Really broken PCH/NPVR

[Lindsay]

Martin, I wonder if you can see what is wrong with my setup. It has been crook for weeks, now, with only very brief flashes of sanity. Basically, I just can't get NPVR running. There seems to be something wrong with the PCH and my share access. It just can't see c:\mvpmc even though it is set to share with Everyone and Guest. Othe PCs on the network can see all my shares and run all media files with no problem at all.

What it can do:- From 'Media Sources' (with the icons) the PCH can see all photos, music and video and play them. It can get Internet radio and all Internet streams no problem.

Problem areas.
-In PCH setup I can't set a network share. It finds my PC and after that says 'No content on server'.
- If I browse to PCname/Lin it allows me to click 'Folders' and then displays F: and clicking that it displays My Music (this is on F, then it quirkily displays only three music folders out of about 10.
- Running NPVR link scripts results in a blank screen and, if I'm lucky, it eventually does the soft boot thing, otherwise it is power disconnect time again.

Probably due to the power plug moves, the PCH lost its settings so that had to be redone.

I am sorry to be a nuisance but I am embarrassed to say I am stumped. I ran your NMT install program this morning and the result is just the same.

The logs relate to 8 Oct around 0930.

TIA.

[mvallevand]

Martin, I wonder if you can see what is wrong with my setup. It has been crook for weeks, now, with only very brief flashes of sanity. Basically, I just can't get NPVR running. There seems to be something wrong with the PCH and my share access. It just can't see c:\mvpmc even though it is set to share with Everyone and Guest. Othe PCs on the network can see all my shares and run all media files with no problem at all.

If you try without using the network browser can you select and add the mvpmc share From Setup->Network Share Then Browse. If so after adding it (without a share name) select the share with the Source button.

Martin

[Lindsay]

Hi, Martin. No, won't work. See first item under 'Problem Areas'. Just can't get any share registered there. Just says No content on server.

[mvallevand]

Do you have a harddisk in your PCH? If so did you you try clearing the cache?

Other than that since you are getting networking and can see some shares I'd suspect something at the PC side for firewall permissions etc. Maybe remove the mvpmc share from the PC and readd it. You might want to look at your Windows setting again http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/i...work_Share too.

Martin

[Lindsay]

Well, I finally got it going. Did various things suggested in posts relating to win7 and smb problems but, I think, the thing that finally broke the deadlock was uninstalling all Windows Live stuff. A few had reported Windows Live sign-in assistant as the culprit. I didn't have that showing as a separate program so I uninstalled all Live stuff.

After that I could immediately see all shares on the win 7 machine. This is weird and others have scoffed at this 'solution' but there is clearly some interaction somewhere that affects some machines but not others.

Going for a lie down and cuppa after this!!

Thanks, Martin, for your help.

PS No HDD in PCH.