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<blockquote data-quote="mtp3" data-source="post: 934103" data-attributes="member: 115943">I also ran into this problem a while back when setting up server 2008 r2 to run mediaportal.&nbsp; I eventually got it to work, but could not use SAF.&nbsp; It would cause all kinds of problems and require a restore.&nbsp;&nbsp; (fortunately, I was testing on a vhd test system, so I did not have to start from scratch every time it went wrong).&nbsp;From what I remember this is what i had to do to get everything working ...&nbsp;1.&nbsp; Do not install SAF - this seems to cause unfixable problems on Server 2008 r2.2.&nbsp; Install all of the aero type roles and features3.&nbsp; Install the microsoft hotfix and codecs for h264 (even if you do not use the microsoft codecs, it fixed a stuttering problem)4.&nbsp; Install ffdshow and LAV filters - use the ones you want.5.&nbsp; in the user account, change performance settings to favor programs, not background processes6.&nbsp; there is a registry value which specifies the percent of cpu that is dedicated to background processes.&nbsp; Set this to 20 (decimal)7. for some xvid videos, there is sometimes stuttering (with no dropped frames - the lav codec is the word offender, ffdshow is better, and the microsoft seems to eliminate the problem all together.&nbsp;On my other systems, I use SAF and really like it a lot.&nbsp; I would use it on server 2008 r3 if it did not break it.&nbsp; I would be happy to help debug the problem if there is interest in getting SAF to work on sever 2008 r2.&nbsp;mtp</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mtp3, post: 934103, member: 115943"] I also ran into this problem a while back when setting up server 2008 r2 to run mediaportal. I eventually got it to work, but could not use SAF. It would cause all kinds of problems and require a restore. (fortunately, I was testing on a vhd test system, so I did not have to start from scratch every time it went wrong). From what I remember this is what i had to do to get everything working ... 1. Do not install SAF - this seems to cause unfixable problems on Server 2008 r2. 2. Install all of the aero type roles and features 3. Install the microsoft hotfix and codecs for h264 (even if you do not use the microsoft codecs, it fixed a stuttering problem) 4. Install ffdshow and LAV filters - use the ones you want. 5. in the user account, change performance settings to favor programs, not background processes 6. there is a registry value which specifies the percent of cpu that is dedicated to background processes. Set this to 20 (decimal) 7. for some xvid videos, there is sometimes stuttering (with no dropped frames - the lav codec is the word offender, ffdshow is better, and the microsoft seems to eliminate the problem all together. On my other systems, I use SAF and really like it a lot. I would use it on server 2008 r3 if it did not break it. I would be happy to help debug the problem if there is interest in getting SAF to work on sever 2008 r2. mtp [/QUOTE]

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