MediaPortal and Windows 8 (1 Viewer)

[bnsaflsujt]

So I just downloaded the bits of the Win 8 developer preview, and installed it on my media client. Works great, but MediaPortal won't let me install as it is a "Unknown OS Version" - 6.2.8200 I believe... Is there any way that I can edit this search with out a dl of MediaPortal source and recompile, like in an app.config? I have tried compatibility mode, but your installer sees straight through that! Also, I understand that running it on the Windows 8 platform means no support for bugs, and I wouldn't ask for any unless I could reproduce in Windows 7 - a supported OS!

Thanks!

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0 RC
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows 7 x64
CPU Type: Intel Q9550 @ 3.0 Ghz
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Motherboard: Asus P5E
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1. TV Card Type: Dual Hybrid
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2. TV Card: Asus EHD3-100
2. TV Card Type: Dual Hybrid
2. TV Card Driver: Latest
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[mm1352000]

Hi bnsaflsujt

It would require a source code change and recompile.

mm

 

[jameson_uk]

You would need to make changes to source and compile MP

 

[bnsaflsujt]

And you both get the award for dashing my hopes at the same time... Well, thanks anyways! I guess I know what I'll be trying to do this weekend.

 

[Spooky]

Btw. why is the installer so restrictive anyway?

 

[jameson_uk]

Btw. why is the installer so restrictive anyway?

Because of support. Things like server OS etc do not include many features that are required by MP and quite simply MP is not designed to run on them. Yes it can be done but if you can figure out how to get it working, you can figure out how to install MP

 

[Galaphile]

Btw. why is the installer so restrictive anyway?

Because of support. Things like server OS etc do not include many features that are required by MP and quite simply MP is not designed to run on them. Yes it can be done but if you can figure out how to get it working, you can figure out how to install MP

Thats not a debatable answer because as stated on the site:

MP will issue a warning, but will install on:
•All Beta versions of OS
•Windows Server 2003 and 2008 (Microsoft does not release essential tv-card-hotfixes)
•All beta/release candidate service packs

Then the question will rise if one could consider Windows 8 an Beta OS. I think not because MS calls it a preview (Pre-Beta) . and MP wil not support it until its released but it would be nice if the check would be rewritten

And the again, just installed MP1.1.3 on the Dev preview Windows 8 x64 without a glitch
(build 8102.winmain_win8m3.110830)

 

[Spooky]

Because of support. Things like server OS etc do not include many features that are required by MP and quite simply MP is not designed to run on them. Yes it can be done but if you can figure out how to get it working, you can figure out how to install MP

Yes, but why restrict it completely? A warning (just like when you are trying to install 1.1.2 on Win7 SP1) would be enough.

 

[jameson_uk]

Because of support. Things like server OS etc do not include many features that are required by MP and quite simply MP is not designed to run on them. Yes it can be done but if you can figure out how to get it working, you can figure out how to install MP

Yes, but why restrict it completely? A warning (just like when you are trying to install 1.1.2 on Win7 SP1) would be enough.

Because the code (Common-MP-TVE3\OsInfo\OsInfo.cs) knows about things like Win7 and Win 2008 but does not know about Windows 8.

Any known but unsupported OS get a warning but anything unknown gets blocked.

Windows 8 will get added here at some point but will not be part of an 1.2

 

[Spooky]

Yes I know, but my question was why restrict it completely in the first place? Why not issue a warning as well with an unknown OS?