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I am having the most bizarre problem in the history of problems. Yesterday, I was using Mediaportal happily and with no problems. Today, when I try to open it, even directly from the executable, only the configuration utility will open, instead. Of course, my automatic backup system chose the same day to break down.

I have reinstalled Mediaportal, then even done a complete uninstall/cleanup, and reinstalled again. None of these desperate actions had any impact on the problem...every attempt to open Mediaportal results in the configuration screen, instead. Help!

I am posting now without logs in the hope of a quick response. I will edit the post in a moment to include logs.

EDIT: Actually, the log file is completely empty.

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: XP 32 SP 3
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 3 GHz
HDD: (Primary) Samsung 1TB
Memory: 4 GB DDRII
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI
Video Card: ATI Radeon HDMI (details pending)
Video Card Driver: CCC version 9 (best in testing)
Sound Card: HDMI audio only...radeon card
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Lifeview TVWalker Twin
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Lifeview TVWalker Twin
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card: Blaze Dongle
3. TV Card Type: DVB-T
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card: Internet
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Generic HP case
Cooling: Slot fan, chassis fan, chip fan, 2 internal fans, cabinet fan
Power Supply: Generic 220V
Remote: MS
TV: Hisense HL14088PZ
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

SOLVED: OK, the Mediaportal.xml file was missing. I don't know why. Fortunately, there was a .bak of it, so all is back as it should be. Now to solve the backups problem!

<blockquote data-quote="keith_leitch" data-source="post: 820376" data-attributes="member: 97285">I am having the most bizarre problem in the history of problems. Yesterday, I was using Mediaportal happily and with no problems. Today, when I try to open it, even directly from the executable, only the configuration utility will open, instead. Of course, my automatic backup system chose the same day to break down.I have reinstalled Mediaportal, then even done a complete uninstall/cleanup, and reinstalled again. None of these desperate actions had any impact on the problem...every attempt to open Mediaportal results in the configuration screen, instead. Help!I am posting now without logs in the hope of a quick response. I will edit the post in a moment to include logs.EDIT: Actually, the log file is completely empty.MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0.0MediaPortal Skin: Blue3WideWindows Version: XP 32 SP 3CPU Type: AMD Athlon 3 GHzHDD: (Primary) Samsung 1TBMemory: 4 GB DDRIIMotherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMIVideo Card: ATI Radeon HDMI (details pending)Video Card Driver: CCC version 9 (best in testing)Sound Card: HDMI audio only...radeon cardSound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Lifeview TVWalker Twin1. TV Card Type: DVB-T1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: Lifeview TVWalker Twin2. TV Card Type: DVB-T2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: Blaze Dongle3. TV Card Type: DVB-T3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: Internet4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: h.264 Video Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Generic HP caseCooling: Slot fan, chassis fan, chip fan, 2 internal fans, cabinet fanPower Supply: Generic 220VRemote: MSTV: Hisense HL14088PZTV - HTPC Connection: HDMISOLVED: OK, the Mediaportal.xml file was missing. I don't know why. Fortunately, there was a .bak of it, so all is back as it should be. Now to solve the backups problem!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keith_leitch, post: 820376, member: 97285"] I am having the most bizarre problem in the history of problems. Yesterday, I was using Mediaportal happily and with no problems. Today, when I try to open it, even directly from the executable, only the configuration utility will open, instead. Of course, my automatic backup system chose the same day to break down. I have reinstalled Mediaportal, then even done a complete uninstall/cleanup, and reinstalled again. None of these desperate actions had any impact on the problem...every attempt to open Mediaportal results in the configuration screen, instead. Help! I am posting now without logs in the hope of a quick response. I will edit the post in a moment to include logs. EDIT: Actually, the log file is completely empty. [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1.0.0 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: Blue3Wide [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP 32 SP 3 [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 3 GHz [b]HDD[/b]: (Primary) Samsung 1TB [b]Memory[/b]: 4 GB DDRII [b]Motherboard[/b]: Asus M2A-VM HDMI [b]Video Card[/b]: ATI Radeon HDMI (details pending) [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: CCC version 9 (best in testing) [b]Sound Card[/b]: HDMI audio only...radeon card [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Lifeview TVWalker Twin [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-T [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Lifeview TVWalker Twin [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-T [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]3. TV Card[/b]: Blaze Dongle [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-T [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: Internet [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Generic HP case [b]Cooling[/b]: Slot fan, chassis fan, chip fan, 2 internal fans, cabinet fan [b]Power Supply[/b]: Generic 220V [b]Remote[/b]: MS [b]TV[/b]: Hisense HL14088PZ [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: HDMI SOLVED: OK, the Mediaportal.xml file was missing. I don't know why. Fortunately, there was a .bak of it, so all is back as it should be. Now to solve the backups problem! [/QUOTE]