow what a plugin can or can’t do running inside a multitude of DAWs.
    Toontrack has always been responsive to its customers. I suspect this feature will be considered as any other.

    spyder
    Participant

    <img src="http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/wefixflats/ezdrummerscreen_zpslptuydhn.jpg” alt=”http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/wefixflats/ezdrummerscreen_zpslptuydhn.jpg” />

    This is what is displayed after launching EZ Drummer Standalone, demo version v2.1.1

    I can understand this size screen when running as a ‘plug in’, but as a Standalone, it really needs to be Full Screen(or adjustable)for me.

    I apologize for the duplicate pictures, not sure what happened there.

    George Popowick
    Participant

    I’m using Win 10, this really is a deciding factor, why I’m not buying the software.

    Please, don’t put the work load on me to fix it, I don’t have the time.

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