Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

There has been alot of talk about this here you might want to review 
the posts.  I have only had one eye open to them so am probibly not 
the best to answer you but i will try.

> However it turns out if I use the EZ Loader program once and then 
close it, 
> it hangs when I try to open it a second time.

This is not just you there are problems with ME and the loader 
program.

> Anyway, once I have it open, I get to the point where I've chosen 
the file to 
> be sent (the new OS) and the XL-7 LED reads "Searching for OS" and 
its midi 
> out light is beeping steadily but the download button never becomes 
available 
> on the Downloader program.

I had the same problem.  It turned out to be my MIDI card.

> Also, the XL-7 is NOT one of the midi devices in the "configure 
midi device" 
> item so I cannnot choose the xl-7 to send the info to.
> 
> Why?

The XL-7 should not be in the list.  What you are looking for here is 
the midi card you have hooked up to the P.C. in your case I bet it 
will be a driver that came with the blaster live.  If the blaster 
live did not come with drivers then windows ME might have just 
instaled some drivers that it felt would work when you installed it.

> I have the adpater connected to my PC(running Windows ME) sound 
card, a Sound Blaster Live! Value card, and the midi out of the 
computer goes to the midi in of the xl-7 and the midi in of the 
computer goes to the midi out of the  xl-7. 

That is all good.

 "Does it make a difference which midi out of the xl-7 is connected?"

I dont know but just use the first one.

> How do I check if the midi on the computer is working since I've 
done no previous midi work on this computer?  

when you have E-Loader open there is a way to test your midi.  There 
is a picture of a keyboard.  Click on this, and click you left mouse 
button over the keys and see if you get any responce from the midi in 
put on the XL-7.  If you don't them your problem is likley windows 
based.  Also the card might have come with a utility that will alow 
you to check.

What else could I do to get this 
> working?

Call E-MU tech support or the tech support for the blaster.

Peace 

Mike