MediaBrowser

[zay]

I've also worked out how to trick Media Browser into thinking you have plenty more video & tv files.

Create a text file in your movies folder and call it what you wan (The Matrix) for example, then change the Search & View options to view extentions of known files. Then change the .txt to .avi ...... Simple.

I just love testing this out

And you want to do this......whyyyy????

 

[DemonSeed]

Anyone tried ShoutCast as yet. I know we all love music, and this is streaming music inside of MC.
mcShoutCast, Internetradio, media center

It wont install. Did you have to edit the msi with orca?
If so what did you change I dont see a vista only condition in the msi

 

[zay]

Sorry about that. Try this one: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/976813/Apps/mcShoutCast_EN_3_5.msi
I was fooling around with Cool 3D Studio (forgot I had it), and did this a few minutes ago
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/976813/Movies/Home studio.swf
It was a rush, will fix the timing and speed later.

 

[DemonSeed]

That's really cool.
I like that man.
I've never play with 3D but I'm going to now tho.
Thanks

BTW the app installed but I cant find it.

 

[DemonSeed]

Zay I wonder if theirs any way to replace the MC welcome intro
with something like yours, or some how have a animated theme?

Something to ponder on...

 

[DemonSeed]

BTW the app installed but I cant find it.

OK I'm a dumb ass and wasnt seeing that there was a x64 installer.
So now I got it installed and found it but this is what I see when I launch it.

By the way Zay I keep own trying to rep you but I cant because no one else has been helpful to me and my rep spreading hasn't gone past you dude!

 

[zay]

Not sure why you got the error DemonSeed. I think that some stuff may have been left over from the 64 install. Maybe do a system restore to before the 64 install, then reinstall ther 32, and see if that helps. I did send the folks that created shoutcast an email and a screenshot of your error.

 

[DemonSeed]

No it was the x32 that I couldn't see in MC.
I uninstalled it and then installed the x64 because I'm in x64 OS

 

[zay]

Oh ok, so is it working now? It would be nice if during the installation, it did a systems check, and then halt the installation once it realized it did not meet the requirements. Then again, I guess can't ask for too much when it is either free or cheap, lol. Also, did you find the app in MC?
Music>Radio>Shoutcast

 

[DemonSeed]

no still not working.
Here is how it went.
I went to the link you gave me, didnt see that there were a x32 & x64 installers so I just got the x32 and it installed ok then open MC and it wasent there.
Looked in to it and found the x64 so I removed the x32 and proceeded to installing the x64 and then tried MC again and got that error.

 

[zay]

Do a roll back to before the initial, then install the correct version. I think that first install you did that needed that orca fix, might have left some remnants on your system, that the uninstaller did not remove. I am sure a system restore to before the installation, will fix that right up.
Use this link, it works on both 32 and 64, and it already has the orca fix in it.
http://sites.google.com/site/hack7m...-center/mcShoutCast_EN_3_5.msi?attredirects=0

 

[DemonSeed]

Im not to sure how well that will go over.
As is my Win7 isn't very happy to do a restart and almost always crashes with the blue screen of death! So doing a sys restore may not end well.

 

[zay]

What build are you on? Also, if you are on the latest build, did you do a fresh install to get to this version, or an upgrade?
Check this out: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMcXVlWqR14&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - Voice control for Windows Media Center[/ame]
I am currently using this one: One Voice Technologies Inc. Media Center Communicator

 

[DemonSeed]

Nope on 7000 first and only install of 7

I sure it cant have anything to do with the 94 programs that are installed on it. Freaken 11 SQL's & 9 C++ sh** I don't know where they all came form!

 

[zay]

Would you like to do an upgrade?

 

[DemonSeed]

yea I tried one voice
Cool as they come

Wow havent used in in like a year .
they add a lot of things to it.

OOOO I see thats the case doing the extra things

Would you like to do an upgrade? ..... How? YES!

 

[zay]

The reason for the sql and c++ apps, are because some of the apps/plugins that are built for mc are written in c++, also some of the apps need sql for creating the databases. Check your PM. If you need help doing the upgrade let me know. Besides it is good do the upgrade because 7000 is supposed to end august this year, whereas 7068 ends somewhere around june next year. One rule I live by, keep os on a separate drive, files, and downloads on a separate drive or partition. That way when it is time for OS repairs, no need to worry about losing files. Besides, win7 automatically makes a copy of your stuff (windowsold) before creating a new windows folder.

 

[DemonSeed]

The reason for the sql and c++ apps, are because some of the apps/plugins that are built for mc are written in c++, also some of the apps need sql for creating the databases. Check your PM. If you need help doing the upgrade let me know. Besides it is good do the upgrade because 7000 is supposed to end august this year, whereas 7068 ends somewhere around june next year. One rule I live by, keep os on a separate drive, files, and downloads on a separate drive or partition. That way when it is time for OS repairs, no need to worry about losing files. Besides, win7 automatically makes a copy of your stuff (windowsold) before creating a new windows folder.

Yea I knew that much that's why there still there. But why so many?

yea I cheated. No Aug. expo here.

And I agree 100% about the file storage.
Having 3 1/2 TB makes that a breeze.
I dont even install games to the win drive
I use another for games and when I have a game installed in more than 1 OS I just install it to the same folder so I dont have the install files in the PC twice it just over wrights and then the diff OS's just share the files!

 

[DemonSeed]

"O" by the way did you know that when you do a reinstall that you can move the old app data and program data to the new install and not need to setup any of your apps after you reinstall them? Its like they never left. At least about 90% of them will keep there plugins and settings. i.e. Firefox,SideBar,and most others
And that works from vista to 7 as well

 

[Orbital Shark]

I've found a handy little program called Album Art Downloader http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57392 which can be used to download actor pics for use in MediaBrowser.

It saves the files in My Pictures\Album Art\[artist name]\folder.jpg

These can then be copied across to Program Data\MediaBrowser\ImagesByName

Bingo, all the actor/actress images for that extra bit of detail