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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Shelly on July 02, 2005, 11:40:27 am

Title: Install completes after reboot
Post by: Shelly on July 02, 2005, 11:40:27 am

On installing this build there wasn't a message to restart the computer.  However, when I rebooted this morning, a window opened with a progress bar and a message, Completing JRiver Media Center Installation.  Should a reboot message have followed the installation or was the Completing install window that I got on rebooting erroneous?

Title: Re: Media Center 11.0.304 Release
Post by: Pink Waters on July 02, 2005, 03:05:58 pm

Quote from: Shelly on July 02, 2005, 11:40:27 am

On installing this build there wasn't a message to restart the computer. However, when I rebooted this morning, a window opened with a progress bar and a message, Completing JRiver Media Center Installation. Should a reboot message have followed the installation or was the Completing install window that I got on rebooting erroneous?

I confirm this

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: JimH on July 02, 2005, 03:32:38 pm

It's normal.  We made a change recently that only requires rebooting for major changes.  If the change can wait for the next reboot, that's what MC does now.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: Shelly on July 02, 2005, 08:38:55 pm

Thanks, Jim; that's good to know.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: dcwebman on July 03, 2005, 08:42:25 am

Can some kind of message be put up that this will happen? I never turn my computer off and only occasionally have to reboot it for OS patch installs or such. If in a week or two I reboot and see MC finishing the install from a long time ago, I will totally think something is wrong.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: lambert282 on July 08, 2005, 02:36:12 am

It shouldn't be necessary but in the interests of having a clean stable machine I always advocate a restart after installing or removing any software or drivers.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: dcwebman on July 08, 2005, 08:04:06 am

An answer and confirmation on this from J River would be nice.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: JimH on August 20, 2005, 07:50:09 am

MC won't require an immediate reboot for fixes that are considered non-critical.  You could go on another year.

Title: Re: Install completes after reboot
Post by: modelmaker on August 21, 2005, 04:43:18 am

I must say that I also find this a bit odd. What's the sense in installing an update if we don''t know that it requires a reboot to be fully installed?

It had been at least 3  weeks since I last restarted my machine and  after reading this board, I restarted my computer and sure enuff there was the message.