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ths61

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MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« on: February 01, 2020, 01:11:52 am »

MC 26 installs "JRiver Media Center 25" driver.  Is this supposed to happen ?

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Re: MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2020, 01:18:16 am »

No it doesn't. The driver just doesn't get named correctly. It's a Windows thing.

Rename it as you want, or just use it.
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What specific version of MC you are running:MC27.0.27 @ Oct 27, 2020 and updating regularly Jim!                        MC Release Notes: https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Release_Notes
What OS(s) and Version you are running:     Windows 10 Pro 64bit Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.572).
The JRMark score of the PC with an issue:    JRMark (version 26.0.52 64 bit): 3419
Important relevant info about your environment:     
  Using the HTPC as a MC Server & a Workstation as a MC Client plus some DLNA clients.
  Running JRiver for Android, JRemote2, Gizmo, & MO 4Media on a Sony Xperia XZ Premium Android 9.
  Playing video out to a Sony 65" TV connected via HDMI, playing digital audio out via motherboard sound card, PCIe TV tuner

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Re: MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2020, 01:36:19 am »

No it doesn't. The driver just doesn't get named correctly. It's a Windows thing.

Rename it is you want, or just use it.

Windows says the driver version is: 25.0.2.0
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Re: MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2020, 05:13:31 pm »

Which just means that the driver hasn't actually been changed since then, which is probably true.

JRiver used to update the WDM Driver with each update, and give it a new version. But every time they did that, Windows removed the WDM as the Default Audio Device, so people had to go back and set it as the Default Audio Device again after every update. Updates, which you would be aware, are quite frequent. So that was annoying. The installation/update program apparently can't remove the old driver, install the new one, and then set it as the Default Audio Device, because it is a different driver. I believe it is a Windows security issue, to prevent drivers from making themselves default. But I'm no expert on that.

The point is, does the WDM Driver work? Okay, then don't worry about it. Just use it. Rename it to "JRiver Media Center 26" if it bothers you aesthetically.
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What specific version of MC you are running:MC27.0.27 @ Oct 27, 2020 and updating regularly Jim!                        MC Release Notes: https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Release_Notes
What OS(s) and Version you are running:     Windows 10 Pro 64bit Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.572).
The JRMark score of the PC with an issue:    JRMark (version 26.0.52 64 bit): 3419
Important relevant info about your environment:     
  Using the HTPC as a MC Server & a Workstation as a MC Client plus some DLNA clients.
  Running JRiver for Android, JRemote2, Gizmo, & MO 4Media on a Sony Xperia XZ Premium Android 9.
  Playing video out to a Sony 65" TV connected via HDMI, playing digital audio out via motherboard sound card, PCIe TV tuner

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Re: MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2020, 06:27:12 pm »

The point is, does the WDM Driver work? Okay, then don't worry about it. Just use it. Rename it to "JRiver Media Center 26" if it bothers you aesthetically.
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Re: MC 26 installs WMD 25 ?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2020, 02:00:05 pm »

Shouldn't this get "fixed" or renamed correctly in MC26?
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