Cant disable nextpvr as a client

[eastavin]

Hello!  Sometime ago I loaded up nextpvr on a windows 10 laptop and set it to run as a client (by checking the special box and adding an address) on my LAN connecting to the main version running elsewhere on the premises.

After some time I deleted the program as I recall there was some issue with how the client behaves when the main unit is sleeping or off.  It got stuck in a state where it keeps demanding that the .db3 file at the server main unit be available or it wont run... and there was no way to stop it from this mad cycle.

So a year later (now) I decided to reload Nextpvr on this same laptop.  During the install process the installer reports that same exact server/main unit is currently not available and then completes the install.   see this:  https://imagebin.ca/v/50KisUV3Wuql   I guess the previous install left some garbage pointing to the year old server which does not exist anymore. 

I have tried entering only via the task bar and the settings.. same message.. starting the nextpvr program itself also returns the same maddening message.

So my question is  where does nextpvr store such pointers on a windows 10 64 bit pc?  Would like to get rid of it so nextpvr runs standalone on this laptop.. not as a client?  This must be some sort of oversight in the coding process?

Thanks for your advice.

[mvallevand]

The sticky https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=54068 and the wiki both explain where files are stored.

Martin

[eastavin]

The sticky https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=54068 and the wiki both explain where files are stored.

Martin

awesome thanks.  

I noticed that there is a config-master-dont edit file.. is this so you can overwrite config.xml with the clean master when problems like this appear?

Otherwise I see that I need to delete the reference to ACER TV in the server name and database share in the config.xml.

Maybe you could mention to Sub that there really should be a way to disable this feature without going to the config files.  If you enable it in the GUI you should also be able to disable from there.  But unforunately the program wont launch once you enable the client pc and the server is not available as is the case now.

[mvallevand]

The master is used when there is no config.xml. He likely will read your comments.

Likely we just need to document a clean uninstall or perhaps something sub should consider for v5 if he creates a full installer.

Martin

[sub]

Maybe you could mention to Sub that there really should be a way to disable this feature without going to the config files.  If you enable it in the GUI you should also be able to disable from there.  But unforunately the program wont launch once you enable the client pc and the server is not available as is the case now.

Yeah, I hear you. It definitely should be possible to untick this without editing files. In reality, I'm probably not going to go back in fix this in v4 now.

[eastavin]

That's understandable with v5 around the corner. An addition to the wiki mentioning how to cancel this in v4 would be enough for others I think right now. Thanks for the reply sub