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Well, I tried steps 1-6 above starting with MS SQLEx 2005 (as that's what's in the setup database connection window) and promptly got into database hell. At the end of it all, the test connection failed (some guff about no secure account for that name). Tried using user id = sa and my account name, no dice. Checking this forum for a suitable user id, I came across a number of threads all pretty much confirming getting a connection involves all sorts of different authentication installing this or that tweaking here and there - database hell. Fired up Revo Uninstaller and got rid of as much of MS SQLEx as I could. Not keen to try MS SQLEx 2008 (SP1) as that looks even more complicated...

Tested live tv: amazingly it is still working, quite amazing, even channels and EPG data still present.

I've made the point before, but I think it gets over-looked: installing MP (or redoing parts of it) really does seem to be set up to be as complicated as it can be. I'm not an idiot, but have now been struggling with this for over three days in total. We're not really any nearer why mysql has developed this slow start problem or what to do to fix it. For now maybe I'll try the batch file with wait option.

<blockquote data-quote="CathodeRay" data-source="post: 1148258" data-attributes="member: 128074">Well, I tried steps 1-6 above starting with MS SQLEx 2005 (as that's what's in the setup database connection window) and promptly got into database hell. At the end of it all, the test connection failed (some guff about no secure account for that name). Tried using user id = sa and my account name, no dice. Checking this forum for a suitable user id, I came across a number of threads all pretty much confirming getting a connection involves all sorts of different authentication installing this or that tweaking here and there - database hell. Fired up Revo Uninstaller and got rid of as much of MS SQLEx as I could. Not keen to try MS SQLEx 2008 (SP1) as that looks even more complicated...Tested live tv: amazingly it is still working, quite amazing, even channels and EPG data still present.I've made the point before, but I think it gets over-looked: installing MP (or redoing parts of it) really does seem to be set up to be as complicated as it can be. I'm not an idiot, but have now been struggling with this for over three days in total. We're not really any nearer why mysql has developed this slow start problem or what to do to fix it. For now maybe I'll try the batch file with wait option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CathodeRay, post: 1148258, member: 128074"] Well, I tried steps 1-6 above starting with MS SQLEx 2005 (as that's what's in the setup database connection window) and promptly got into database hell. At the end of it all, the test connection failed (some guff about no secure account for that name). Tried using user id = sa and my account name, no dice. Checking this forum for a suitable user id, I came across a number of threads all pretty much confirming getting a connection involves all sorts of different authentication installing this or that tweaking here and there - database hell. Fired up Revo Uninstaller and got rid of as much of MS SQLEx as I could. Not keen to try MS SQLEx 2008 (SP1) as that looks even more complicated... Tested live tv: amazingly it is still working, quite amazing, even channels and EPG data still present. I've made the point before, but I think it gets over-looked: installing MP (or redoing parts of it) really does seem to be set up to be as complicated as it can be. I'm not an idiot, but have now been struggling with this for over three days in total. We're not really any nearer why mysql has developed this slow start problem or what to do to fix it. For now maybe I'll try the batch file with wait option. [/QUOTE]