# OpenPHT and WMC **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Created:** [October 5, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716 "2016-10-05T04:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rainey01](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rainey01/32/4955_2.png) [@Rainey01](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rainey01)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716/1 "2016-10-05T04:10:31Z")
Ok i just learned about OpenPHT and that PHT is no longer being updated. I have been running PHT in WMC for a few years and have a few question about changing to OpenPHT. 1. I assume i have to uninstall PHT before installing OpenPHT, it will not upgrade PHT? 2. Will OpenPHT add a link to the WMC menu like PHT did? 3. I had my remote setup to control WMC and got PHT to work with the same remote. Will OpenPHT still work that way or will i need to reprogram my remote different from WMC commands. I may have to try this stuff in a VM just to test it out. ---
**Author:** ![jwaltrip4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jwaltrip4/32/11399_2.png) [@jwaltrip4](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jwaltrip4)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716/2 "2016-10-05T14:59:45Z")
1. both can coexist 2. yes 3. should work the same. if you customized one, you may need to customize the other. as far as I know, the code is the same, except OPHT has had some fixed applied. ---
**Author:** ![benjaminwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/benjaminwolf/32/4305_2.png) [@benjaminwolf](https://forums.plex.tv/u/benjaminwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716/3 "2016-10-05T19:46:41Z")
Expounding a bit on @jwaltrip4 's answer: > > @Rainey01 said: > > > > 1. I assume i have to uninstall PHT before installing OpenPHT, it will not upgrade PHT? > > @jwaltrip4 said: > > 1. both can coexist > They have different install directories since the name changed. So you can have both installed without conflict. > > @Rainey01 said: > > 3) I had my remote setup to control WMC and got PHT to work with the same remote. Will OpenPHT still work that way or will i need to reprogram my remote different from WMC commands. > > @jwaltrip4 said: > > 1. should work the same. if you customized one, you may need to customize the other. as far as I know, the code is the same, except OPHT has had some fixed applied. > The PHT code was merged with the Rasplex project, which was a specialized fork of the PHT originally anyway. This part of the code was not changed. If you used a remote.xml or keyboard.xml to customize your remote, you’ll need to copy those custom files to the appropriate directories in the OpenPHT installation directory. ---
**Author:** ![Rainey01](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rainey01/32/4955_2.png) [@Rainey01](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rainey01)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716/4 "2016-10-06T01:56:56Z")
Thanks guys. I now must try getting Plex working again. I had upgraded to the new plex server 1.1.4 but than downgraded to the older version i was running 9.16.6. Ever since then Plex server crashes when when i press the stop button, while playing a stream in a channel all most every time. I think the newer version added somethings or changed a few file settings and no mater what i do plex server crashes and leaves all the scripts running. No crash file is made, nor server error other then, `Oct 04, 2016 23:23:02:971 [5728] VERBOSE - Statistics: (P7Win8MC) Reporting 257 bytes for account 1 on LAN: 1 2244 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:475 [5720] VERBOSE - * containerKey => /playQueues/ 2245 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:475 [5720] VERBOSE - * duration => 4260000 2246 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:475 [5720] VERBOSE - * key => /system/services/url/lookup?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjav789.com%2Fmovie%2Fyuu-759.html 2247 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:476 [5720] VERBOSE - * playQueueItemID => 0 2248 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:476 [5720] ERROR - Had trouble breaking playQueueVersion 2249 Oct 04, 2016 23:23:03:476 [5720] ERROR - ERROR: Parsing request failed.` I see some folder under the Ples Media Server directory i don’t remember like Codecs and crash reports, both were made on 9-14 that is when i installed a plex upgrade. I need to reinstall clean, but try and keep my settings and watched databases, So i am look for that kind of info, so far all i seem to find is just general clean install info and not custom. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openpht-and-wmc/161716/5 "2020-01-08T19:25:26Z")