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MarkCoutinho

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Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« on: April 06, 2005, 02:35:22 pm »
This is driving me nuts now.
I've been updating MC beta after beta (more than 300 times now) but now I really can't get it installed on my XP-machine at home. At my office and on my other home-p.c.: no problem.

The error-message I get is:
Failed to download from http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin-redirects/MC/v11/redirect.pl?type=WMFInstaller95&prodname=Media Center versio=11.0.205 Server returned: 0 Can not continue with Media Center installation.

I know that that questionmark actually should be a slash, but it's really what's been stated on my screen.

I've had this with version 220 or so, and 225 and now with 228 too. So I guess it's something on my p.c. that's wrong.

So I uninstalled MC completely, even searched my whole registry for entries from "JRiver" and "Media center" but then.... still the same problem.

Now I'm really at a loss, 'cause this is my major 'working on MC'-computer.

Don't tell me I've to rebuild my whole p.c. to get MC installed again.

Please give me a clue!
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2005, 02:40:55 pm »
Virus?

What version of Windows?

Did you try the latest build.  We found and fixed a problem for some PC's.

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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2005, 03:24:14 pm »
No viruses found by the latest version of my virus-scanner
No spyware found either.
Windows XP version 1.

Version 228 didn't work - I'll download 232 right now.
Get back to you later.
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2005, 03:39:48 pm »
Say Jim, that does look like the source of my problem.
Problem is that I do not want to use internet on that machine. Furthermore, my other home-p.c. even hasn't got the possibility to get on the net and on that machine installation goes just fine.

So, couldn't you just put that WM-thing into the builds?

Especially because the download of that thing takes some 20 minutes before the installation can continue. Is that just a one time thing or will this happen every new build?
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2005, 04:18:45 pm »
It's a one-time thing.  It saves about 4MB not putting it in the build, and there are two different WM packages required, so we'd have to have two builds.
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2005, 01:48:50 am »
Okay.
Funny though that my other home p.c. doesn't ask for such an upgrade.

And would it be possible to help 'non-internetters' like me to make downloads available like this WM-thing so you can bring that home too. So one won't need to be connected to the internet to install MC? If you understand what I mean
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2005, 03:15:30 am »
Actually, Jim has already posted the WMF download links in the thread marko pointed you to: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26428.msg183165#msg183165.

You could also download the latest WMP10 installer package from MS site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

This recent thread may help Windows Server 2003 SP1 users: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26821.0

Perhaps we beta users are supposed to follow this forum 24/7, but JRiver could include the offline installation instructions and WMF links on the official MC11 download page when it is published.
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Re: Failed to download.... can't get MC installed
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2005, 04:05:26 am »
Thanks, Alex, for pointing that out. I downloaded it - better safe than sorry.

And I agree on your suggestion about offline installation downloads. Hope JRiver will do so
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