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I purchased a new laptop and wanted to install xbmc on it, but it won't even run. After installation, I choose run and then the program never shows up and eventually the computer locks up. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, older versions, turning off antivirus, compatibility mode. I would give a log if I could. My laptop is an nvidia card and an i7 with all drivers up to date. I would appreciate any help.
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It still won't work. I appreciate the help, though.
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You shouldn't need to do any of the things you did. XBMC is currently designed to run best in Win7. If you are running Win7, you should be perfectly fine. Typically, the only reason it won't run at the outset is if you aren't up to date on the end user runtime that elitegamer linked to. Turn off compatibility mode. Uninstall. Install the directx runtime linked above. Install. Run XBMC.
That's all that should be necessary. What kind of nvidia card are you using? With an i7, I'm assuming is at least DX9, but I figure I'd better check, just in case.
Edit: Also, with all the messing about you did, make sure you are running in default mode, not portable.
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I can't even produce a log file. The program never appears to load up even though when I attempt to shut down it says that a program is still open and not responding.