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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: hit_ny on December 08, 2003, 02:48:43 am

Title: how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: hit_ny on December 08, 2003, 02:48:43 am

I have downloaded the DirectX host plug-in from here

http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/mchit.pl?SKIN=815&download=plugin&version=9&url=http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/mc_data/plugins/dsp_directx.mjp (http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/mchit.pl?SKIN=815&download=plugin&version=9&url=http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/mc_data/plugins/dsp_directx.mjp)

i have unzipped the dsp_DirectX.dll into the plugins dir.

i have tried to install the plugin by pointing at it using the plugin-mgr but it says unsupported pluin-type.

looking at the mjp file i see

File2=dsp_directx.dll
File2Action1=REGISTER

How do i REGISTER this plugin manually ?

reason i ask this is MC is not on an internet enabled PC so i cant do the automatic plugin install!!

Title: Re:how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: KingSparta on December 08, 2003, 06:53:09 am

all you need to do is change the path to the DLL in the MJP file to the local drive path, and open\run the MJP file.

Title: Re:how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: hit_ny on December 08, 2003, 07:14:49 am

thanks for the reply king but i am still lost

how does one open the mjp file ?

i tried File->Open Media FIle and get

Warning : Please select file(s) to play



i modified the path in the mjp file.

URL=<drive>\path\dsp_directx.zip

even URL=file://<drive>\path\dsp_directx.zip

Title: Re:how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: jleerigby on December 08, 2003, 08:01:38 am

You are making the same mistake that I made.  You do not need to use Plug In Manager for these installs.

Click the link on the DL page to install the DX Host directly - do not try to save it to your hard drive.

DX host will then show up in the DSP studio.  I installed the RCG audio plugin (just a normal .exe install into C:\program files) and this showed up in the DX Host within DSP Studio.

Title: Re:how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: JimH on December 08, 2003, 08:17:19 am

Please see this page for a work-around:
http://www.mediajukebox.com/mediajukebox/pluginproblems.html

Title: Re:how to install plugin manually ?
Post by: hit_ny on December 08, 2003, 09:10:33 am

Thanks for the help..

the solution was easier than i thought.

changed the path in the mjp to where the zip file was. DBl-click the mjp file.

DONE !!!