"MediaPortal crashed unexpectedly" evrey time I close (1 Viewer)

[zukkster]

I've attached a log


I found this thread which seems to outline the same problem and a fix but I can't find the disable user accounts option

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...hed-unexpectedly-however-i-just-closed-52225/

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Is Mediaportal running on a admin account, user accounts have problems, as not got the correct permissions needed.

 

[chemelli]

Hi zukkster,

please disable UAC on your Vista box or start MediaPortal.exe as Administrator.

Simone

EDIT: beated by PD

 

[zukkster]

Ahhh.

I was looking for MediaPortal options not Vista ones. I'm only moderately techie and new to Vista in the last month or so ...

I opted for the option of running MediaPortal as admin, because I have young kids and at some point in the not to distant future I'll setup Parental control using the user accounts, so didn't want to switch them off completely.

In the interest of other users who might use this thrad for reference. Here's a link to instructions as to how to

1)Disable user accounts
Disable User Account Control in Windows Vista

2)Run as MediaPortal as admin
Always Start an Application in Administrator Mode on Windows Vista :: the How-To Geek

Is there somewhere that I've missed where there's a list of general setup tips and tricks on the website? If not, I'm making a note of all of these setup things, with links and instructions because so far I've had a few tweaks I've needed to make, and when I'm a month or so into using MediaPortal and think I've got it runnign smoothly I'll post them as a reference. Even with the setup tweaks, this software beats Media Centre hands down.

Can't see how to do thanks

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/newcomers-forum-240/mediaportal-install-guide-49685/

May help a little bit, things can change around here pretty quickly and sometimes the paperwork side does not keep up, even with a great doc's team.

 

[zukkster]

Yeah that's pretty nice, but ...

Cool I'll have a look.

Another question about closing MediaPortal. Is there a feature which means the application will close if you switch off the monitor?

I run two screens off my PC, using some software called Ultramon - a monitor and a plasma screen. When I switch off the Plasma (which is the secondary scrren and where MediaPortal opens) it sends the application to the primary monitor, over the top of everthing. Generally when I'm switching off the TV, I'm done with MediaPortal so I'd like to automatically close the app. I'm looking into Ultramon scripting as an option, but if you know of a way...

 

[amp88]

Hi zukkster,

please disable UAC on your Vista box or start MediaPortal.exe as Administrator.

Simone

EDIT: beated by PD

What is the solution on a Windows XP box? Is there a way to automate the "Run As..." then supplying admin login details?

 

[RobNorthcott]

Mine gives that error quite often (but not always) if I close it with the mouse (i.e. click on the close icon in MP). If I close it with the button on the remote ("TV power" or something, top left on MS remote) it doesn't give the error.

My system is XP SP3, always logged on as an administrator user. Does MP have to run as THE administrator account rather than just AN administrator?

It doesn't really bother me as it's on a dedicated machine so I only really close MP if I want to fiddle with settings, but just saw this thread and got interested...

Rob

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

XP should not make any difference between admin account and the full admin account for day to day and MP use.

Vista on the other hand, I hated running it under anything but the full administrator account, there was always some permission thing that did not work correctly and forget having UAC enabled

But for a htpc user, really none of these security things are necessary any how.

 

[amp88]

XP should not make any difference between admin account and the full admin account for day to day and MP use.

But for a htpc user, really none of these security things are necessary any how.

With XP Home MediaPortal crashes every time I close it unless I run it with Admin credentials. The box isn't just used as an HTPC, my parents use it as their PC. They are not to be trusted to run with an Admin account!