"MediaPortal 2 requires DirectX 9.0c Runtime to be installled," but it is. (1 Viewer)

[ChemEGuy]

Hello.

I'm a newbie attempting to migrate from WMC on a Windows 7 machine. I've not been able to run the setup due to an error stating that I need to have DirectX 9.0c. But I've installed that several times now, receiving an "installation complete" messages each time. I rebooted the machine and reinstalled it again but I still receive the error message. Can anyone offer suggestions for how to handle this? Thank you.

 

[Edalex]

Hello, MP2 is still on development while MP1 is considered stable. Did you choose MP2 for some special reason?

 

[Lehmden]

To answer the question of the TE...
You really need to have DX9.0c. No other version of DirectX is working.
If you still have issues I would recomend to install the most recent build from this post:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-2-sr15-update-1-snapshot-2015-08-01.131488/
There the installer induces all requirements to run MP2...

 

[breese]

Use the installer from this thread and it will auto install everything needed
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mediaportal-2-sr15-update-1-snapshot-2015-08-01.131488/

 

[Lehmden]

Not me who is bashing around here. Every new user gets a "nice welcome" from Edalex telling him he's an idiot as he is trying MP2... But who is to blame??? Me...
We all know he don't like MP2 so why can't he stay away from MP2 related threads as he definitely isn't able to write anything productive or useful in such threads related to MP2.
I don't write in any MP1 threads any more as I'm not interested in MP1 any longer. But he can't stop trolling around in MP2 threads and we are loosing new users instantly due to his "really nice" posts.

 

[ChemEGuy]

Thanks, everyone, for your input. To answer Edalex's question, I chose MP 2 simply to opt for the more current version. It was not apparent to me that it was still in development since I hovered over the "download" tab on the main page, which shows a menu which does not make this distinction. Had I clicked through "download" and learned more I might have selected MP 1. As it is I've used the download link provided by Lehmden and Breese and installation seems to have completed without a problem. Thank you both for your help.

FWIW, I'm still on Windows 7. Windows Media Center has been unreliable recently, probably because of a change in providers for its Electronic Program Guide. I wanted to give Media Portal a try to see if I can be done with WMC.

 

[spachti]

@ ChemEGuy,

years ago I was fed up with MCE, checked out MePo, back then we had only one, and never looked back. I know it's not easy to set up MePo but when you got it, you will be happy.