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Win 7 Media Center issue

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  • 24-07-2012 2:43pm
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    Myrddin
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    I know there's a HTPC forum, but I think this is more a windows configuration problem...if there's a better place mods, move away :)

    Basically I'm after installing a fresh Windows 7, after having to reformat due to a virus. The pc has six hard drives, with c: being obviously the OS partition, then the rest are purely for my media library.

    I've taken ownership of all the files & folders in all the media drives, & assigned security permissions to both my username & usergroup. There are no other users or groups defined in the security permission tabs. I then created shortcuts to all my folder & placed said shortcuts in the \public videos folder [a location that Media Center will find them].

    And it does indeed find them, or at least, the first ten of them. From there on, all the icons in media center are blank & it won't find or play anything in the blank folders. If I go to "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player" & delete everything in there, & then do a disk cleanup of c:\, indeed everything works again....until the next restart that is. Once the pc is restarted, I have to empty that folder again & do the cleanup, otherwise only the first few folders in MC will work.

    I sometimes get messages about corrupted recycle bins on the media drives too while doing a disk cleanup. Any ideas?


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Rather than placing shortcuts to your various folders in your libraries, you should add the folders as locations.


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    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Torqay wrote: »
    Rather than placing shortcuts to your various folders in your libraries, you should add the folders as locations.

    Tried that before when I moved to Win 7 from XP MCE...for some reason it didn't work & I seen on the Green Button forums, that adding a single folder with shortcuts works. And it did...for five years, until now :o

    If it persists I'll try what you say & add the actual locations as opposed to shortcuts. Could my method of adding shortcuts be whats causing the problem at all? It's worked for me for years...


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    -( i )- Wicker
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭-( i )- Wicker


    Have you done a full windows update since the fresh install? Could just be that the Media Centre files are outdated


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    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    -( i )- Wicker wrote: »
    Have you done a full windows update since the fresh install? Could just be that the Media Centre files are outdated

    Yep fully updated & current :(


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Moved to Windows forum.

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    Sup08
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    Shoudl you not right click on the media folder and "share" them 'second tab', this would automatically place them in the public folder.


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    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Sup08 wrote: »
    Shoudl you not right click on the media folder and "share" them 'second tab', this would automatically place them in the public folder.

    I've the option to 'Share with...', who would I specify sharing with? Kinda doesn't explain why my setup works until I restart...it has to be a conflict/permission error or something as opposed to how or if the media is shared surely?


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