How to start

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There are the steps to follow:
- Software installation
- MokCC installation
- MokCC Configuration

Basics

Installation

Software installation and configuration

Configuration

You ofcourse need to install MokCC. Before you start to use MokCC you need to have certain hardware and programs installed.

- Windows (98 / XP / 2000)
- Media player for music, movies and dvd
- Codec to be able to play your media.
- Possibly some miscellaneous software (e.g. remote controller software)

You can always download a preinstalled prgs package with all software.

How to use

Themes

MokCC installation

Mok Control Center (MokCC) is the heart of the system. It sends commands to players and accepts interaction from remote controller. It was done using Delphi and consist of set of modules for interaction and user interface (e.g. LCD).

- Unzip MokCC package to a directory of your choice (eg. c:\MokCC\)

By now you should have your Windows HTPC running and MokCC unzipped. The next thing is to configure MokCC for doing the things for you.

MokCC configuration

MokCC configuration is done .ini files as we do not likely the registry. Ini files are simple text files which you can edit with the text editor you like (eg. notepad). Unfortunately there is no tool (yet) for configuration and you have to edit the configuration files by yourselves.

mok.ini : This file is the most important file to edit. It includes
- the registration information
- paths to media (mp3, ogg, dvd, avi, ..)
- paths to media players
- ..and other information of interest

\db databases : This or there files are the media databases where you can add more information and correct typos in filenames.

lcdgui.ini and lcdthemename.ini : These files have the information on the LCD user interface. Here you define the theme you want use and the theme specific information.

tvgui.ini and tvthemename.ini : These files have the information on the TV user interface. Here you define the theme you want use and the theme specific information.

xmlgui.ini : This file has the information on how to themes are used. All the commands and examples can be found from here. This is *THE* file for theme creators.