Windows 7 64, MP 1.3.0 --> crash on start, at Loading strings file (1 Viewer)

[Chris TK]

MediaPortal Version: 1.3.0

Description
I did:
- "clean" deinstall Mediaportal 1.2.2
- install Mediaportal 1.3.0
Mediaportal config is possible, but when then trying to start Mediaportal, it crashes without notification.
When starting in debug mode, the Mediaportal.log 's last entry shows:
2013-05-25 10:51:08.153878 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading localized Strings - Path: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Language Culture: de Language: German Prefix: False
2013-05-25 10:51:08.160878 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading strings file: strings_de.xml
2013-05-25 10:51:08.390891 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading strings file: strings_en.xml
Has anyone got any idea what to check?
The problem seems to be insensitive to:
- Deinstall / reinstall
- Chosen skin
- Chosen language
- Activated or deactivated plugins
Many thanks,
Chris

Steps to Reproduce:
At my computer - happens every time. Seems to be specific to this computer, as I have also got another one running without problems on Windows 7 / 64 (but that was a fresh installed one).

 

[HomeY]

Hi and welcome Chris TK,

Please compare this directory: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Language with the same directory on the working client.

 

[Chris TK]

Hi, HomeY,
- the directory contents are identical.
- but, in the working version, the startup log shows in addition:
2013-05-25 16:19:02.440137 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading localized Strings - Path: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Language Culture: de Language: German Prefix: False
2013-05-25 16:19:02.447138 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading strings file: strings_de.xml
2013-05-25 16:19:02.564145 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: ExtendedChars = False:False, StringChars = 0
2013-05-25 16:19:02.565145 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading strings file: strings_en.xml
2013-05-25 16:19:02.569145 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: ExtendedChars = False:False, StringChars = 0
Any clue what to check next? Some configuration entries which might be wrong?
Thanks,
Chris

 

[HomeY]

That's just some extra Debug log lines. Not really sure what's going on, although i expect that something went wrong during install.
I would suggest to re-install the MediaPortal client.

 

[Chris TK]

Hello, HomeY,
did that 3 times, with TV server, without, ... - no impact.
Thanks regardless
Chris

 

[HomeY]

Do you have .NET installed?

Errors:

Die Beschreibung für Ereignis-ID -1073741814 in Quelle WinMgmt wurde nicht gefunden. Der lokale Computer hat möglicherweise nicht die notwendigen Registrierungsinformationen oder Meldungs-DLL-Dateien, um die Meldung anzuzeigen, oder Sie sind nicht berechtigt, darauf zuzugreifen. Die folgenden Informationen sind Teil des Ereignisses:'//./root/CIMV2', 'SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99', '0x80041003'"

Name der fehlerhaften Anwendung: MediaPortal.exe, Version: 1.3.0.0, Zeitstempel: 0x512d0eeb Name des fehlerhaften Moduls: unknown, Version: 0.0.0.0, Zeitstempel: 0x00000000 Ausnahmecode: 0xc0000005 Fehleroffset: 0x00081fb2 ID des fehlerhaften Prozesses: 0x1924 Startzeit der fehlerhaften Anwendung: 0x01ce553ec5f73464 Pfad der fehlerhaften Anwendung: C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe Pfad des fehlerhaften Moduls: unknown Berichtskennung: 0523218a-c132-11e2-b50a-001583508bba

Also try disabling the Bonjour Service and see if that helps.

 

[Sebastiii]

It seems that your have bad upgrade of .NET.
Can you try to uninstall all .NET related and run windows update ?
Thanks.

 

[Chris TK]

Hi,
I checked my environment - it seems that MediaPortal and AirParrot don't gracefully coexist. I have disabled Airparrot. Now Mediaportal comes up all right. I still have to verify that in the intended context, as TV client, it works, but the root cause could likely be that Airparrot hooks onto the Mediaportal output, and this does not work together.
Thanks for the further hints, though!

- I'll tomorrow check out which of the two is the culprit, and will post a hint that problems have to be expected in this constellation.

Chris.

 

[Chris TK]

- Airfoil it is - it seems that airfoil and MediaPortal do not work together.
- Airparrot is ok.
Chris.

 

[HomeY]

Good to hear you found the issue and TNX for the tip!

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