| Privileges (permissions) error when installing SlingPlayer for Mac
If you get a "you do not have sufficient priveleges" error message when you try to install the SlingPlayer application, don't worry. It's easy to fix. The error message will say:
This typically happens when you have an older version of SlingPlayer in your Applications folder and you drag the new one from the opened SlingPlayer disk image (slingplayer.dmg) to the same folder. Instead of the old one being replaced by the new one, you get this error message.
To fix this, just drag the old version of SlingPlayer out of your Applications folder and put it into the Trash. Then you'll be able to copy the new version to your Applications folder.
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 | Troubleshooting |  | I get no video with any SlingPlayer on the PC, the Mac, or even on Sling.com. I can't stream video at all. Why?
If you have video equipment that connects using an HDMI cable and then try to stream, you may get extremely poor or no video in SlingPlayer for Windows, SlingPlayer for the Mac OS, or at Sling.com. Even after you double-check all of the cables and make sure that everything works, there may not be any video from your Slingbox. This article explains why this happens and it includes a workaround. | | SlingPlayer or Setup Assistant is telling me that I have a weak or no video signal but I have a good Internet connection.
Don't panic if you see a message in SlingPlayer or the Slingbox Setup Assistant that says We're not detecting any video or Weak or no video signal. Here's what to do. | | SlingPlayer with the beta or release candidate versions of Windows 7 or Internet Explorer 8
If you're running the beta version of Internet Explorer 8 in either Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, you may encounter unexpected behavior. You may also have problems with the beta version of Windows 7. You may also have problems with the release candidate versions of these products. The finalized, released versions of these products are fine with SlingPlayer 2.0.3 or later. |
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