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<blockquote data-quote="millamber" data-source="post: 161049" data-attributes="member: 53070">Thanks Mrkk,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I had a look at this post and tried the solution there.Alas it did not work, but it did get me to thinking.&nbsp; My password had the &amp; sign in it and in the gentle config file it was represented as &amp;amp; ie the HTML code.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> So I modified it to read just the &amp;.&nbsp; Still didn't work.So in frustration, I uninstalled Media Portal, TV Server, SQL, then reinstalled using a password that did not contain the amphersand sign.And what do you know, it worked.&nbsp; Well sort of.&nbsp; It now opened the TV Server interface with no problems ie no &quot;Failed to open Database&quot; message, but there were no tv cards listed.So I went back to the native software that came with the TV card.&nbsp; It's buggered there too.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> In fact I even unistalled and reinstalled the TV card.&nbsp; Still no joy.&nbsp; So I tried a windows restore point.&nbsp; Still no joy.In any case it appears that my initial problem was with that particular password and it not liking an &amp; sign.Now, I have to go back and rebuild my system from scratch.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> Oh well, I have a direction to head in now, nothing worse than being at an impass and not knowing what to do next.Thanks for your help, it gave me a new direction.&nbsp; I will get there eventually.Millamber</blockquote>

[QUOTE="millamber, post: 161049, member: 53070"] Thanks Mrkk,:thx: I had a look at this post and tried the solution there. Alas it did not work, but it did get me to thinking. My password had the & sign in it and in the gentle config file it was represented as & ie the HTML code.:S So I modified it to read just the &. Still didn't work. So in frustration, I uninstalled Media Portal, TV Server, SQL, then reinstalled using a password that did not contain the amphersand sign. And what do you know, it worked. Well sort of. It now opened the TV Server interface with no problems ie no "Failed to open Database" message, but there were no tv cards listed. So I went back to the native software that came with the TV card. It's buggered there too. :oops: In fact I even unistalled and reinstalled the TV card. Still no joy. So I tried a windows restore point. Still no joy. In any case it appears that my initial problem was with that particular password and it not liking an & sign. Now, I have to go back and rebuild my system from scratch. :growl: Oh well, I have a direction to head in now, nothing worse than being at an impass and not knowing what to do next. Thanks for your help, it gave me a new direction. I will get there eventually. Millamber [/QUOTE]

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