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Updated Feb 6, 2012 by connect...@gmail.com

Introduction

This guide is intended to guide you through the installation process of the MP-TVSeries plugin. It is assumed MediaPortal v1.1.x or higher is installed and the user has a general knowledge of the Windows Operating system.

Pre-Requisites

Below is a list of pre-requisites that must be met before you can proceed to install the plugin.

Software

  • MediaPortal v1.1.x or MediaPortal 1.2.x
  • Winzip/WinRAR (for manual install)
  • Windows XP SP2+, Windows Vista SP1+, Windows 2003 SP2+, Windows 7

MP-TVSeries works on both x86 and x64 operating system platforms. However only x86 libraries are used.

Installation for MP v1.2.X

MP-TVSeries v3.1.0+ for MP v1.2.x can be installed in either of the 2 methods below. Once you have installed the Plugin, a Shortcut will be created on the Desktop for easy access to the MP-TVSeries Plugin Configuration

Install via Media Portal Extension Installer

MP-TVSeries v3.1.0+ can now be installed via the Extension Installer. Note this requires MP v1.2.x

  • Click Start, Programs, Team Mediaportal, Mediaportal
  • Select 'Mediaportal Extension Installer'
  • Click Known extensions Tab
  • Select MP-TVSeries from the list
  • Click 'Install'
  • Click the Version you want to install.
  • Click 'Yes' to install the plugin.

You will now be presented with a Setup Wizard Installer, as shown in the below screenshots.

When you have finished the installation, close the Extension Installer.

Install via Manual Download

Before you begin, download the latest mpe1 package from the download section. To Start the Installation, open or double click on the MP-TVSeries-3.xxx.mpe1 (Setup requires administrative privileges so you may be prompted to enter in credentials).

Note: this mpe1 installer requires atleast MP 1.2.x

You will now be presented with a Setup Wizard Installer, as shown in the below screenshots.

Setup Wizard Installer

Installation

The MP-TVSeries setup wizard shows the Welcome screen similar to this:

The Feature screen is used to select the different features and components you want to install.

  • Click to select or de-select any features you want to install
  • The Trakt and SubCentral Features are Optional
  • Click the Next button to Continue

The Plugin will now install the plugins

When the installation is finished, the following screen is shown.

The final screen notifies you that the setup has been finished successfully.

  • Optionally - click "Launch MP-TVSeries Configuration" if you would like to go straight into the plugin's configuration screen
  • Click Finish.

Uninstall

To uninstall the plugin, follow the instructions below, which are the same for manual MPE1 download or Mediaportal Extensions Installs.
  • Click Start, Programs, Team Mediaportal, Mediaportal
  • Select 'Mediaportal Extension Installer'
  • Click 'MP-TVSeries' from the 'Installed Extensions' Tab
  • Click 'Uninstall'
  • Click 'Yes' to Uninstall
  • Click 'Yes' to Uninstall

Installation for MP v1.1.3

For those still using MP 1.1, you can download the latest setup package from the download section. Note: Read the comments for a link to the 1.1.x version.

To Start the Installation, open or double click on the setup.exe (Setup requires administrative privileges so you may be prompted to enter in credentials).

The MP-TVSeries setup wizard shows the Welcome screen similar to this:

  • Click the Next button to continue. The Change log Dialog screen is shown.
  • Click the Next button to Continue

The Feature Select screen is used to select the different features and components you want to install.

  • Click to select or de-select any features you want to install
  • The Trakt Feature is Optional
  • Click the Next button to continue. The Begin Installation screen is shown.

The Trakt Configuration screen will appear if you enabled the 'Trakt' feature on previous screen.

This allows you enter your trakt login and password, and select which plugins you would like it to optionally interact with, Tick MP-TVSeries. You can also select Moving Pictures and My Videos.

You can configure these details later by following the Trakt FAQ

  • If you want to change any settings, click the Back button.
  • If you want the setup wizard to start the installation, click the Install button to continue.

When the installation is finished, the Complete screen is shown.

The Complete screen notifies you that the setup has been finished successfully.

  • Click to select or de-select any post installation tasks.

Maintenance MP v1.1.3 Installer

After MP-TVSeries is installed, if the setup.exe is run again or MP-TVSeries is selected from the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet, the Maintenance Welcome screen is shown similar to the following:

Select one of the following radio buttons:

  • Modify: To change the current setup selections e.g. add or remove different features
  • Repair: To re-install the current setup features. You cannot change the setup features here.
  • Remove: To uninstall the MP-TVSeries plugin and components.

Click the Next button to continue. Depending on what you have selected in the previous step, see the corresponding section below.

Modify MP v1.1.3 Installer

If Modify is selected, you can go through the setup process again. It shows you the Select Features screen. You can modify the settings in all these screens and change your setup accordingly.

Repair MP v1.1.3 Installer

Repair should be used when MP-TVSeries is not working due to missing files. This can be caused by files that have been deleted or corrupted accidentally. Repair makes sure files and registry settings are copied and set correctly again. However, it does not allow you select or change features of the install. It will use the default setup settings initially and may reset installation parameters, a Modify should be run afterwards to re-configure the plugin.

Remove MP v1.1.3 Installer

When you select the Remove option, the setup wizard will prompt to confirm that you want to un-install:

To continue un-installing, click the Yes button. The setup wizard then starts to remove all the relevant files and registry settings. When it is completed, the Uninstall Complete screen is shown.

  • Click to select or de-select any post un-installation tasks.

Post Installation Tasks

  • Open MediaPortal Configuration Utility
  • Select Plugins from tree list
  • Right Click on MP-TVSeries
  • Ensure that Enabled is checked
  • Optionally enable Listed in Home for plugin to appear in the Home menu when you open MediaPortal
  • Select Configuration to configure then follow the GettingStarted Wiki
Comment by zte...@gmail.com, Jun 22, 2009

Please add a new section to the wiki called 'FAQs' that includes a description of the 'Enable animations' setting. I have been searching forever to find out why everything showed screwed up with all skins I tried. Eventually I found out by myself the setting was causing it. I had been googling to find out if someone had encountered the same problem but found nothing. It is not mentioned under 'Issues' either. I was only when I found out the problem and googled for 'MP TV Series Enable animations' that I found out it was on the installation page all along.

Additionally, you may want to enter an issue to describe the plugin should work properly even when the setting is turned off.

Thanks for the plugin, I'm very glad it shows up so nice again.

--- Zteven

Comment by project member damien.haynes@gmail.com, Jul 3, 2009

I have now added an installation package which automatically enables this setting if for some reason the user disabled it.


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