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<blockquote data-quote="bigl" data-source="post: 878171" data-attributes="member: 63099">OPS There were Three Problems and a four step solution. I was ashamed to find that the key problem was that the plug powering the aerial amplifier had fallen out and when this was replaced I have wonderful Media Portal back!.&nbsp;The problems were<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Media Portal was running very slowly with pronounced pauses</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The new version of Media Portal did not have the &quot;Brokers Nose&quot; Transmitters set but the&quot;Knights Hill&quot; Transmitters</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Even when the correct values of the frequency was input the TV server could not find the transmitter.</li>
</ol>The solutions were<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Delete excess files - Defragment the hard disk - then stop Nortons from scanning in real time MPlayer and TVserver. (Switching off the virus protection for the MP compents was the key step here.)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Setting up the &quot;Brokers Nose&quot; Transmitters as set out above in create a new file, Australia.NSW - Wollongong Brokers Nose.xml</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Disabling Windows MCE services in MediaPortal &amp; TVserver Configuration</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Putting the plug back in the power socket. (I live in the shadow of a hill and while the TV could catch the signal the card needed more signal.</li>
</ol>I would like to thank all of you who responded. Your help is just so much appreciated. It has taken a long time to find the problem and it was only when I was step by step checking before sending another message that I found the plug out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bigl, post: 878171, member: 63099"] OPS There were Three Problems and a four step solution. I was ashamed to find that the key problem was that the plug powering the [FONT=Times New Roman]aerial[/FONT] amplifier had fallen out and when this was replaced I have wonderful Media Portal back!. The problems were [LIST=1] [*]Media Portal was running very slowly with [FONT=Times New Roman]pronounced[/FONT] pauses [*]The new version of Media Portal did not have the "Brokers Nose" Transmitters set but the"Knights Hill" Transmitters [*]Even when the correct values of the frequency was input the TV server could not find the transmitter. [/LIST] The solutions were [LIST=1] [*]Delete excess files - Defragment the hard disk - then stop Nortons from scanning in real time MPlayer and TVserver. (Switching off the virus protection for the MP compents was the key step here.) [*]Setting up the "Brokers Nose" Transmitters as set out above in create a new file, Australia.NSW - Wollongong Brokers Nose.xml [*]Disabling Windows MCE services in MediaPortal & TVserver Configuration [*]Putting the plug back in the power socket. (I live in the shadow of a hill and while the TV could catch the signal the card needed more signal. [/LIST] I would like to thank all of you who responded. Your help is just so much appreciated. It has taken a long time to find the problem and it was only when I was step by step checking before sending another message that I found the plug out. [/QUOTE]

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