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<blockquote data-quote="vcrpro3" data-source="post: 1195584" data-attributes="member: 152058"><p>Answers to to your replies;</p><p>"It hasn't been necessary for other people to use compatibility mode. I'd be very wary, because I have no idea what other possible negative side-effects compatibility mode could have. Not recommended... at all (!!!)"</p><p></p><p></p><p>* I didn't understand either why it took a reinstall to Win 7 compatability..I tried installing the program several time, once with no special parameters, once as administrator and finally with compatabilty mode mode selected by windows(ly resulted in tuners actually grabbing channels...have i mentioned..I Hate Windows 10..) **MediaPortal worked fine under Windows 8.1. When i tried to run my 8.1 OS which i had on another SSD, the drive turned up being dead(needless to say, i am not very happy with Crucial either as this is the second SSD i have had from then that has failed..)</p><p></p><p>"Asked and answered many times. In short, there are at least three possible solutions:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Use classic home screen instead of basic home screen. Home screen can be toggled with the green/home button on a remote, or the H key on a keyboard. You can also configure your preferred starting home screen in MP Configuration -> GUI section. All this info is given in the wiki (manual) --><a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/14_Using_MediaPortal/01_Basics/02_Home_Screen" target="_blank">here</a><--.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Use a keyboard or remote control instead of a mouse.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you insist on using a mouse, use a different skin that has better mouse support. Plenty of <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/skins" target="_blank">skin options are available</a>.</li> </ol><p>Please remember to use the forum search function. It will get you to a solution faster, and saves us having to repeat answers (...which honestly gets a bit frustrating at times <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )." (That's an understatement...)</p><p></p><p>**Took me a bit to realize that i had to use the keyboard 'enter' to get the selection to work. Going to check out skins that are friendly to mouse usage</p><p></p><p>"You're looking in the wrong place so it's no wonder you can't find the settings."</p><p></p><p>*** I was in MediaPortal-Configuration, >TV/Radio,>TV >general- There were two extra settings displayed in the setup guide screenshot, referring to setting the TV client (not displayed in the settings window i opened.(I was following the documentation link from the home page. When i subsequently went back to that page, the screenshot matched the configuration window(a glitch in the link i guess)</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Sorry, I have no idea what you mean."</p><p>****>This.. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]182090[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #bfbfbf">--- Post updated ---</span></span></p><p>Thanks for all of your assistance! I am slowly muddling my way through the setup and hopefully get everything working correctly...(at least before the next decade <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> )</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #bfbfbf">--- Post updated ---</span></span></p><p>This was the screenshot from the documentaion that was different and confusing from the actual window when i was configuring MediaPortal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]182091[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vcrpro3, post: 1195584, member: 152058"] Answers to to your replies; "It hasn't been necessary for other people to use compatibility mode. I'd be very wary, because I have no idea what other possible negative side-effects compatibility mode could have. Not recommended... at all (!!!)" * I didn't understand either why it took a reinstall to Win 7 compatability..I tried installing the program several time, once with no special parameters, once as administrator and finally with compatabilty mode mode selected by windows(ly resulted in tuners actually grabbing channels...have i mentioned..I Hate Windows 10..) **MediaPortal worked fine under Windows 8.1. When i tried to run my 8.1 OS which i had on another SSD, the drive turned up being dead(needless to say, i am not very happy with Crucial either as this is the second SSD i have had from then that has failed..) "Asked and answered many times. In short, there are at least three possible solutions: [LIST=1] [*]Use classic home screen instead of basic home screen. Home screen can be toggled with the green/home button on a remote, or the H key on a keyboard. You can also configure your preferred starting home screen in MP Configuration -> GUI section. All this info is given in the wiki (manual) -->[URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/14_Using_MediaPortal/01_Basics/02_Home_Screen']here[/URL]<--. [*]Use a keyboard or remote control instead of a mouse. [*]If you insist on using a mouse, use a different skin that has better mouse support. Plenty of [URL='https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/skins']skin options are available[/URL]. [/LIST] Please remember to use the forum search function. It will get you to a solution faster, and saves us having to repeat answers (...which honestly gets a bit frustrating at times ;) )." (That's an understatement...) **Took me a bit to realize that i had to use the keyboard 'enter' to get the selection to work. Going to check out skins that are friendly to mouse usage "You're looking in the wrong place so it's no wonder you can't find the settings." *** I was in MediaPortal-Configuration, >TV/Radio,>TV >general- There were two extra settings displayed in the setup guide screenshot, referring to setting the TV client (not displayed in the settings window i opened.(I was following the documentation link from the home page. When i subsequently went back to that page, the screenshot matched the configuration window(a glitch in the link i guess) "Sorry, I have no idea what you mean." ****>This.. [ATTACH=full]182090[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#bfbfbf]--- Post updated ---[/COLOR][/SIZE] Thanks for all of your assistance! I am slowly muddling my way through the setup and hopefully get everything working correctly...(at least before the next decade :D ) [SIZE=2][COLOR=#bfbfbf]--- Post updated ---[/COLOR][/SIZE] This was the screenshot from the documentaion that was different and confusing from the actual window when i was configuring MediaPortal [ATTACH=full]182091[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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