http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=category_rss MediaSmart Home - Computers and Laptops Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:37:49 GMT admin@mediasmarthome.com MediaSmart Home 60 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/brand/hpsmart/community.gif http://www.mediasmarthome.com?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14306/Would-you-like-to-check-for-updates/?src=category_rss I'm trying to watch a Blu-Ray disc movie on my HP Pavilion dv7 laptop with HP Mediasmart player. But every time I press play, a window opens asking, "Would you like to check for updates?" When I click yes it acts like it's checking but then the window reappears every time! When I click no it goes away but when I press play again the window reappears! Is there an automatic update or a way to turn off the update checking request or... something!! I can't even watch a movie on my brand new computer! It's always something... P.S. I have it hooked up to my TV via HDMI. I doubt that has anything to do with the update notifier but who knows?! Computers and Laptops Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:36:28 GMT crbyers52 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14306/Would-you-like-to-check-for-updates/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14237/MediaSmart-vs.-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard/?src=category_rss Being an upcoming Mac user and mediaserver owner, I have tried to sort out whether or not the MediaSmart EX490 works properly with my new MacBook Pro - and especially Time Machine and filesharing in the OS Snow Leopard. I am in doubt whether to pick the EX490 as I need my mediaserver to be available in a mixed environment with both Win-PC's and Mac's. Can anyone help with a quick answer, as I have to decide today? Deck@rd Computers and Laptops Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:36:15 GMT Deck@rd http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14237/MediaSmart-vs.-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14049/Incorrect-album-art-in-Media-Streamer/?src=category_rss I have a MediaSmart EX495 and I'm having an issue where the MediaStreamer is displaying the incorrect album art for a large number of my albums (most are correct...). What's odd is that it is screwing up album covers for albums that are "well defined" (albumns are in a separate folder, artwork is embedding in the music files themselves and in folder.jpg). My music library is composed of MP3's and WMA files. I have rebuilt the database a number of times to no avail. I should also mention that I have a WD Live that connects to my server and it does not have any issues with the album art, it only seems to appear in the Media Streamer. Does anyone have any suggestions to correct the problem? Thanks! Computers and Laptops Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:39:27 GMT dickiedoda http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/14049/Incorrect-album-art-in-Media-Streamer/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13515/Can-t-see-server-shared-library-in-iTunes/?src=category_rss Hi all, I have an LX195 and am loving the experience thusfar. It works great with my current setup, xbox and all... save for one issue - iTunes. I don't use iTunes at all, so support for it wasn't something I looked for. The GF, however, uses it quite regularly. No problem, right? Wrong. No matter what I try, her up-to-date iTunes installation on WinXP doesn't see the shared/streaming library. These are the steps I've taken thusfar: Made sure I can browse the system and access the media via explorer (\\mediaserver) from her laptop Enabled iTunes library sharing from within iTunes Set up full guest access. Enabled the iTunes server from the "Settings for iTunes" screen, not requiring a password. Have it check for new music every 5 minutes Restarted both the server and the computer... repeatedly. The server manages to keep the 'Enabled' settings, and claims its up, but I still can't see it. I don't want to resort to having to run iTunes on the server... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Computers and Laptops Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:37:54 GMT MrSpontaneous http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13515/Can-t-see-server-shared-library-in-iTunes/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13476/Configuration-Reset-Issues/?src=category_rss Hi all, I'm having problems with my Mediasmart server reverting settings back a little while after changing them. For instance, when I get network health warnings, and chose to ignore a particular one, the network health goes back to green. But 24-48 hours later, that same warning that I chose to ignore is back, unchecked. Similarly, when I stop Twonky media sharing and remove hosts on my network that the media server has found, within 24-48 hours Twonky is running again and the hosts have returned. How can I stop my MediaSmart server from changing my settings back? Thanks, Jon Computers and Laptops Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:09:54 GMT thediminished5th http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13476/Configuration-Reset-Issues/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13401/Please-help-with-basic-iTunes-setup/?src=category_rss First, let me explain my current setup. I have 2 desktop computers along with 1 mediasmart server hardwired to my router. My wife's desktop has Vista 32-bit. My main computer is still XP. Originally, my XP computer contained my iTunes library. The iTunes library on the XP machine was activated on 2 iTunes accounts. 99% of online purchased media was through my wife's iTunes account, while 1% was on my iTunes account. We have 3 ipod players. 1 that is only attached to my machine and 2 that are only attached to my wife's machine. The iTunes application media folder location on both machines has been set to M:\iTunes, which is the LAN mapped drive folder on the mediasmart server. All libraries have been set up to be shared. Both desktops have iTunes 9.0.2.25. We just want a simple set up. On both desktops, we want all the same identical access. One big library that contains all music and one set of playlists. I have run the library consolidate and orginize to get the files on the MS server. Currently, my computer has 7901 music files and many playlists. My wife's machine has 38 music files and no playlists (these... Computers and Laptops Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:47:11 GMT oakraiderfan http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13401/Please-help-with-basic-iTunes-setup/#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13379/Error-Message-TV-Resident-Program..../?src=category_rss I keep getting the error message on my laptop that the HP TV Resident program has stopped working. It causes my computer to lock, and this is a great annoyance, as I work from home, and this happens sometimes 5-6 times a day. TIA for the help. I am not a wizard, so if you have a solution, please try to explain plainly. thanks! Computers and Laptops Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:22:22 GMT jenebug http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13379/Error-Message-TV-Resident-Program..../#discussion?src=category_rss http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13068/Saving-photos-from-Webcam/?src=category_rss I have taken some photos using the Webcam function. But I am can't figure out how to save those photos to My Picture file. I can save them to Snapfish but nowhere else. I'm sure it is something simple I am not doing but for the life of me I can't solve the puzzle. Thanks for any help. RLP15 Computers and Laptops Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:55:25 GMT RLP15 http://www.mediasmarthome.com/forum/thread/13068/Saving-photos-from-Webcam/#discussion?src=category_rss