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General Category => General => Topic started by: Damian on January 13, 2013, 00:00:46

Title: Same configuration, same directory, different computer: No working
Post by: Damian on January 13, 2013, 00:00:46

Hi,

I'm using the Premium version on a storage server that I use to hold data. In this serve there is no way to make the software recognize identical songs.

This server have not a sound driver, may this be the problem? I also get connected with a remote desktop to it. Is a windows server 2008 r2 standard.

May you help in any way?


Thanks

Damiàn

Title: Re: Same configuration, same directory, different computer: No working
Post by: Admin on January 17, 2013, 17:58:22

We found problem, Similarity doesn't have internal MP3/WMA decoder, it depends on Windows Media SDK, DirectShow, Microsoft Multimedia Foundaition or Apple Quicktime components, Similarity contains only open source decoders (FLAC/APE/WavPack/etc...). Windows Sever 2008 doesn't have pre-installed such technologies as Desktop versions.
You have 3 solutions:
1) Install Apple QuickTime SDK
2) install the "Desktop Experience" feature in Server Manager
(http://www.similarityapp.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1466.0;attach=46;image)
(http://www.similarityapp.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1466.0;attach=48;image)
3) Also you can manually install Windows Media Services (but this is hard way) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934518 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934518)