You can also navigate through these menus with a mouse. Use the arrow keys and Select/Enter key on your MCE remote. The images for each configuration screen have been resized for layout in this guide. SageTV should recognize your MCE remote and allow you to use it in the configuration wizard, so you shouldn't need a mouse from this point on. During initial configuration, which will start immediately, you can tell SageTV to start when you login to Windows. Initial Configuration To start SageTV for the first time you can use the shortcut on the Start menu.
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#Sagetv recording windows
Checking the Enable Service Recovery box will allow Windows to attempt to restart the SageTV Service if it crashes for some reason. Use the Enable button to set the SageTV service to Automatic and the Start button to start the service.
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SageTV Service Configuration Although you can use the Services MMC console to control the SageTV Service just as we used it to disable the Media Center services, but it's simpler to use SageTV's Service Control program. Running SageTV as a Service Just as Windows Media Center has a scheduler that runs even when the interface is closed, SageTV can run in the background so you don't miss scheduled recordings if you're not using the program. If you use the Windows' built-in firewall make sure to check the box to configure the Windows Firewall appropriately. It's also recommended to run SageTV as a service, so you should open the Service Control Application.
#Sagetv recording manual
Post Installation Options It's a good idea to look at the manual after installation.
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Since I'm using a different capture card and MCE remote I won't be selecting either. Installation During installation you'll be given the options for specific ProVideo capture cards and Hauppauge remotes. However, if you may need to run Windows Media Center again you'll almost certainly want to keep the files where they are or else you'll have to reconfigure it to find them in the new location. Ideally you should have these files on a different hard drive than Windows is installed to, or at least a second partition if they share a hard drive. By default Windows uses the My Documents folder for whichever user is logged in while Media Center is being run. Installing and Configuring SageTV Before installing SageTV you'll need to know where your multimedia files are being stored.