Netherlands
well this morning I woke up at 9 and wanted to start up my PC.........
almost 16:00 still starting up.
NTLDR is missing press Ctrl alt delete .......
luckily we've got two PC's
Googled the problem and I wasn't the only one The other guy was advised to chkdisk /r fixboot , but after some hours (you could follow the time on his post) he ended up with nothing so he re-installed XP.
I'm re-installing XP and I'm not sure if Media Portal will be installed.
After three days trying to install Media Portal folowing the manual, the video manual, requirements look-ups installing sql-stuff, service pack's, direct x, MP- versions, svn's and so on. Ending up with a total reinstall of my PC loosing all my email, contacts ect ect. (so i lost the log.zip file as well)
My opinion is: The manual sucks!!!
My suggestion!
Split the site in two one part for new members and one for old (experienced) ones. Most of the site is written as if every body is somehow an expert on tweaking and moddeling, but after three days of reading manuals and installing, it's very frustrating for me that it ended up were it did. (even when I did it all by the manual)
For the new members write a clear manual treating them as they know very little. I found a lot of errors in manuals e.g. files mentioned weren't in the download or "just put it were it's safe but not in Windows/system" I can't tell if I have to put is on the C: or in a temp or wherever. What to do with a file that you don't know were it really has to end up at all? It was'nt mentioned furter on in the manual. How to find out what went wrong? In the Direct x system check I had to find two files that should be from the same date I just downloaded and installed it but I could find only one of those files via the system check route the other file was op the PC but......
Pickture 5 from the install TV server -manual (the one with finnish) it isn't right because there is an checkbox with run setup, so should I?
In the TV-Server-Configuration-TVServers-Scan-Analog part, it isn't explained what if there are no channels found, at the general settings it is suggested not to change these unless encounteruing trouble but what should I change to what. What's a PID?
So question to the devellopers is:
-- Please write a little tool that I can download first or even like a remote check of the status of a PC. So I will not try to download or install versions or programs that are already installed or out dated.
-- Let it tell me the essential additional programs I should install and the right configuration of those. Very nice if linked correctly (the service pack 2 link in the requirements doesn't work).
-- Let it tell me that my hardware isn't compatible when so (it prevents fools like me trying to do something that will never work out)
-- give a clear view (pickture, maybe) of what files I should have downloaded, extracted, and installed and where they should be
-- Make an up to date video. It makes it so very nice to follow the installation steps.
If above isn't possible then please:
-- make more clear that I don't really have to have a digital TV tuner and if so write manual accordingly
-- make clear when and where Channelscan can be or should be run and what is the outcome (makes it easier to detect if something has gone wrong)
-- update the video with the current version. The video is so very good I ran it during installation of version V1.0.0.0but because the download site looked different and the used versions weren't up to date it was very hard to take all the suggested steps.
Also I can understand that it's no fun to have some questions asked multiple times on a forum, but reading trough several "similar' problem post without solutions is not nice eighter.
Note that these suggestions are only for the plain installation, I can immagine that thing as changing skins installing pluggins and so on are for those who know what they're doing. But I could'nt even get to that .
Now I will re-install all the sub programm's, updates and so on for XP maybe I'll come around to find out what Media Portal has done with these suggestions. It looks prommissing
Good Luck
Finnigan
almost 16:00 still starting up.
NTLDR is missing press Ctrl alt delete .......
luckily we've got two PC's
Googled the problem and I wasn't the only one The other guy was advised to chkdisk /r fixboot , but after some hours (you could follow the time on his post) he ended up with nothing so he re-installed XP.
I'm re-installing XP and I'm not sure if Media Portal will be installed.
After three days trying to install Media Portal folowing the manual, the video manual, requirements look-ups installing sql-stuff, service pack's, direct x, MP- versions, svn's and so on. Ending up with a total reinstall of my PC loosing all my email, contacts ect ect. (so i lost the log.zip file as well)
My opinion is: The manual sucks!!!
My suggestion!
Split the site in two one part for new members and one for old (experienced) ones. Most of the site is written as if every body is somehow an expert on tweaking and moddeling, but after three days of reading manuals and installing, it's very frustrating for me that it ended up were it did. (even when I did it all by the manual)
For the new members write a clear manual treating them as they know very little. I found a lot of errors in manuals e.g. files mentioned weren't in the download or "just put it were it's safe but not in Windows/system" I can't tell if I have to put is on the C: or in a temp or wherever. What to do with a file that you don't know were it really has to end up at all? It was'nt mentioned furter on in the manual. How to find out what went wrong? In the Direct x system check I had to find two files that should be from the same date I just downloaded and installed it but I could find only one of those files via the system check route the other file was op the PC but......
Pickture 5 from the install TV server -manual (the one with finnish) it isn't right because there is an checkbox with run setup, so should I?
In the TV-Server-Configuration-TVServers-Scan-Analog part, it isn't explained what if there are no channels found, at the general settings it is suggested not to change these unless encounteruing trouble but what should I change to what. What's a PID?
So question to the devellopers is:
-- Please write a little tool that I can download first or even like a remote check of the status of a PC. So I will not try to download or install versions or programs that are already installed or out dated.
-- Let it tell me the essential additional programs I should install and the right configuration of those. Very nice if linked correctly (the service pack 2 link in the requirements doesn't work).
-- Let it tell me that my hardware isn't compatible when so (it prevents fools like me trying to do something that will never work out)
-- give a clear view (pickture, maybe) of what files I should have downloaded, extracted, and installed and where they should be
-- Make an up to date video. It makes it so very nice to follow the installation steps.
If above isn't possible then please:
-- make more clear that I don't really have to have a digital TV tuner and if so write manual accordingly
-- make clear when and where Channelscan can be or should be run and what is the outcome (makes it easier to detect if something has gone wrong)
-- update the video with the current version. The video is so very good I ran it during installation of version V1.0.0.0but because the download site looked different and the used versions weren't up to date it was very hard to take all the suggested steps.
Also I can understand that it's no fun to have some questions asked multiple times on a forum, but reading trough several "similar' problem post without solutions is not nice eighter.
Note that these suggestions are only for the plain installation, I can immagine that thing as changing skins installing pluggins and so on are for those who know what they're doing. But I could'nt even get to that .
Now I will re-install all the sub programm's, updates and so on for XP maybe I'll come around to find out what Media Portal has done with these suggestions. It looks prommissing
Good Luck
Finnigan
