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Cybersimian and Joecrow, I appreciate the feedback, but I have different reasons for moving forward to Windows 8:
1) Win 7 will no longer be supported in 2020, which means no more program updates or security updates. Any software
purchased from other vendors on Win 7 platform will no longer be supported as well. Microsoft is basically forcing Win 7 users
to migrate to Win 8 and Win 10, so after 2020 we really will have no choice. I am new to the HTPC realm, as there is a lot to learn,
and it would behoove me to go in that direction as it appears HTPC is the present and future.
2) Regarding Premium channels, I don't have any, I just record movies and TV shows on the basic cable channels. If I ever
reconsider ordering premium channels, knowing I cannot record movies is something I can probably live with.
3) I also use Kodi and I watch movies there, basically like watching movies on demand, no really any need to record.
I understand there is a Kodi plugin that can be installed on MP which I am very much interested.
So now that you have my reasons, I really need help in getting MP to work in my Win 8 system
Q1) At this point, am I better off installing MP2 vs MP1? Not really sure what the difference is, but I will go along with
whatever you recommend
Q2) Regarding my equipment, I have a Ceton InfinTV Ethernet box with cable card on Verizon FIOS provider.
I also have 2 Ceton Echo extenders which are basically ethernet appliances that serve as clients, these are not PC's.
To that point, do I need to install client/server configuration or standalone PC config? If client/server is required, how do I
go about doing that?
Q3) I need in the worst way to be able to get past this issue of my MP TV server configuration data not being saved.
As previously stated, after spending the day on making config changes, when I reboot, all config data is wiped out.
How do I get past this issue? It appears DB configuration data is not getting saved.
Anything you can do to assist would be greatly appreciated, thank you
1) Win 7 will no longer be supported in 2020, which means no more program updates or security updates. Any software
purchased from other vendors on Win 7 platform will no longer be supported as well. Microsoft is basically forcing Win 7 users
to migrate to Win 8 and Win 10, so after 2020 we really will have no choice. I am new to the HTPC realm, as there is a lot to learn,
and it would behoove me to go in that direction as it appears HTPC is the present and future.
2) Regarding Premium channels, I don't have any, I just record movies and TV shows on the basic cable channels. If I ever
reconsider ordering premium channels, knowing I cannot record movies is something I can probably live with.
3) I also use Kodi and I watch movies there, basically like watching movies on demand, no really any need to record.
I understand there is a Kodi plugin that can be installed on MP which I am very much interested.
So now that you have my reasons, I really need help in getting MP to work in my Win 8 system
Q1) At this point, am I better off installing MP2 vs MP1? Not really sure what the difference is, but I will go along with
whatever you recommend
Q2) Regarding my equipment, I have a Ceton InfinTV Ethernet box with cable card on Verizon FIOS provider.
I also have 2 Ceton Echo extenders which are basically ethernet appliances that serve as clients, these are not PC's.
To that point, do I need to install client/server configuration or standalone PC config? If client/server is required, how do I
go about doing that?
Q3) I need in the worst way to be able to get past this issue of my MP TV server configuration data not being saved.
As previously stated, after spending the day on making config changes, when I reboot, all config data is wiped out.
How do I get past this issue? It appears DB configuration data is not getting saved.
Anything you can do to assist would be greatly appreciated, thank you