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[sbiswas]

Hi,

I have been using and enjoying media center MC19 with Windows 7 and have been loving it!

Today upgrade to Windows 2012 R2 with MC19 but while playing Video , Getting an error message "failed to connect video renderer to video decoder ".

Tried setting video to Red October standard. Also tried Hardware Acceleration: Off/On but No Luck.

If i put the Video Settings to Red October HQ , then the video is running Haltingly (Slow/Not Fluently)

Motherboard - Gygabyte 78LMT-USB3 (Micro ATX Board)
Inbuilt Graphic Card - Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics

Can someone help to resolve the issue

[Hendrik]

You'll probably need to install the "Desktop Experience" feature, its required for a lot of the media functionality.

[sbiswas]

Can you let me know how to install Desktop Experience" feature

[Hendrik]

Try these instructions here, its for Server 2012, but the process is pretty much the same on R2.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/rmilne/archive/2013/07/11/install-desktop-experience-on-windows-server-2012.aspx

[glynor]

Just so that you're aware... Running Windows Server is not for the feint of heart.  It isn't just Windows 7 (or Windows 8 for that matter) with some extra tools slapped on.  It is a whole... Thing.

The Desktop Experience feature will probably fix most of your issues with MC.  But, it gives me pause a bit that someone who doesn't even know about the Select Features wizard is running Windows Server, I guess.

I guess I'm asking... Are you in way over your head?

[sbiswas]

Thanks to all of you as the problem got resolved after installing the Desktop Experience in Window 2012 R2.  But at the cost of sound quality.

I tried installing and uninstalling the Desktop Experience, Without it the sound quality is way way better.

Is there any-other way of resolving the problem without affecting the sound quality

[JimH]

Just so that you're aware... Running Windows Server is not for the feint of heart.  It isn't just Windows 7 (or Windows 8 for that matter) with some extra tools slapped on.  It is a whole... Thing.

The Desktop Experience feature will probably fix most of your issues with MC.  But, it gives me pause a bit that someone who doesn't even know about the Select Features wizard is running Windows Server, I guess.

I guess I'm asking... Are you in way over your head?

+1

I've seen it recommended on other forums, but that is just bad advice. 

[sbiswas]

 By installing the Desktop Experience in Windows 2012,  I'm basically having VERY inconsistent video/audio sync issues.  the video sync is simply inconsistent. Have tried Red October standard and HQ. Seems to change the video delay a bit relative to the audio, but doesn't fix the inconsistency.

Can you advise

[JimH]

I'm sorry, but we can't help.  Please use Win7 or Win8.