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<blockquote data-quote="Abraxsus" data-source="post: 57814" data-attributes="member: 13689">Hey AKALuke, I feel your pain, I have a dual as well, and have had a number of issues, fixing one seemed to create another.&nbsp; Here is the best bit of advice I can offer.Before you begin, its worth remembering making images at each major stage, you dont want to have to start over once you are 90% there!1. Clean install2. Cyberlink codecs3. Install Divco drivers before installing the cardIf you install MCE, clean install and update to at least RU2.&nbsp; Apply all the patches if you can.If you install XP, then yeah, you'll need the files quoted in that linked post after windows updates.Only install cyberlink codecs (or something stable of choice).&nbsp; Im not ranting about them being the best, just being stable.&nbsp; You can expand on this later.Install Divco drivers before the card, cant stress this enough.Use external USB for the bluebird card, reports of internal USB being misswired/not enough power are common, as are having issues with the internal cable itself.Once you have done all this, check what codec is being used by the MS tool (can be downloaded for free from MS).Lastly install MP and hope for success!Im sure most if not all of this you already know, but hey, if its not in a post anywhere yet, it is now!P.S There is a modified carddefinitions.xml file for the dual posted somewhere, I found I needed the changes in that file for me.Cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Abraxsus, post: 57814, member: 13689"] Hey AKALuke, I feel your pain, I have a dual as well, and have had a number of issues, fixing one seemed to create another. Here is the best bit of advice I can offer. Before you begin, its worth remembering making images at each major stage, you dont want to have to start over once you are 90% there! 1. Clean install 2. Cyberlink codecs 3. Install Divco drivers before installing the card If you install MCE, clean install and update to at least RU2. Apply all the patches if you can. If you install XP, then yeah, you'll need the files quoted in that linked post after windows updates. Only install cyberlink codecs (or something stable of choice). Im not ranting about them being the best, just being stable. You can expand on this later. Install Divco drivers before the card, cant stress this enough. Use external USB for the bluebird card, reports of internal USB being misswired/not enough power are common, as are having issues with the internal cable itself. Once you have done all this, check what codec is being used by the MS tool (can be downloaded for free from MS). Lastly install MP and hope for success! Im sure most if not all of this you already know, but hey, if its not in a post anywhere yet, it is now! P.S There is a modified carddefinitions.xml file for the dual posted somewhere, I found I needed the changes in that file for me. Cheers [/QUOTE]

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