Configuration.exe crashes every time

[Roelster]

TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: XFace
Windows Version: Vista SP1 + latest updates
CPU Type: AMD Atlon X2 5000+
HDD: Samsung 400GB
Memory: 2GB DDR2
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI
Video Card: Ati X1200
Video Card Driver: 8.512-080703a-066913C-ATI
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3: Onboard
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Digital Everywhere - floppy dtv
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 4.8.0.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
h.264 Video Codec: PowerDVD
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Ziggo
HTPC Case: Silverston LC11-M
Cooling: Boxed cpu cooler
Power Supply: Silverstoine 250W
Remote: Logitech Harmony 555
TV: Toshiba 37Z3030D
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

I wanted to update to MediaPortal RC2. Once installed I tried to run the configuration tool. But it never started, every time i try to start it it crashes. I can see the splashscreen shortly and then I get a windows error popup saying configuration.exe stopped running. This is the exact error text:

Beschrijving:
  Stopped working

Probleemhandtekening:
  Gebeurtenisnaam van probleem:	CLR20r3
  Probleemhandtekening 01:	configuration.exe
  Probleemhandtekening 02:	0.9.2.16141
  Probleemhandtekening 03:	487efb8b
  Probleemhandtekening 04:	Configuration
  Probleemhandtekening 05:	0.9.2.16141
  Probleemhandtekening 06:	487efb8b
  Probleemhandtekening 07:	29e
  Probleemhandtekening 08:	23b
  Probleemhandtekening 09:	System.NullReferenceException
  Versie van besturingssysteem:	6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
  Landinstelling-id:	1043

I tried the following already:

1. uninstalled everything of MediaPortal. After that deleted folders and registry keys of MP. Reinstall RC2.
2. step 1 and uninstalled SQLServer. Then reinstalled RC2.
3. step 2. Then reinstalled RC2 using MySQL instead of SQLServer

All these steps resulted in the same crash. Any suggestions?

[Paranoid Delusion]

Are you running as Admin, seems it cannot find\produce mediaportal.xml

Thats the only thing in the log

[Roelster]

I'm running as a user with Administrator rights. Is that not good?

[Paranoid Delusion]

I'm running as a user with Administrator rights. Is that not good?

I'm not the best person to answer this, as i always had problems of one description or another with the normal admin account on Vista, and despite spending 3 days trying to get things to work correctly, went back to using the Full admin account

[Roelster]

Just tried that, but unfortunately I've got the same result. Still not working. Any other suggestions?

By the way, the reason it cannot find the mediaportal.xml is that it's the first run after installation. I believe this is default behaviour. It cannot find the file, so it starts the configuration.

The configuration.log however shows something different: DirectInput: not enabled

I think that might be what's causing my problem, but I cannot find a way to solve it...

[ronilse]

Hi,
Please run Filmerit(see sign in PD's post) & check if any of your codecs it's corrupted, else do you run with UAC enabled.
Btw, vista admin it's not fully admin if you haven't done that in policy...

Regards
Roy

[ujaldi]

I got exactly the same problem with my XP so it is no Vista Problem in my case.
The interesting part though is, that is always crashes when it is about to start the "adding the music section".

I just found out that it failed to start because i did a spyware scan and deleted that casino spyware file. whatever. After a new installation it worked fine but i had to deactivate my spyware scan because every time it checks it delets it automatically and media portal config crashes then.

Does the RC2 come with trojans? I dont know whats wrong with this release.

I checked it again. Its the files:

Program Files/Team MediaPortal/MediaPortal/bass.dll
All Users/Local/Temp/bassmod.dll

which get identified as Trojans and deleted
After that Media Portal Configuration is not able to start again.

Well, at least thats the problem on my pc so far.