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    Sony Vaio refuses to run Sisoftware Sandra 05/06/07

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Newman_SCO, May 21, 2006.

  1. Newman_SCO

    Newman_SCO Newbie

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    I have tried many versions of Sisoft Sandra on a Sony A217S.

    I have reinstalled windows and the problem still persists.

    Everytime I try and load the application I get:

    "Failed to connect to target computer.
    SiSoftware Sandra server not started; check SiSoftware Sandra installation."

    I understand Sandra requires a program called MDAC. MDAC 2.8 is installed on the laptop. I have tried XP SP1 and SP2.

    Please assist. Thanks.
     
    Newman_SCO, May 21, 2006
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  2. rei

    rei Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd recommend contacting the developer.
     
    rei, May 22, 2006
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  3. halkyon

    halkyon Notebook Consultant

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    Bit of an old thread, but AFAIK you need to install .NET Framework 2.0 in order to use SiSoft Sandra. I had the same problem, until observing some warnings during install saying there was some missing dependencies.

    Hope this helps!
     
    halkyon, Jun 1, 2008
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