This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.

Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(

>>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
wrote:

>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>
>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>
> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

Please disregard the above!!

I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
the desktop. It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
Program Files x86, nothing happens. I can open a browser window with
https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/ but there doesn't appear to be any
other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.

>>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:21:17 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
>wrote:
>
>>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>>
>>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<
>
>Please disregard the above!!

I was going to say that I think they officially only support Win 10 and newer,
so I'm glad you sort of have it working.

>I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
>still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
>the desktop.

It needs to be running, but not necessarily open. Mine is set to start with
Windows, so it's always running. All you should see is the Plex icon, mixed in
with the other icons in the system tray or whatever that area of the taskbar is
called this week.

When Plex is running, you can right click on that icon and select 'Open Plex'.
That should open the program in your default web browser and from there you can
do everything.

>It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
>Program Files x86, nothing happens.

My guess is that it's already running. Check for the icon in the systray.

>I can open a browser window with >https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/

Did you install the Plex Server or the Plex app? That looks like the Plex app. I
believe you need to have a server, and from there you can have any number of
apps (clients) that connect to it and stream from it.

>but there doesn't appear to be any
>other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
>menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.

Note that once you get the Server software installed, you can do everything from
there. In addition to all of the server functions, the Plex server can also act
as a full fledged client, so you can add content, watch movies, etc., right
there on the server. Once you have that working, you can begin to focus on the
Fire Stick app.

On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:39:26 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:21:17 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>>>
>>>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>>>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>>>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>>>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>>>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>>>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<
>>
>>Please disregard the above!!
>
>I was going to say that I think they officially only support Win 10 and newer,
>so I'm glad you sort of have it working.
>
>>I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
>>still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
>>the desktop.
>
>It needs to be running, but not necessarily open. Mine is set to start with
>Windows, so it's always running. All you should see is the Plex icon, mixed in
>with the other icons in the system tray or whatever that area of the taskbar is
>called this week.

It's there, just hidden. Never thought to look there! :-(
>
>When Plex is running, you can right click on that icon and select 'Open Plex'.
>That should open the program in your default web browser and from there you can
>do everything.
>
>>It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
>>Program Files x86, nothing happens.
>
>My guess is that it's already running. Check for the icon in the systray.
>
>>I can open a browser window with >https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/
>
>Did you install the Plex Server or the Plex app? That looks like the Plex app. I
>believe you need to have a server, and from there you can have any number of
>apps (clients) that connect to it and stream from it.

It's the server. Mouse over the SysTray icon shows "server".
>
>>but there doesn't appear to be any
>>other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
>>menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.
>
>Note that once you get the Server software installed, you can do everything from
>there. In addition to all of the server functions, the Plex server can also act
>as a full fledged client, so you can add content, watch movies, etc., right
>there on the server. Once you have that working, you can begin to focus on the
>Fire Stick app.

Not sure it's going to work here. I live in a "retirement community"
and everything here is on WiFi. Usually have a pretty strong 2.4 & 5G
signal, but it can get flaky. Was watching a program on it last night
and it froze with a connection error. Went back to the football game
and it buffered a little, too, for a short time, but then worked fine
the rest of night. If it doesn't work, I can always go back to the USB
stick. Hasn't cost me a dime! :-)

Thanks again!

>>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:34:07 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:39:26 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:21:17 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>>>>
>>>>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>>>>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>>>>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>>>>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>>>>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>>>>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<
>>>
>>>Please disregard the above!!
>>
>>I was going to say that I think they officially only support Win 10 and newer,
>>so I'm glad you sort of have it working.
>>
>>>I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
>>>still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
>>>the desktop.
>>
>>It needs to be running, but not necessarily open. Mine is set to start with
>>Windows, so it's always running. All you should see is the Plex icon, mixed in
>>with the other icons in the system tray or whatever that area of the taskbar is
>>called this week.
>
>It's there, just hidden. Never thought to look there! :-(
>>
>>When Plex is running, you can right click on that icon and select 'Open Plex'.
>>That should open the program in your default web browser and from there you can
>>do everything.
>>
>>>It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
>>>Program Files x86, nothing happens.
>>
>>My guess is that it's already running. Check for the icon in the systray.
>>
>>>I can open a browser window with >https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/
>>
>>Did you install the Plex Server or the Plex app? That looks like the Plex app. I
>>believe you need to have a server, and from there you can have any number of
>>apps (clients) that connect to it and stream from it.
>
>It's the server. Mouse over the SysTray icon shows "server".
>>
>>>but there doesn't appear to be any
>>>other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
>>>menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.
>>
>>Note that once you get the Server software installed, you can do everything from
>>there. In addition to all of the server functions, the Plex server can also act
>>as a full fledged client, so you can add content, watch movies, etc., right
>>there on the server. Once you have that working, you can begin to focus on the
>>Fire Stick app.
>
>Not sure it's going to work here. I live in a "retirement community"
>and everything here is on WiFi. Usually have a pretty strong 2.4 & 5G
>signal, but it can get flaky. Was watching a program on it last night
>and it froze with a connection error. Went back to the football game
>and it buffered a little, too, for a short time, but then worked fine
>the rest of night. If it doesn't work, I can always go back to the USB
>stick. Hasn't cost me a dime! :-)

There's a tech solution for that WiFi problem, as well, but I'm not here to
spend your money, so I'll wish you good luck.

>Thanks again!

No problem!

On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:29:35 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:34:07 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:39:26 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:21:17 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>>>>>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>>>>>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>>>>>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>>>>>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>>>>>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>
>>>>Please disregard the above!!
>>>
>>>I was going to say that I think they officially only support Win 10 and newer,
>>>so I'm glad you sort of have it working.
>>>
>>>>I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
>>>>still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
>>>>the desktop.
>>>
>>>It needs to be running, but not necessarily open. Mine is set to start with
>>>Windows, so it's always running. All you should see is the Plex icon, mixed in
>>>with the other icons in the system tray or whatever that area of the taskbar is
>>>called this week.
>>
>>It's there, just hidden. Never thought to look there! :-(
>>>
>>>When Plex is running, you can right click on that icon and select 'Open Plex'.
>>>That should open the program in your default web browser and from there you can
>>>do everything.
>>>
>>>>It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
>>>>Program Files x86, nothing happens.
>>>
>>>My guess is that it's already running. Check for the icon in the systray.
>>>
>>>>I can open a browser window with >https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/
>>>
>>>Did you install the Plex Server or the Plex app? That looks like the Plex app. I
>>>believe you need to have a server, and from there you can have any number of
>>>apps (clients) that connect to it and stream from it.
>>
>>It's the server. Mouse over the SysTray icon shows "server".
>>>
>>>>but there doesn't appear to be any
>>>>other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
>>>>menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.
>>>
>>>Note that once you get the Server software installed, you can do everything from
>>>there. In addition to all of the server functions, the Plex server can also act
>>>as a full fledged client, so you can add content, watch movies, etc., right
>>>there on the server. Once you have that working, you can begin to focus on the
>>>Fire Stick app.
>>
>>Not sure it's going to work here. I live in a "retirement community"
>>and everything here is on WiFi. Usually have a pretty strong 2.4 & 5G
>>signal, but it can get flaky. Was watching a program on it last night
>>and it froze with a connection error. Went back to the football game
>>and it buffered a little, too, for a short time, but then worked fine
>>the rest of night. If it doesn't work, I can always go back to the USB
>>stick. Hasn't cost me a dime! :-)
>
>There's a tech solution for that WiFi problem, as well, but I'm not here to
>spend your money, so I'll wish you good luck.
>
>>Thanks again!
>
>No problem!

Ran into a new problem last night. Opened an episode of Yellowstone
(mkv file with srt subs) and Plex told me the file had to be
converted. I agreed, but after a couple minutes, it said that
conversion had failed. What format does Plex use? I thought it would
run mkv files. Is it the subs that are messing it up?

>>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

On Sat, 16 Sep 2023 10:41:02 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:29:35 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:34:07 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:39:26 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:21:17 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:49:33 -0500, jetjock <jetjock@unkown.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>This is mainly for Char, but feel free to jump in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Well, after about an hour searching for a version of Plex that would
>>>>>>run on Win 7, I finally got the server installed on my Win 7 computer
>>>>>>and the app on my Fire Stick. I got everything configured, but the
>>>>>>server would not add my library. Now, it won't even open on my
>>>>>>computer. I guess since I'm considered a troglodyte for running Win 7,
>>>>>>I guess I'll just have to keep using my trusty ol' USB stick! :-(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>
>>>>>Please disregard the above!!
>>>>
>>>>I was going to say that I think they officially only support Win 10 and newer,
>>>>so I'm glad you sort of have it working.
>>>>
>>>>>I missed a step during setup. It appears to be working now. :-) I am
>>>>>still confused as to whether or not the "server" needs to be "open" on
>>>>>the desktop.
>>>>
>>>>It needs to be running, but not necessarily open. Mine is set to start with
>>>>Windows, so it's always running. All you should see is the Plex icon, mixed in
>>>>with the other icons in the system tray or whatever that area of the taskbar is
>>>>called this week.
>>>
>>>It's there, just hidden. Never thought to look there! :-(
>>>>
>>>>When Plex is running, you can right click on that icon and select 'Open Plex'.
>>>>That should open the program in your default web browser and from there you can
>>>>do everything.
>>>>
>>>>>It appears to be installed, but when I click on it under
>>>>>Program Files x86, nothing happens.
>>>>
>>>>My guess is that it's already running. Check for the icon in the systray.
>>>>
>>>>>I can open a browser window with >https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/
>>>>
>>>>Did you install the Plex Server or the Plex app? That looks like the Plex app. I
>>>>believe you need to have a server, and from there you can have any number of
>>>>apps (clients) that connect to it and stream from it.
>>>
>>>It's the server. Mouse over the SysTray icon shows "server".
>>>>
>>>>>but there doesn't appear to be any
>>>>>other icons for the program. Also, I have three items in the left hand
>>>>>menu named "TV Shows". Why three? They all have the same content.
>>>>
>>>>Note that once you get the Server software installed, you can do everything from
>>>>there. In addition to all of the server functions, the Plex server can also act
>>>>as a full fledged client, so you can add content, watch movies, etc., right
>>>>there on the server. Once you have that working, you can begin to focus on the
>>>>Fire Stick app.
>>>
>>>Not sure it's going to work here. I live in a "retirement community"
>>>and everything here is on WiFi. Usually have a pretty strong 2.4 & 5G
>>>signal, but it can get flaky. Was watching a program on it last night
>>>and it froze with a connection error. Went back to the football game
>>>and it buffered a little, too, for a short time, but then worked fine
>>>the rest of night. If it doesn't work, I can always go back to the USB
>>>stick. Hasn't cost me a dime! :-)
>>
>>There's a tech solution for that WiFi problem, as well, but I'm not here to
>>spend your money, so I'll wish you good luck.
>>
>>>Thanks again!
>>
>>No problem!
>
>Ran into a new problem last night. Opened an episode of Yellowstone
>(mkv file with srt subs) and Plex told me the file had to be
>converted. I agreed, but after a couple minutes, it said that
>conversion had failed. What format does Plex use? I thought it would
>run mkv files. Is it the subs that are messing it up?

Disregard above AGAIN! Should have DuckDuckGoed it before posting!
Sorry!
>
> >>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>jetjock<<<<<<<<<<