MediaLab, Inquisit and Video Issues in Windows 7

[liminal-user]

Testing:
W7 vs XP by ML2008 (latest version) vs ML2010 (latest version) by Inquisit 3.0.4.0 vs 3.0.5.0

When using Windows 7:
Problem: MediaLab won't call up inquisit (both ML08 and ML07 and both versions of Inquisit).
Run as admin doesn't help.
Neither does running in compatability mode.

A slight bit of progress:
Changing the environment variable > system variable > path to C:\Millisecond Software\Inquist 3 and installing Inquisit to C:\Millisecond Softw... works. Doesn't work with pathing to Program files or Program files (x86) [obviously it was installed at these locations when I tested].

BUT this causes direct x and direct draw errors, and Inquisit crashes.
Note: These errors do not occur if running the script stand alone in Inquisit.

Are there any other solutions to make MediaLab call up an inquisit task under windows 7?

Also -
Other things that I used to use in our old XP ML2008 lab that are now broken in our W7 lab:
- the x parameter - doesn't work in ML2008 or ML2010 in Windows 7.
- background video - doesn't work properly in ML2010.
- the d parameter - when used on a trial displaying background video or a movie trial under Windows 7.

[liminal-user]

Update:

We have managed to get Inquisit to reliably launch out of MediaLab.

Install Inquisit to C:/Inquisit

([it seems] having other folders like program files, program files (x86) or millisecond software stops it from working)

Adjust the environment variable path to include the following ";C:/Inquisit"

However, if anyone can shed light on why this solved the problem, we would appreciate it! As it baffles us.

Other issues:

X parameter still crashes MediaLab 2010.


Background video does not work properly.

[jarvis24]

The x parameter is fixed in 2010.2.19. As for the background video--what exactly isn't working can you post an illustrative sample?

[liminal-user]

As for the background video--what exactly isn't working can you post an illustrative sample?

the d parameter (from memory, within Windows 7 regardless of version) causes Media Lab to crash. This also occurs with movie trials; not just background video.

with windows 7 and ML2010 background video is displaying nothing (when given size and position parameters; I haven't tried it without).

with windows 7 and ML2008 background video is displaying in a very small box (probably about 100 pixels wide; the video is >700 pixels wide normally) in the top left corner. Adjusting size and position parameters has no effect.

[jarvis24]

What parameter values are you using? i.e., what does your Parameters field look like?

[liminal-user]

(d220, l.65,t.4) in this case.