Installing on Xp Pro 64 bit (1 Viewer)

[Zasurus]

For those that may be having trouble... I did have trouble 2 but if it was down to the fact that I was trying to run the installer but if you read paul's info it says to use the "package-mediaportal.exe" and after a bit of looking I found that if you start the installer the first thing it does is extract files to your "default temp file directory"\MediaPortal Installation\deploy.

If you run the installer till the first screen comes up then close it.
Search for the file "package-mediaportal.exe" and then follow pauls instruction on it.

Worked for me. (Oh it will complain every time you run the config but just accept it and then continue)

Good luck!

Regards,

Zas

P.S. Paul

 

[amadon]

Any idea what version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit you were using?

I've downloaded Microsoft ACT 5.0 (which is where the links in this thread currently point), however it errors out just before finishing the installation, and the readme AND FAQ available at the page indicate that the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit v5.0 is NOT supported on 64 bit versions of Windows. I've searched the microsoft site for an older version with no luck.

Obviously if I can't install the toolkit I can't finish the instructions for completing this install. Can anyone provide a link to a microsoft page (or rapidshare or similar sharing service) for downloading an older version of ACT, perhaps 4.x? Or any suggestions for getting 5.0 to install instead.

 

[MiamiBeach]

Any idea what version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit you were using?

I've downloaded Microsoft ACT 5.0 (which is where the links in this thread currently point), however it errors out just before finishing the installation, and the readme AND FAQ available at the page indicate that the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit v5.0 is NOT supported on 64 bit versions of Windows. I've searched the microsoft site for an older version with no luck.

Obviously if I can't install the toolkit I can't finish the instructions for completing this install. Can anyone provide a link to a microsoft page (or rapidshare or similar sharing service) for downloading an older version of ACT, perhaps 4.x? Or any suggestions for getting 5.0 to install instead.

I am running 5.0 with no problems. I did have issues during installation, but getting the .NET Microsoft Updates (from Windows Updates) solved that quickly.

 

[amadon]

I was thinking it might be something .net related, so I already started updates on that. Just waiting for it to finish, and I'll try again.

Edit:
Still getting the same error on ACT 5.0 installation:

Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

The exact version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit that I was able to download is 5.0.5428.1080. I've tried downloading it again to verify it wasn't corrupted on download, though really with a digital signature (which becomes invalid if the file is modified) there wasn't much chance of that. The error occurs right at the end of "copying new files" when it looks like it's about to complete successfully.

 

[icerg]

I have managed to get mediaportal on my xp64 by following the above procedure (thanks). But am having trouble with the tv server side as I have had to install sqlexpress seperately, does anyone know how i need to configure the sql side of things to get the tvserver working?

 

[TechLife]

For what it's worth...
I just tried it today with ACT 5.5 using the instructions above and it worked fine =)

 

[icerg]

I have read the sql settings on the wiki and now have a working tvserver on xp64, now just to get the remote working....

 

[MiamiBeach]

I have read the sql settings on the wiki and now have a working tvserver on xp64, now just to get the remote working....

The drivers in this post are the only ones I found that worked with my XP x64 setup.

 

[icerg]

Thankyou for pointing out the post MiamiBeach, I have been looking for a fix for 3 days and that has helped me a lot, cheers.

 

[icerg]

Does anyone have a working dvbfix for xp x64 ?