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Title: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: cunger on January 30, 2008, 07:10:49 pm

When I click on the drop down menu, a number of links are shaded in light gray and are effectively useless--options, under tools, for example. As a result, a number of key functions are inoperative. Any advice?

Thanks

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: marko on January 31, 2008, 01:28:06 am

I worked from the top of the forum, down. As this was your first post, I wish I'd read it first.

If you cannot access MC's options, something is very wrong with your installation.
If the "Help > System Info" tool is working, please paste the results it gives you into your next post here.

Either way, the first thing you should be trying is to remove the reinstall Media Center.

-marko.

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: cunger on January 31, 2008, 01:46:02 am

When I go to system info, this is what comes up:


Media Center Registered 12.0.422 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2791 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1038 MB, Free - 290 MB

Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive G:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive G: SAMSUNG  CD-R/RW SW-252S    Addr: 0:0:0  Speed:40  MaxSpeed:40  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

Portable Device Info
  Removed devices:


Interface Plugins:
  last.fm (Active)
  Library Server (Active)
  TiVo Server (Active)
  UPnP Server (Active/Enabled)

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: marko on January 31, 2008, 02:40:21 am

Your RAM is certainly getting a good workout there, but apart from that, everything else would appear to be normal.
Did you try reinstalling MC?

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: Alex B on January 31, 2008, 03:16:56 am

Maybe the Part Mode feature is enabled. It disables some menu items, including Options.

View > Party Mode

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: marko on January 31, 2008, 03:24:51 am

good call Alex, I keep forgetting that one!

Title: Re: dead options on drop down menu
Post by: cunger on January 31, 2008, 07:46:26 am

Party mode was enabled--good call.

I have now disabled it an options do appear to work. I'll if this fixes other functions as well.

Thanks