get get imported media to work...

[jryan15]

i've been have strange problems with imported media... i could only get imported videos to work on one mvp (the other mvps and even the server would show up empty). i was also not able to access mp3s from anything except the server. it was strange, so i went ahead and made the jump to sage service and removed my old dir's and replced them with UNC paths. now none of my media is present anywhere.

i enabled file sharing on the folders that i wanted to share. The share path on the network hard drive is C:\documents and settings\Den\My Movies (as well as My Music, My Pictures). i used the sage folder navigator to selected the shared folders by navigating up until i got to <network> and i located the folders there.

after a half day of waiting, sage is still showing the folders as empty. i've used the refresh button, restarted computer etc. i followed the manual as best possible, not sure what to do...

[rickgillyon]

So what are your import paths in Sage? Should be in the format:
\\computer_name\share_name\subfolder\subfolder

[jryan15]

\\DEN\My Movies
\\DEN\My Music
\\DEN\My Pictures

[rickgillyon]

Originally Posted by jryan15

\\DEN\My Movies
\\DEN\My Music
\\DEN\My Pictures

DEN is the PC, and My Movies is the name of a share?

Also, if using the service, the service needs to run with a logon with a password, IIRC.

[jryan15]

Originally Posted by rickgillyon

Also, if using the service, the service needs to run with a logon with a password, IIRC.

could that be why my imports aren't working? i've been running the service on an xp box with only one login and no password...

if i use a password, how do i make sure that when the computer reboots for whatever reason, it starts up with all of the startup programs running (sage service, sage ui, dirmon, etc..)?

[ke6guj]

Originally Posted by jryan15

could that be why my imports aren't working? i've been running the service on an xp box with only one login and no password...

Yup, if no password for the login, it may have issues with network shares/

if i use a password, how do i make sure that when the computer reboots for whatever reason, it starts up with all of the startup programs running (sage service, sage ui, dirmon, etc..)?

IF you have a login with password, then you can set up windows to always start and login with that account. open a dos prompt and type

control userpasswords2

there should be a box "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Uncheck that, click APPLY, and you should get a prompt asking for a user name and password that you want Windows to start up with. Depending on the network sharing on your other computer, you may need to add the same username and password to the network computer so your Sage computer can access the share.

[rickgillyon]

Possibly an easier solution (the one I use) is TweakUI. Go to microsoft.com and seach for "powertoys". Download the TweakUI powertoy and install. This gives you loads of different customisation options for Windows XP, including setting an autologon username and password (must be set up in User Accounts CP Applet first). Then use the same username/password for the service. Easy!

[jryan15]

i setup the sage service control panel to logon with the user and password, and now it appears to be working... i've got several mp3's so far, no pictures, and no videos, but i figure it's still queing up. since the reboot 5 minutes ago...

thanks for all the help!

edit:
Just checked again and all is there! thanks! one thing to note. i had trouble finding my dvd's on my hard drive... i had to go into the configure menu of the imported videos section...