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<blockquote data-quote="JDWestoby" data-source="post: 346907" data-attributes="member: 72093">Screen shot? what screen shot???Hi again, I love forums, I couldn't &gt;PAY&lt; for support like this!OK, no screen shot, it just stops on the spash 'screen' (small box actually) it says it is loading plugins. I haven't installed anything extra, so in the usual way of denial &quot;it's not my fault&quot;.(Actually my initial HomeSeer plugin is running fine on the HTPC, but it is so tedious having to copy it across just to see what the skin looks like.)Even the MP config is freezing on startup now - weird isn't it.Virus is a good(ish) idea - currently doing a Trend Homecall online scan, results later.Not much else I can say...any more info and I'll post.Thank you to ALL those who responded. Updates as they happen...Oh, to Alan,I just installed it and it ran fine. I use Digital Everywhere for the TV tuners (but I did have a Nebula DigiTV card before that). Three cards, one doing Sky (PAID FOR), one which was on FreeSata (not bothered with tbhis yet) and one for FreeView, might get another one for the motorised satellite (MP's lack of solid support for this notwithstanding).I had previously tried to use MySQL and to be honest I'd still like to use it but I decided (as this is RC4) just to do a one click install (which uses SQL Server Express).It certainly helps having done previous installs so you know what to expect (as I'm sure you do too).Can't think of anything out-of-the-ordinary that I did. It really was a format update (many, mnay times,&nbsp;&nbsp; zzzz...) and then install HomeSeer and then MediaPortal.I haven't installed ForTheRecord yet, which I was using before to give me TiVo (TM) -like functions. (Their fault for abandoning the UK).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JDWestoby, post: 346907, member: 72093"] [b]Screen shot? what screen shot???[/b] Hi again, I love forums, I couldn't >PAY< for support like this! OK, no screen shot, it just stops on the spash 'screen' (small box actually) it says it is loading plugins. I haven't installed anything extra, so in the usual way of denial "it's not my fault". (Actually my initial HomeSeer plugin is running fine on the HTPC, but it is so tedious having to copy it across just to see what the skin looks like.) Even the MP config is freezing on startup now - weird isn't it. Virus is a good(ish) idea - currently doing a Trend Homecall online scan, results later. Not much else I can say...any more info and I'll post. Thank you to ALL those who responded. Updates as they happen... Oh, to Alan, I just installed it and it ran fine. I use Digital Everywhere for the TV tuners (but I did have a Nebula DigiTV card before that). Three cards, one doing Sky (PAID FOR), one which was on FreeSata (not bothered with tbhis yet) and one for FreeView, might get another one for the motorised satellite (MP's lack of solid support for this notwithstanding). I had previously tried to use MySQL and to be honest I'd still like to use it but I decided (as this is RC4) just to do a one click install (which uses SQL Server Express). It certainly helps having done previous installs so you know what to expect (as I'm sure you do too). Can't think of anything out-of-the-ordinary that I did. It really was a format update (many, mnay times, zzzz...) and then install HomeSeer and then MediaPortal. I haven't installed ForTheRecord yet, which I was using before to give me TiVo (TM) -like functions. (Their fault for abandoning the UK). [/QUOTE]

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