ver 2.2 / run as service?

[Antacus]

I just installed ver 2.1.??? about a month ago. Don't have it running as a service since the PC is dedicated to PVR functions. Sage auto-starts at login. But I cant figure out how to make Windows just login. Every boot It stops at the users screen and I have to click the user name to login. Anyone know hoe to fix that?

Or would it be better to run Sage as a service then i dont need to login to start Sage up?

If I do the service bit should I not upgrade to 2.2 yet due to the service bug? I do not have any issues currently that the upgrade would address, at least I don't think I do.

[Wheemer]

In your run box type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2

Deselect the check box and enter the username and password you want it to automatically login as.

[Antacus]

Very cool. Think that did the trick for the auto-login. Thanks.

Should I run as serivce? and if so, should I hold off on the upgrade to 2.2 for now?

[Wheemer]

I'm going to wait for the service bug to be fixed before running as a service. I've still upgraded to 2.2 though.

Since you were running before without the service, I'd say go for it. Then when the next version comes you can try the service mode.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by Antacus

Should I run as serivce? and if so, should I hold off on the upgrade to 2.2 for now?

The v2.2.7 service bug only interferes with using library import directories. If you have a lot of imported media, I would hold off on using service mode. If you don't use any imported media & just use SageTV recordings, then the service mode runs fine... or at least it does for me.

Other than that, v2.2 contains several bug fixes/improvements vs. v2.1. I suggest making a backup copy of your current Frey Technologies directory tree before installing an upgrade, just in case you have problems. (Yes, you can save just a couple files, but copying the entire tree while SageTV is not running catches everything.)

- Andy