

If your system does not already have these codecs installed, they will be downloaded and installed automatically by the Media Center installer. Starting with Media Center v12, the installation installs the latest Windows Media codecs as part of its installation. Useful for frequent updaters and beta testers. Auto Install will cause future installs to wait for 30 seconds and then use the settings from the previous install.You can choose where shortcuts are installed. You select the default file types to be associated with the program, and you choose to enable or disable the default association with Audio CDs. Custom installs the program in a directory of your choice.Media Center becomes the default player for these file types. Express installs the program in c:\Program Files\ J River\Media Center and associates the Supported File Types with the program (this can always be changed at a later time by going to Tools > Options > File Associations).Occasionally you may be asked to restart Windows to complete the install.Choose the installation type and install options ( Express, Custom and Auto Install).Download the Media Center Installation file from the JRiver Media Center website.This is not true for earlier versions of Media Center or for Media Jukebox 8. You can remove either if both are installed. Starting with Media Center 11.1, each Media Center installation is independent, that is, 2 different versions can exist on the same machine, side by side. Media Center also makes automatic backups. Make a backup of your library before installation if you are not sure you will always use the newer version.

The database/library format may change between versions and it is not backward compatible. Please refer to the guide specific to your platform:

This means the CPU needs to be from around 2002 or newer. Please Note: Modern versions of MC require an x86-compatible CPU that supports SSE2.
