Media files not showing up even for VLC to play.

[Wii60]

Hey,
I just installed MediaPortal and I'm stuck on this minor point, but it will be a deal-breaker for me. My media is in many different formats, so I've always just thrown them at VLC, and it works fine. However, I now want a windows-like program to do this for me. I've converted this old machine into a media center and it works well. Media Portal itself seems to be unable to play all of my files, but VLC can, so I use the VLC plugin for everything. However, some of my files won't show up at all in the lists. VLC plays them fine, but it still won't show up in my directory on Media Portal. I need them to show up so that VLC can launch and play.

Thoughts?

Thanks.


TV-Server Version: None
MediaPortal Version: Latest
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: XP Home
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
HDD: 2 Terabytes
Memory: 1 Gig
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATi Radeon All-in-Wonder 9800
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Comcast
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: Yes
TV: Westinghouse 37in LCD
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI-to-HDMI

[kersonan]

have you tried adding them as supported extensions in the Media portal Setup?