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    Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

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    • D Offline
      Damian @Mykle1
      last edited by Damian

      @Mykle1 said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7:

      @Damian

      Notepadd++ is a free download and makes life a whole lot easier if you’re going to be coding or making many edits.

      I will download that now as Notepad seems to just make an unworkable continuous line in every MM file, and seeing as I will be adding more modules, and editing them, your suggestion might work better?

      Oh no! You trashed the entire installation??? But it was working. That was NOT in my Complete Walkthrough.

      :^)

      Yeah, your guide did indeed work, I just overlooked the obvious that I’m back on a PC, with a fresh win7 install, and need to allocate what opens what first. I was just way too excited to see MM through a PC, my brain was far too much on the end game :-(

      Thanks again for your help.

      Edit:
      Notepad++
      Brilliant, just brilliant. :-)

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Damian
        last edited by

        @Damian said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7:

        Yeah, your guide did indeed work, I just overlooked the obvious that I’m back on a PC, with a fresh win7 install, and need to allocate what opens what first. I was just way too excited to see MM through a PC, my brain was far too much on the end game :-(

        Been there. Done that. No worries.

        Thanks again for your help.

        You’re welcome, mate. Cheers!

        Edit:
        Notepad++
        Brilliant, just brilliant. :-)

        There are other text editors for coding (my son uses Atom) but I have taken a liking to Notepad++. I think it’s safe to say that you’ll enjoy it too.

        Enjoy your PC/mirror.

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          luizcarlosnery
          last edited by

          Hello mykle1,
          I followed your guide in: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners, however my problem is not installing modules, I can install almost all, but some do not work … like, voice-control and play-music for ex …
          Remembering that I’m following your guide complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10
          My MagicMirror is in Windows 7 64Bits.

          Thank you so much.

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          • Mykle1M Offline
            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @luizcarlosnery
            last edited by Mykle1

            @luizcarlosnery said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

            some do not work … like, voice-control and play-music for ex …

            So, based on your comments I can assume that your MM software is up and running. Some modules are a bit more complicated than others to get working. Perhaps voice-control and play-music are 2 such modules. I don’t use them so I am unable to help you with them. Pay particular attention to the README files that come with them.
            You can post another topic in TROUBLESHOOTING and ask for help there. Hopefully, someone with experience with those modules can help you.

            Create a working config
            How to add modules

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              barnosch
              last edited by

              great tutorial. Will give it a try later on.
              I made the complicated way around it and created a VirtualMaschine with Debian, with a standalone MM installation.

              This natively running thing is way better. Thanks

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              • Mykle1M Offline
                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @barnosch
                last edited by

                @barnosch said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

                great tutorial. Will give it a try later on.
                I made the complicated way around it and created a VirtualMaschine with Debian, with a standalone MM installation.
                This natively running thing is way better. Thanks

                You’re welcome.

                Yes, MM runs beautifully on a PC running windows. Alternately, if you prefer Linux, you can install uBuntu on a PC. That also runs beautifully.

                Create a working config
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                  barnosch
                  last edited by

                  Runs perfect on a Win 10 x64.
                  One thing for me is, i don’t like the fullscreen, because i want to test some stuff before i bring it to the real MM.
                  Try instead of
                  “npm start” a
                  “node serveronly”
                  This launches the MM not in full screen. You can point now to your browser and type
                  localhost:8080
                  This will show your MM installation in your favourit browser.
                  In my case, the better option :)

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                    Wominator
                    last edited by Wominator

                    Hi Mykle1!
                    Great job! I installed it on an older Lenovo Miix 8 tablet as my “kitchen mirror” and it works smooth.
                    Have you or anyone else tried to make a “start.bat” or something like that to auto start it with windows or by a shortcut on the desktop?
                    That would be a great improvement.
                    Thanks in advance and regards
                    womi

                    If you want to make it idiot proof, someone will build a better idiot.

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                    • Mykle1M Offline
                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Wominator
                      last edited by

                      @Wominator said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

                      That would be a great improvement.

                      Well, I never did, but you can try this. I can’t test at the moment, but it should work. Save this as a .bat file and put it on your desktop.

                      :: This should work if this bat file is on the desktop
                      :: Also, CMD window needs ability to run bash commands (done during install of GIT)
                      
                      :: Start CMD window
                      start cmd.exe /k
                      
                      :: cd back one directory
                      cd ..
                      
                      :: cd to MM directory
                      cd MagicMirror
                      
                      :: start MM
                      npm start
                      

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                      • WominatorW Offline
                        Wominator @Mykle1
                        last edited by yawns

                        @Mykle1
                        Hi!
                        Thanks for the quick reply!
                        It didn’t work out that way. I found a documentation on:
                        https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21564275/windows-shortcut-to-run-git-bash-script

                        So, I generated a script C:\Users\USER\npmstart.sh with

                        cd ..
                        cd ~/MagicMirror
                        npm start
                        

                        Afterwards I generated a shortcut on the desktop with following path:
                        "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" -l -i "C:\Users\USER\npmstart.sh"

                        And it works. It starts the Bash and runs MagicMirror and leaves the Bash open in the background, so I can get back to it by pressing the Windows-Button. (remember, I run the MagicMirror on a tablet without keyboard and mouse)
                        In the Bash, I can stop MagicMirror with the onscreen keyboard by pressing Ctrl+C.

                        Regards
                        womi

                        If you want to make it idiot proof, someone will build a better idiot.

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