sgmlaw wrote: > Depending on what version of LMS you are running, I recall that the > Windows installer had a full uninstallation option of all user > configuration settings (at least the official versions did). I have not > run LMS on a Windows machine in a while, and now run 7.9 in beta without > troubles, so do not know if the latest Windows betas still include that > feature. > > Otherwise, here is a rough idea of where you should find the LMS server > files in Windows to assure a clean install, including any surviving > config and settings files: > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Logitech_Media_Server_file_locations > > > The locations for Win10 should be roughly similar to those for Win7, but > if not, others will chime in. Start with any available native uninstall > option under Windows Settings (or whatever the latest version of Win10 > calls it these days). After any uninstall, you should go down the list > of file locations and delete all of those files, folders and > directories. Don't over delete a larger root folder or directory which > might tank other programs. Then be sure to empty your recycle bin. If > you want to first back them up to a thumb drive or other backup location > for peace of mind, you can do that too. I always strongly recommend > that you backup your favorites and playlist files in any event, as they > may represent a lot of past work to you, and you can revert back to them > once everything is working again. It is easy to back up something > before deleting it, but very difficult to recover something once > deleted. > > After deleting all identified files, folders and directories, hard > reboot the machine (full power down and manual restart by power button). > Where applicable, I would then normally search Windows Registry to > locate and scrub any remaining LMS entries, if any. But I do not > recommend that step unless you are very familiar with how the Registry > works. If you corrupt the Registry, the OS may not properly boot up. I > don't recommend automatic Registry scrubbers or optimizers, as my > experience is that they can be too aggressive and cause problems. Do it > manually if you do it at all. And be sure to backup the system if you > decide to ever take that step. After any registry modifications, again > reboot the machine. LMS should be completely gone, and you should now > be able to reinstall it with default settings. > > But again, I would not conclude that LMS is the cause just yet. I would > start progressively disabling or adding express LMS exceptions to > various Windows programs that potentially block incoming connections, > such as Defender (which I have not run for ages, use something better > such as Eset) and the Windows Firewall, just to make sure that it is not > an overly aggressive gatekeeper resetting defaults and blocking after > whatever the LMS installer program runs. When I did run LMS in Windows, > it would sometimes aggressively block some LMS players, and in > particular SqueezePlay, unless multiple express exceptions were entered. > And to be honest, Windows 'Firewall' is not that much of a firewall > anyway. If you have a robust hardware firewall, you can probably get > rid of it and a lot of headaches it causes, by disabling it outright. > Your call. > > Just out of curiosity, what router are you running, and what is the > firmware (native or third-party)? Newer router models (particularly > the gaming models) now have much more aggressive antimalware protections > than in years past, and will block what they identify as malware from > passing across the network to other machines to limit infection spread. > > At some point if these steps do not locate the jam, I would temporarily > disconnect the router from your gateway (and the Internet) and then > progressively shut down or otherwise completely disable Windows > remaining networking protections on that machine, one by one, starting > with the Av and firewall, until the machine is running 'naked', with as > few possible networking limitations as possible. > > With Windows, as with later versions of OSX, you might also want to > check to make sure that file sharing permissions have not been adversely > affected to prevent access to or sharing of LMS resources. I just had > this happen in OSX a couple months ago with the upgrade to Mojave. > Correcting the file share settings snapped everything back to normal. > But because MS updates Windows so frequently anymore, it is probably > hard for you to pinpoint if there were any recent OS changes that > triggered a settings change. > > I tend to think you have a networking and/or networking settings > conflict, which is a little broader than something in LMS. As you have > only recently started using LMS for access to local media on the host > machine, that should give you a bit of a clue where the trouble could be > originating. > > But others seem to think it may be a rogue plug in or some other > ancillary cause, and they may be the better experts here. I have been > involved with IT for decades ancillary to my profession, and am a bit of > a networking savant. It has naturally dovetailed into my audio hobby as > the technology has evolved. But I do not compile code, and can barely > remember DOS anymore. You will have to make up your own mind, and I do > not intend to shove any diagnosis and remedy path on anyone. > _So_I_am_not_planning_to_offer_any_further_diagnostic_advice_in_this_thread_unless_you_specifically_ask_me_for_it._ > > Post: I see you are running the 11/26 version of LMS 7.9. Please note > there is a new beta out today, so if you do decide any further installs, > you may want to know that. Also, looking at your server.log file, I > would take a closer look at your file permissions and sharing settings. > > I would also take a look at this thread from a few months ago: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109518-Server-taking-12-14-hours-to-start
I didn't say that I only recently started using LMS to access local media. I stated that I had not accessed local media in a while as I've been connecting directly to MySqueezebox.com. However, I have used it to connect to local media through out the year and for many years prior. I am running as of today the latest nightly 7.9 build. With regards to both Microsoft Defender and Windows Firewall, they are both fine (I work for the company). I have no problems editing the Windows Registry. I've done it numerous times over the years. So, I will try that route next. With that said, I also just attempted a factory reset of the Touch by pressing and holding the little button in the back until the unit rebooted. I am guessing that it did not actually reset the unit to factory settings as I did not have to enter the encryption key to my wireless network which I was expecting to have to do with a factory reset. Is there another way to reset the Touch to factory settings? Again, this issue is not with just one of my Squeezeboxes. This issue is with all 4 of my squeezeboxes (3 Touch and 1 Classic). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tdehan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109856 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
