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More => Old Versions => Media Center 16 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: JimH on May 31, 2011, 09:47:32 am

Title: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: JimH on May 31, 2011, 09:47:32 am

Are you running XP?

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: The Mastermind on May 31, 2011, 09:57:50 am

It doesn't work for me, in so far as...

If I turn it off I get unspecified errors for all video files.
Since installing the 1st RO update MC crashes when I start TV, unless it's the first thing I play.

I do use XP.

That said, having it on is working for all other video file types.

Hope that helps.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: rjm on May 31, 2011, 11:28:14 am

I use XP and dvd playback does not work. Other video formats seem to be ok.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: lazy on May 31, 2011, 04:31:33 pm

Yepp, same here. XP, nonmc. With RO on, I cannot play DVD's, but other formats are OK. With RO off everything is fine, as before it seems. This applies to 99, but not 97.

Quote from: rjm on May 31, 2011, 11:28:14 am

I use XP and dvd playback does not work. Other video formats seem to be ok.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: contium on May 31, 2011, 04:42:19 pm

I'm on XP and video ONLY works with Red October. With Red October turned off, it looks like all video types are giving me unspecified directshow errors. All videos played back properly before. Everything still plays back correctly with WMP.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: Matt on May 31, 2011, 04:45:32 pm

On XP, to play a DVD, you need a third-party DVD video decoder, like PowerDVD.  

What video decoder were you using before Red October in this case?

Thanks.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: contium on May 31, 2011, 04:54:17 pm

Using NVidia PureVideo decoders.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: Richee on June 01, 2011, 12:51:44 am

I am running XP and none of the versions including 100 work with
mpg video files. With RO on I just get the perpetual opening.... window.
With RO off I get direct show unspecified error.

Only way I could get video to work was to use windows media
video engine.
I had to rollback computer to get reinstalled MC version 86 to work.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: soulcancer on June 01, 2011, 09:37:52 am

Nope, Win7 all the way. Every build after .87 will not play videos for me at all.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: baba100 on June 01, 2011, 09:47:16 am

Unfortunately, I had to reinstall my HTPC (win7 X86) after play-around with the RO.
any version after .86 giving me unspecified errors for all video files.

The only solution for now is version .86/.87

what a disappointment.

Title: Re: If Red October doesn't work for you ...
Post by: JimH on June 01, 2011, 10:10:06 am

baba,
Subscribe to "Stable", not "Latest" if you demand stable.  Tools/Options/Startup/Update Channels.  That will give you the build from the download page.