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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: nivw on March 24, 2004, 07:21:23 pm

Title: Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: nivw on March 24, 2004, 07:21:23 pm

I closed MC, probably at a wrong time. I just closed it from the task bar, and couldn't see its last action.
now when ever I exit I get a microsoft visual c++ error.
I n short my lib is busted.
how do I fix it?
y can't MC check it as it loads?

Media Center Registered 10.0.98 -- h:\Program Files\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows 2000  Workstation 5.0 Service Pack 4 (Build 2195)
Intel Pentium 4 1805 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 26 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1400 / Shell32.dll: 5.00.3700.6705 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0002) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)

Ripping /   Drive M: SONY    CD-RW  CRX215E1   Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive N:   Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: Yes  Soundfile:   C:\WINNT\Media\Utopia Question.WAV

Burning /  Drive M: SONY     CD-RW  CRX215E1    Addr: 0:1:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: No /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Niv

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: KingSparta on March 24, 2004, 07:30:32 pm

Quote

I n short my lib is busted.
how do I fix it?

delete the lib

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: JimH on March 24, 2004, 09:30:19 pm

There is an option in the file/library menu to "clear library".  It won't delete your media.  You then will need to import again.  You will lose your playlists.

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: nivw on March 25, 2004, 05:41:48 am

no database repair feature?

Niv

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: KingSparta on March 25, 2004, 07:11:18 am

no

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: JimH on March 25, 2004, 07:19:40 am

You could try saving your playlists.jmd file from the MC data directory and replacing it after you clear the library.  Might work.

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: jleerigby on March 25, 2004, 07:22:52 am

Quote from: nivw on March 25, 2004, 05:41:48 am

no database repair feature?

Niv

Yes.  It's called Library Restore and requires some diligence on the part of users to back up their Library.  I do that before I install each new release.  I've no doubt you will too in future.

Further to Jim's point you could also try keeping browser.jmd and replacing that in the new library as that's where your view schemes are.  In fact with a bit of trial and error you should be able to find out which of the .jmd files is causing the problem.  Always make sure MC is closed when you replace the .jmd files for the active library.

Title: Re:Lib busted - MC crashs
Post by: IanG on March 25, 2004, 12:14:29 pm

Is it possible to schedule a backup?  How about doing one automatically when MC exits?

Ian G.