I've been using this utility for years, but it seems to have just broken on my PC; despite repeated clean installs, registry cleanups, etc., it just keeps crashing. I've spent the last 10 minutes (and that's a long time in Google terms) looking for an alternative and...I can't see anything obvious...? MidiOx hasn't been updated since 2011. What's going on...? Is a simple free MIDI monitor too much to ask?
Ive used MIDIOX on W10 & W11 with no problems.
Which windows build are you using and have you tried compatibility modes?
That said if youve been poking the registry your way above my level !
try googling "app to show midi data"
otherwise Cakewalk can record MIDI and show it in list format but that seems a bit over the top.
N i g e l wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:59 pm
... if you've been poking the registry you're way above my level !
Just a passing note on 'Registry Cleanups' (which is what the O/P referred to)...
I acknowledge that with a modern OS there is debate among the cognoscenti as to whether they're needed, but they're nothing complicated. If they were, I'd be steering well clear!
I just use the one provided as part of CCleaner. It's all automated - you can back up current settings if you're nervous - but in the 15+ years I've been using it, I haven't experienced any untoward consequences.
CCleaner is free and contains all sorts of useful utilities to keep the OS infrastructure in pristine condition.
Mike Stranks wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:54 am
CCleaner is free and contains all sorts of useful utilities to keep the OS infrastructure in pristine condition.
I have to say that I found CCleaner to be increasingly intrusive and I switched to Glary Utilities, which seems to do more, including finding software updates.
I agree that CCleaner has been getting more persistent in its interactions with me... I shall investigate said recommended alternative...
I've just read the 5-year-old Kaspersky piece... all 'fair enough' until you get to the end:
CCleaner is known to be an excellent tool for eliminating malicious programs that hide deep in computer systems...
No it isn't; that's not what CCleaner is about
Kaspersky Internet Security received two AV-TEST awards for the best performance & protection for an internet security product in 2021. In all tests Kaspersky Internet Security showed outstanding performance and protection against cyberthreats.
Ah! Things become clearer... In part it's a puff-piece with a sub-text of "ours is better than theirs"
The Elf wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:30 pm
I have to say that I found CCleaner to be increasingly intrusive and I switched to Glary Utilities, which seems to do more, including finding software updates.
I thought Glary was adware, at least the free version? I use an older version of CCleaner which is clean. Truth be told, I don't feel the need to use it on my computers, but on other peoples...
The Elf wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:30 pm
I have to say that I found CCleaner to be increasingly intrusive and I switched to Glary Utilities, which seems to do more, including finding software updates.
Ooh - thanks for the heads up Monsieur Elf. Just installed Glary Utilities, and it's found loads of (seemingly) legitimate issues/errors/problems that CCleaner didn't. I haven't yet let it correct them, but if my PC continues to function after I finally pluck up courage to take the plunge, I shall declare Glary Utilities a must-have
Well something I ran in the past did a too-enthusiastic cleaning of something, because I've scuppered my Cubase updates, which always now fails to find something it needs. This happened before I began using Glary.
I get around it by simply copying from my laptop, which updates just fine. At some point I need to do a clean install - ugh!
Martin Walker wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:18 pm
...if my PC continues to function after I finally pluck up courage to take the plunge, I shall declare Glary Utilities a must-have
It is a must-have - I'm retiring CCleaner, as Glary Utilities does so much more
Martin Walker wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:18 pm
...if my PC continues to function after I finally pluck up courage to take the plunge, I shall declare Glary Utilities a must-have
It is a must-have - I'm retiring CCleaner, as Glary Utilities does so much more