I had been using MP RC1 since it came out on my old PC which has been dragged back into service as an HTPC. The specs are old (Athlon XP 2000+, 1GB DDR 333 RAM etc, around 7 years old) but it works fine for playing and recording freeview (DVT) channels using a Hauppage WinTV Nova-T 500.
Then it broke. I have no idea what happened but MP would no longer start. There had been no changes to the OS so I was quite baffled. I fiddled a bit, then reinstalled MP RC1 as wasn't getting anywhere. MP still wouldn't run and was crashing mid start-up.
The next step was to install SP3, dvb fix, etc as per the wiki and install MP RC2. Well, this was a step forward. I could run MP but was not able to auto detect the available channels. More fiddling ensued before I achieved success by un-installing the TV card and re-installing it via device manager. Now the scan picked up channels and I was ready to go.
Then the BSODs started. At first I suspected overheating so I de-fluffed the air vents and dusted the interior and fans. No change.
It seemed to be happening when a recording started whilst viewing another channel. Fiddling was done but then random crashes happened even when just watching a channel.
A few times when it has crashed whilst I've been there it has been at the exact moment I pressed a button on the Hauppage remote (the vol up button this morning) but it also happens when the remote is not in use.
There are so many setting configurations I could try but I was wondering if anyone has had any similar issues?
Can someone point me to a guide of how to track down the cause of BSODs?
Many thanks,
/Perplexed of Kent
Then it broke. I have no idea what happened but MP would no longer start. There had been no changes to the OS so I was quite baffled. I fiddled a bit, then reinstalled MP RC1 as wasn't getting anywhere. MP still wouldn't run and was crashing mid start-up.
The next step was to install SP3, dvb fix, etc as per the wiki and install MP RC2. Well, this was a step forward. I could run MP but was not able to auto detect the available channels. More fiddling ensued before I achieved success by un-installing the TV card and re-installing it via device manager. Now the scan picked up channels and I was ready to go.
Then the BSODs started. At first I suspected overheating so I de-fluffed the air vents and dusted the interior and fans. No change.
It seemed to be happening when a recording started whilst viewing another channel. Fiddling was done but then random crashes happened even when just watching a channel.
A few times when it has crashed whilst I've been there it has been at the exact moment I pressed a button on the Hauppage remote (the vol up button this morning) but it also happens when the remote is not in use.
There are so many setting configurations I could try but I was wondering if anyone has had any similar issues?
Can someone point me to a guide of how to track down the cause of BSODs?
Many thanks,
/Perplexed of Kent