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<blockquote data-quote="dir" data-source="post: 578141" data-attributes="member: 24485">COnfusing pop-upTrying to install SAF 4.00 RC1 on a totally virgin system (Windows 7 with Windows Update having updated everything it could), MP 1.1 RC1 [Edit: Oops, I mean Beta!].&nbsp; No codecs installed.I'm rebuilding my htpc and I don't have the SAF unlock details any more (I had the PM message but the link it includes is now a 404 error).&nbsp; Can't remember what file I have to have in my c:\ root either.&nbsp; Hints appreciated via PM while I'm awaiting a response.Anyway, I've installed SAF before but I always get confused about this pop-up.&nbsp; Exactly what am I supposed to do with all this info?&nbsp; It appears that possibly I hav to install &quot;proppage.dll&quot; and MediaLooks QT Source direct show filter but I don't understand why it doesn't just tell me that.The pop-up just before this one told me to install QT Alternative, so I did.&nbsp; Then it told me that my DirectX was out of date and gave me a link.&nbsp; I downloaded the DirectX Feb update but when I run it it fails with general error, pointing me to the directx.log file in c:\windows.&nbsp; That log doesn't show any errors other than to point out that all my existing files are newer than the ones being installed and thus nothing got updated.&nbsp; So that tells me that the SAF installation program is mistaken - I do NOT need to update DirectX.Anyway, just a suggestion, but it would help new users if this pop-up (below) either:- had an explanation at the top that said that this is just &quot;FYI&quot; info for those people interested in the internal versions of their system (most won't be)- didn't include anything other than errors, with explanations as to what action is required, or- highlighted in bold the important information.I'll try to figure out what &quot;proppage.dll&quot; is and why it's not mentioned in the first post of this thread, and for that matter why &quot;MediaLooks QT Source direct show filter&quot; isn't mentioned either. At any rate, this pop-up is confusing and generates a lot of unanswerable questions, such as &quot;why aren't these things simply included as options in the installation package?&quot;Dir<img src="http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae36/dirinoz/Confusing.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="dir, post: 578141, member: 24485"] [b]COnfusing pop-up[/b] Trying to install SAF 4.00 RC1 on a totally virgin system (Windows 7 with Windows Update having updated everything it could), MP 1.1 RC1 [Edit: Oops, I mean Beta!]. No codecs installed. I'm rebuilding my htpc and I don't have the SAF unlock details any more (I had the PM message but the link it includes is now a 404 error). Can't remember what file I have to have in my c:\ root either. Hints appreciated via PM while I'm awaiting a response. Anyway, I've installed SAF before but I always get confused about this pop-up. Exactly what am I supposed to do with all this info? It appears that possibly I hav to install "proppage.dll" and MediaLooks QT Source direct show filter but I don't understand why it doesn't just tell me that. The pop-up just before this one told me to install QT Alternative, so I did. Then it told me that my DirectX was out of date and gave me a link. I downloaded the DirectX Feb update but when I run it it fails with general error, pointing me to the directx.log file in c:\windows. That log doesn't show any errors other than to point out that all my existing files are newer than the ones being installed and thus nothing got updated. So that tells me that the SAF installation program is mistaken - I do NOT need to update DirectX. Anyway, just a suggestion, but it would help new users if this pop-up (below) either: - had an explanation at the top that said that this is just "FYI" info for those people interested in the internal versions of their system (most won't be) - didn't include anything other than errors, with explanations as to what action is required, or - highlighted in bold the important information. I'll try to figure out what "proppage.dll" is and why it's not mentioned in the first post of this thread, and for that matter why "MediaLooks QT Source direct show filter" isn't mentioned either. At any rate, this pop-up is confusing and generates a lot of unanswerable questions, such as "why aren't these things simply included as options in the installation package?" Dir [IMG]http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae36/dirinoz/Confusing.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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