Windows 8 has AERO. It just looks different.
Windows 8: Would You Update? (1 Viewer)
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Windows 8 has AERO. It just looks different.
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Keep in mind that MP 1.2.x will not install/run on W8, and MP 1.3.0 Alpha has to be hacked to work with it. We plan to add W8 as an 'unsupported' OS for MP 1.3.0 Beta (so that it can be installed) but there may be W8-related issues that we haven't discovered yet, so you'll be at the cutting edge of MP1 development for a while
Tony
Where'd you get that it won't install/run on Windows 8? MP 1.2.3 is installed and running on this machine and I've quite happily watched my videos using it. I don't use the MP TVServer, but the client most definitely DOES install and run.
I updated my main PC and I don't see any down side other than some programs won't run on it. Most programs will and most of those that don't have newer versions or updates that will. Of course I am holding off updating my HTPC until MP officially supports it. I think it's a bit faster than Win7.
Keep in mind that MP 1.2.x will not install/run on W8, and MP 1.3.0 Alpha has to be hacked to work with it. We plan to add W8 as an 'unsupported' OS for MP 1.3.0 Beta (so that it can be installed) but there may be W8-related issues that we haven't discovered yet, so you'll be at the cutting edge of MP1 development for a while
Tony
Where'd you get that it won't install/run on Windows 8? MP 1.2.3 is installed and running on this machine and I've quite happily watched my videos using it. I don't use the MP TVServer, but the client most definitely DOES install and run.
TV server won't run without being modified - see https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-and-windows-8.106286/
Also, the main MP installer shouldn't allow installation on unsupported OS's (yes, I know you can work around that by unpacking the individual client and TV server installer files and running those, but that's a power user thing
)I haven't tried Windows 8 myself yet, so the above is based on the comments from other people....
Tony
1.3.0 A client and TV server both - installed several times with no hacking or any workaround.
I'll bow to your greater knowledge then
Re: the Aero question above - AFAIK Win 8 is effectively 'Aero' only - you can't turn off the Desktop Window Manager.
Tony
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Wow, Lehmden, hate windows much? I've been using 8 as a preview and then installed the PRO version the day I got it from MSDN. I have it on two machines and have zero issues with it. Everything runs as it should and I didn't have to install anything different than I did on 7. Codecs, audio, video, eq... everything I wanted to use works just fine. In fact, everything has worked great so far. I am also a windows phone user so I am used to the metro style feel. I think you are just completely against it from the start and are hating on it here. It's not nearly as bad as you have said and I would actually recommend it for desktop software. I have not officially put it on my media server with mediaportal yet, but hopefully the real support for that comes soon and I most certainly will install it then.
Keep in mind that MP 1.2.x will not install/run on W8, and MP 1.3.0 Alpha has to be hacked to work with it. We plan to add W8 as an 'unsupported' OS for MP 1.3.0 Beta (so that it can be installed) but there may be W8-related issues that we haven't discovered yet, so you'll be at the cutting edge of MP1 development for a while
Tony
Where'd you get that it won't install/run on Windows 8? MP 1.2.3 is installed and running on this machine and I've quite happily watched my videos using it. I don't use the MP TVServer, but the client most definitely DOES install and run.
TV server won't run without being modified - see https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/tv-server-and-windows-8.106286/
Also, the main MP installer shouldn't allow installation on unsupported OS's (yes, I know you can work around that by unpacking the individual client and TV server installer files and running those, but that's a power user thing
I haven't tried Windows 8 myself yet, so the above is based on the comments from other people....
Tony
I can't comment on TV server as I don't use it. As for the main MP installer, no special actions/workarounds were required to make it run on Windows 8. Double clicked the exe and did exactly the same as I've done with Windows XP and 7.
I am liking Windows 8 so far and I have just upgraded my main HTPC. If you run MP as the shell you bypass metro and it runs pretty well. You get the MS DTV codecs and so far everything I have tried just works but a little quicker. Boot times are really low and there are a couple of other nice little bits.
that's good to know, looks like most people with personal experience who have commented on win8 & MP have had little/no problems, This goes against what I've read previously