Starting with MediaPortal Alpha 4 you need. DX9 is always necessary, even if a higher DirectX version (e.g. You need the most current DirectX 9 runtime installed (June 2010). MediaPortal 2 specific Software requiremens Then you have to install the full DX9 package (aprox 95 MB, not the 1 MB file, link is above to find) before you can install MediaPortal 2. Windows fails to install DX9 from web- installer in such cases. This is due to the not enough powerful RDP graphics.

If you try to install the MediaPortal 2 server on a system accessed by RDP (Remote Desktop) or similar (TeamViewer, VNC.), it is possible that the automated DX9 installation fails. Hint for a 'headless server' installation. This will provide verbose log files for the installation so you can get help if you need. If you encounter issues during installation you also can start the installation with 'MP2-Setup-Logging.bat'. Execute this file to start the installation. If you just want to use MediaPortal 2 download the latest version from our homepage and extract (unzip) the downloaded archive to a temporal directory. If you are interested in technical details you will find precise information about what is needed to run MediaPortal 2 successfully further down on this page. If you are using Windows 10 N or KN editions (only those) you need to install the latest Media Feature Pack manually before you can install MediaPortal 2.Īdditional requirements for Windows 10 N and KN editionsĪside this special case a user did not need to pay attention to any previous installed runtimes, frameworks or similar. The Installer is downloading all necessary requirements automatically as long as your PC is connected to the internet during installation. Older operating systems are not officially supported. MediaPortal 2 is developed to run on modern operating systems and supports only Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 in both 32 and 64 bit versions. The hardware related system requirements are similar to the ones for MediaPortal 1, which can be found on our website under Products > MediaPortal > Requirements.

Like any software, MediaPortal 2 has minimal system requirements in order to work. To start your MediaPortal 2 Experience you first need to install MediaPortal 2. This guide will help you get started with MediaPortal, prepare your Windows operating system, and install MediaPortal 2 based on your system or network configuration.

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