thank you for the help!
How was MB installed? the first option, " GET MUSICBEE INSTALLER", at
https://getmusicbee.com/downloads/.
i just tried dl'ing now from the microsoft store, and it is version 3.4.8033. (all USB drivers and such are updated as well
here is the latest from the error log:
8/12/2022 12:52:41 AM - 10.0.22000.0 - 3.4.8033.18564D - System.IO.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
[]
at #=zZStC9iyBHabrHQWBQanCD08=.#=zdvAqALsrI53x.#=zI82AXpQ=.#=zfHQBs8M2p1n2..ctor(String #=zv4iLPUM=, #=zyGAHUXayObI0 #=zlDrAyVI=, String #=z5b5r9_k=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E, Boolean #=znvcEv82PvOOQ, Boolean #=zw1xW_XLlWVcN, Boolean #=z2E03uDlVJHtH)
at #=zZStC9iyBHabrHQWBQanCD08=.#=zdvAqALsrI53x.#=zI82AXpQ=.#=zlUqA_dOmsaQD(#=zYou85H9M75jIUYYqoWAq30M= #=zv4iLPUM=, String #=zV168R0Q=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E, Boolean #=zw1xW_XLlWVcN)
at #=zXVYVwVH6SkdTLBeauePxIjUNJoI6.#=zPTOcaXn4MoTc(#=zYou85H9M75jIUYYqoWAq30M= #=zv4iLPUM=, #=zOXjP81ymAY_2eIZvq9Wf9q8Dukwm #=zGKJRY0g=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=z_aLmy873PYtZ)
at #=zNPzqCC9C$eXMyxRFS57upUo=.#=zCByODFU=(#=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E)
at #=zNPzqCC9C$eXMyxRFS57upUo=.#=zCByODFU=(Boolean #=z7Be1c8Cn48hl)
at #=zWIZyVUuxNLL39$ggm5ULXcz19Z0b.#=qMtclCTLLiIAUdr0hqicOY7M0LzuAYn4ldYuyt_3cPQc=._Lambda$__0()
8/12/2022 1:00:46 AM - 10.0.22000.0 - 3.4.8033.18564D - System.IO.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
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at #=zZStC9iyBHabrHQWBQanCD08=.#=zdvAqALsrI53x.#=zI82AXpQ=.#=zfHQBs8M2p1n2..ctor(String #=zv4iLPUM=, #=zyGAHUXayObI0 #=zlDrAyVI=, String #=z5b5r9_k=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E, Boolean #=znvcEv82PvOOQ, Boolean #=zw1xW_XLlWVcN, Boolean #=z2E03uDlVJHtH)
at #=zZStC9iyBHabrHQWBQanCD08=.#=zdvAqALsrI53x.#=zI82AXpQ=.#=zlUqA_dOmsaQD(#=zYou85H9M75jIUYYqoWAq30M= #=zv4iLPUM=, String #=zV168R0Q=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E, Boolean #=zw1xW_XLlWVcN)
at #=zXVYVwVH6SkdTLBeauePxIjUNJoI6.#=zPTOcaXn4MoTc(#=zYou85H9M75jIUYYqoWAq30M= #=zv4iLPUM=, #=zOXjP81ymAY_2eIZvq9Wf9q8Dukwm #=zGKJRY0g=, #=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=z_aLmy873PYtZ)
at #=zNPzqCC9C$eXMyxRFS57upUo=.#=zCByODFU=(#=zw0a$Zeo3cAwf #=zqUwASdNdD26E)
at #=zNPzqCC9C$eXMyxRFS57upUo=.#=zCByODFU=(Boolean #=z7Be1c8Cn48hl)
at #=zWIZyVUuxNLL39$ggm5ULXcz19Z0b.#=qMtclCTLLiIAUdr0hqicOY7M0LzuAYn4ldYuyt_3cPQc=._Lambda$__0()