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    - Windows Movie Maker, 2.1 I have dragged 500 still pictures on the story board. Concern: Now I am dragging transition and video effects in between my clips...for each transition or video effect it takes almost 2 minutes before I can drag the next one. Painfully slow!!! What can I do to speed up ? Hard Drive...250 GB, Memory 1 GB Help!!! Thanks. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 184002
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    - No Video or pictures in new Media Center I just bought a new computer and am attempting to configure Media Center. I went through the set-up procedures for "Pictures & Video", the folders are displayed but none of the pictures or videos in them. I can view one video (*.wmv). All my pictures are *.JPG and my videos are mostly *.MOV (Quicktime). I'm sure there is something simple I'm missing but for the life of me I can't find it. Cheers, David Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183999
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    - How can I play music by folder? I find the playlist feature EXTREMELY annoying. Nearly everyone with music has it sorted by folders/artist/genre and I'd like to simply play one folder or another without having to go in and create a playlist for it every time. I have several hundreds of folders from music I've ripped and transferred to my media center and I don't want to create a playlist for each one, one by one. Can anyone help me with this please? It's driving me batty! Thanks much. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183998
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    - Media Center Host Module has encountered a problem and needs to cl I've been getting the message "Media Center Host Module has encountered a problem and needs to close" for three weeks. Media Center will not function. Unable to find a solution. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP3 Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183991
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    - is there a Windows Service Pack 3 for idiotic guys? Hi I just installed Windows Service Pack 3 on my home PC, Now it is in a non stop booting cycle. It boots up as normal then gives me a few options like the boot in safe mode thing as well as a system restore thing which i did. but when it boots into windows it crashes then starts booting again. Would anyone be able to help this college idiot out? -- There''s no more justice just a cause and no cure and the body of suffering we all endure and what terrifies me this day is they all call this gods love. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183989
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    - DVB-T and sky tv Hi I have been trying to sort out watching my sky channel on my pc but having no luck, most sites give me explainations which i do not understand. I brought a phillips pc with an tv card intergrated into the machine with an aerial port at the back. from the control panel i can confirm the card i have is AVerMedia M103 MiniPCI Hybrid VB-T. So far have connected an aerial cable (RF) from my sky box to my pc. i have scanned a few times and nothing being received. What am i doing wrong Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183988
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    - Media Center in Vista wouldn't show photo's. Media Center in Vista wouldn't show photo's. Did any one know how to solve this problem? Vr. gr. Sus scrofa Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183981
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    - Newbie Question ??? Hi guys been reading for a while and you guys are very knowledgeable and helpful. Here is my question .... Is there a way in Vista MCE to change the naming convention in the recorded TV folder??? For example the way it names a file now is... Doctor Who_SCIFI_30_05_2008 Is it possible to have VIsta MCE change teh naming convention so that I can either switch that around a bit or change it completely to whatever I want like... Doctor Who 4x01 Thanks in Advance.... Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183977
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    - Watching recorded TV on another PC I have 2 machines both the same, running Vista and I use them both as DVR's. If I go into 'Settings' I can add other locations that the system will search for recorded TV , how do I tell it to search for files on the other maxhine? I have tried mapping drives but the machine seems only to want to find files if they are local. Comment Please Fred Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183976
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    - How do I use an AV Receiver with the Windows Media Center? G'day, I get my TV signal via an AV Receiver. I have this plugged into my PC's tuner card using the AV Receiver's RCA plugs (yellow, red, white). What options in the Windows Media Center do I use to get the TV working? If I choose Cable or Satellite, then I can see the picture in the small setup box but the setup fails as it says I need to connect the IR. There is no where to connect the IR to the AV Receiver. Does anyone know what needs to be done to get this working? (I'd also like to be able to connect my Camcorder using the RCA plugs method as well) Thanks in advance. Regards. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183975
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    - Force D: drive install I know I can use the command line to force an application to install to a drive letter other than C:. I have forgotten how, and where I read it. I have a number of applications I'd like to relocate to drive D:, where those applications did not provide a choice, or a custom install option. How do I do it? Thanx, Holie Goalie hmtktdh@sympatico.ca Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183971
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    - how to find what shows are on internet tv I had watched COPS a few weeks ago on WMC internet tv; but now i can't find cops anywhere in wmc internet tv listing. What am i missing? I didn't watch it with my HP tv tuner card cause i dont get ANY tv signal where i live. Can anyone tell me where i saw cops, or was it a once in while thing. Also why doesnt inter tv get any different shows? Fox sports headlines have been hendrick motorsports for months now. It just seems to be the same all the time. So if anyone could explain how this works that woukd be great. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183969
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    - Panasonic DVR connection to Media Center Hello, I have built a Vista media Center and I am using an HD Home Run as my OTA tuner. I have a large amount of video recorded on a Panasonic DVR and I would like to gain access to this through the Media center. I think the way to do it is with an analog tuner but wanted to check with some more experienced guys for a possibly better solution. Thanks, Sid. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183964
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    - Audio Error: Specified cast is not valid Hi I'm unable to listen to music in media center. Whenever I select My Music from the start page it gives me an error saying specified cast is not valid. Does anyone know what causes this or how to fix it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183963
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    - XMRadio in Vista Media Center....does not play I am really at my wit's end with this. I have Vista Ultimate and a Linksys DMA2200. I am unable to play the XMRadio link within Media Center. It loads properly but there is no activation of the Media Player toolbar at the botton. I have a second computer at work running the same setup and it works fine. I used to be able to have XM palying but I needed to reformat the HD and reinstall everything. Now I have reinstalled everything three times and there is no solution available. I have contacted Dell, Microsoft, XMRadio, and Linksys. It is like the keystone cops with fingers pointing all directions. There needs to be some type of control installed within Media Center and is not. The XMRadio link works great in Internet Explorer and also on the sidebar within a gadget. Does anybody have any thoughts on how to install the XMPlayer properly within Media Center? Thank you. Sal Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183959
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    - Will not let me delete a select few videos that I've downloaded! Hi, There are seven files that I've downloaded (videos) that will not play, so I want to delete them. When I right click on these specific files, delete is not in the list of options as it always is. So I highlight the file and go to file>delete just to get an ERROR message stating, "The following files could not be deleted. They may be in use by another application or are currently being downloaded to" Though I know for certain that the files are neither in use nor being downloaded! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as it's driving me nuts! Thanks. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183957
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    - How do I ???? 1- Stop watching a folder and remove it from my Video Library? The Problem IS: I have added several network folders to my Video Library collection in Vista MCE (Home Premium), and when these network resources are NOT available, It takes VMCE an extreamly longtime to access the video library collection. I have already STOPPED watching these network folders and they no longer show as being watched, but the folders still appear in the Library collection, when those network resources ARE available. And when they are NOT available it just slows the process down of openning the library. 2- How do I remove folders from my Video Library Collection? without deleting them from my system... I have several folders that are NOT even being watched (they never were being watched)... For example: C:\my TV Shows\CSI, where the watched folder IS "CSI" and the shared resource IS "my TV Shows"... The extra folder that shows up IS "C:\" which contains only program video demos used for the programs on my computer. 3- How do I keep the "window" sizing? I open a window (any window) and resize it to my liking, but Vista doesn't remember the sizing change next time I open this window. It will always be at the original default size (small)... How can I force it to remember the sizing change? In Win XP it was simple just hold the <shift> key when closing the window and the new size was remembered until changed next... 4- How do I Force recorded TV shows to be saved with filenames such as "series Name, Episode Name, ch #, network name, etc... Under WinXP MCE I could use a program called "MCE 2005 Customizer" to do this, but it doesn't work under Vista and the program writer is nlonger supportting it... Once it is set, I don't need to change it... So, if there's a registry setting that could be changed to cause this, I will try it... It seems like all the info is there in the Mega Tag of the TV show because it shows the Series Name and Episode Name in the Vidoe clip thumbnail itself, but not as the filename.... my Thanks to anyone who responds... Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183956
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    - Still no thumbnails in recordedTV I have a new install (recent rebuild) of Vista x64 Ultimate and do not get thumbnails for recorded TV. I have tried all the suggestions in the other threads and more. Since the rebuild all the previously recorded and new TV does not show thumbanils in Media centre UI. I do not, and have never had Nero 7 installed. I have tried all the registry fixes suggested here and on the wider internet. I've tried the REGSVR32 SHMEDIA.DLL and agree with user Barb Bowman, that Windows reports the specified module cannot be found (just for kicks I tabbed through the entire system32 folder at the promt and it didn't auto suggest SHMEDIA.DLL.) Also a system wide search for this file returns nothing. The thumbnails appear in Explorer and WMP fine What on earth is happening, I'm pretty good with Windows normally (I had to crack open bcdedit last week) but this has me stumped! All and any help appriciated Steve Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183955
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    - Can't Access Folder that contains msxml4-KB927978-enu.log file All, I have a folder on my f: drive (where I store my music) that is named: f0a57f3d1c4e7056ad IN that folder is a file named: msxml4-KB927978-enu.log Well was moving a few of my music folders to a dvd, and I mistakenly dropped these folders into the f0a57f3d1c4e7056ad folder. Now, I can't access this folder which I need to do to get these files back. Every time I try I get a message that reads: the folder is inaccessable, access denied. How do I get these folders and file back? I need help, this is a few gig of my music files! TIA George Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183953
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    - Can no loner burn to DVD with Media Center Hi, I used to be able to burn DVDs of recorded TV. Now Windows Media Center tells me the file types are unsupported. Does anyone know what's going on? Also, if I can't burn the dvr.ms file type with media center, is there a free program that I can use to burn it? Thanks Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183949
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    - Bottom of TV Flickers Hi; I have a Compaq wide screen notebook with an ATI TV Wonder 600 USB TV tuner. The OS is Vista Home Premium, SP1. When I watch TV the bottom of the screen flckers, it looks as if it's a ghost of the top part screen. I've tried various monitor settings but nothing helps. I've tried some hotfixes and patches that are on the Technet but they wouldn't install because they weren't applicatione to my system. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183945
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    - Bottom of TV Flickers Hi; I have a Compaq wide screen notebook with an ATI TV Wonder 600 USB TV tuner. The OS is Vista Home Premium, SP1. When I watch TV the bottom of the screen flckers, it looks as if it's a ghost of the top part screen. I've tried various monitor settings but nothing helps. I've tried some hotfixes and patches that are on the Technet but they wouldn't install because they weren't applicatione to my system. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183944
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    - Xbox Not Connected in Media Center Extender I've had my xbox 360 linked to my computer for a while now and it's worked fine. I turned on media center through my 360 one day and it froze at the loading screen. I checked my media center extender settings on my computer and it says my xbox is not connected. Can't seem to figure out why. Is there another post someone can refer me to or help me troubleshoot what is keeping my xbox from connecting to my computer? I've Uninstalled MC extender along with .net framework 1.1 etc. Reinstalled, still can't connect to my xbox even when setting up a new connection. Extender is not blocked by my firewall and the proper ports have been opened. Just ran into this similar problem when I installed XP SP3 and had to manually intall a missing hotfix that was keeping media center extender from being installed and working properly. It was working fine then this happened. I've let media center sit at the loading screen on my xbox for about 15 min, still no luck. Not sure what to do... Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183943
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    - Restoration I have tried several times to use the restoration process but it doesn't do it. The message I get is "Restoration Incomplete. Select another restore point and try again". But that doesn't work. And I thought by cleaning out all other restorations done in the past, it might help. But now I can't restore it any time before June 12th and that doesn't even work. Is there anyone out there who can help me? I sure would appreciate it. Thanks Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183941
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    - Null device driver Im having a problem installing Null device which is in the non-plug and play section of the device manager. I uninstalled it because it was not starting up, thinking i could just reboot and scan for new hardware but that doesnt seem to be working. I have spent 2 days searching for anyone else who has had a similiar problem or has a setup file for it or some way of reinstalling it but to no avail. I was kind of hoping someone might have some insight or help for me before I have to reinstall windows xp again. Any help is greatly appreciated thank you in advance to any replies. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183926
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    - Prefetch problems Hello, i am having a problem with the boot in my Prefetch folder named NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf. It is very slow starting up. When i delete this file it is faster but once it rewrites it and i restart again it is very slow. I have turned the boot prefetch off but then it is slow after boot. Is there anyway to fix a corrupt NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf file? i have set the value to 1 at the moment so only applications Prefetch. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183925
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    - Shutdown temperature Hi, I have a del laptop inspiron 1300. Always my pc was shuting down when it git overheated. After i formated my pc it never turned off when it gets overheated. How can i make my pc shut down when overheated? Thanks, George Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183924
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    - Applications running on XP with SP3 Several applications including all of the Office 2003 suite do not leave memory when shutdown. Some applications will not restart until they are killed in the task manager. Firefox used to do it, but the latest version has stopped the problem. However Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 does, as does Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. IE has never done this in any of its iterations. This also happened in XP SP2 so upgrading to SP3 did not help. If I start and shutdown one of the offending apps a number of times all of the copies remain in memory and really slow things down. This happened after a series of upgrades were carried out automatically, but i cannot determine which sequence of upgrades started the problem. Help I am going nuts trying to find this problem, it is not just to fix it now, this is a challenge and I will beat it! I hope.... Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183915
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    - Error Loading After startup I get the Error loading C:\windows\system 32 \avgmmdpb.dll the specified module could not be found. ALSO one that says Error loading C:\windows\system 32\evhrdwkj.dll the specified module could not be found. This all started after a virus was downloaded to the computer. I've done away with the virus now but internet explorer and outlook will shut down, can I reinstall these two things from my Windows XP disk? And if so , how do I do it. -- Old & Retired Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183914
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    - dtv converter box I currently use my media center 2005 as a pvr for ota tv. With a linksys extender, I can watch on my tv. Will I still be able to use this setup after the digital conversion by hooking up a converter box to my computer? Unfortunalely the extender (old model) does not allow for viewing from a digital atsc tv tuner. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183910
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    - Installed XP SP3, update wants MCE updates from 2006 Installed? Hello all: I installed XP SP3 several weeks ago and now all of a sudden Windows Update wants me to install the following: Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB913800) Last Published 4/25/2006 7.7 MB Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center 2005 (KB914548) Last Published 4/25/2006 3.4 MB These updates don't show in add/remove programs, so I may not have installed them previously. Can they be installed after SP3 or do I have to uninstall SP3, install these and then re-install SP3? xiowan..........steaming in tucson Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183908
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    - Programs not showing in library. Hi. I am currently running a vista based PC and i am attempting to turn it into a media PC. I cant seem to get games to show in the media centre program list. The usual microsoft games do i,e gears of war and solitaire, chess etc, etc. oh and one non microsoft program called guildwars... But no others. Is there something i need to do or is it just not possible to run other games? Sorry if i have ranted this has been bugging me a while. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183903
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    - Restore issues I backedup my system and it said it was sucessful but I get sn error message when I try to restore. "An inconsistency was encountered in the requested backup file." Please help. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183902
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    - C00D1199 a When I tried to use video player with a program which has video and sound, interaction I get the folowing message "the Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.message that" I tried going to the panel,devices and double clicked the speakers, but it didn't help. Please help me. I really need to use since is for an internet class I am taking. Thank you. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183898
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    - Windows will not shutdown/restart I tried to post this on Mon, Jun 16, but haven't seen it listed. My apoligies if this does become double posted. I need help and I havenâ??t been able to find my problem discussed in Microsoftâ??s knowledge base or this forum. I cannot get my computer to reboot (restart) or shutdown without using the power button. Particulars of my computer are as follows: Dell Dimension XPS600, 3GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002, SP3. SP3 was installed on May 15, 2008. No other new software or drivers have knowingly been installed since installing SP3. Seven automatic updates (4 security updates for XP, 2 Malicious SW removal tool, and 1 security update for IE7) have been installed since SP3 installation. I donâ??t know when I started having this problem, but Iâ??ve been struggling with it for at least 3 weeks. We have had some power outages over the last few weeks and my UPS battery wouldnâ??t keep a charge (since been replaced), so the computer did have some hard power crashes. Anyway, when I try to restart/shutdown, the â??Shut Down Windowsâ?? window comes up, asking to restart, shutdown, etc. The previously active window also â??grays out.â?? After selecting restart or shutdown, the previously active window becomes active again and NO action is taken on my shutdown request. The same response happens whether I initiate the restart/shutdown using the Start Menu or using the Ctl-Alt-Del and requesting shutdown from the Windows Security window. I have now also confirmed that I cannot Logoff either â?? previously active window becomes active again and NO further action is taken on my shutdown request. The computer will, however, go into standby and hibernate. I noticed on this forum that someone had referenced a â??Windows XP Shutdown and Restart Troubleshootingâ?? guide (James Eshelmanâ??s web site). From that, I didnâ??t find anything that applied to my situation. However, I did try the restart/shutdown shortcuts within a CMD window that were recommended; same non-response as through the Shut Down Window. I have not tried uninstalling and reinstalling SP3, or remaining on SP2. I have 3 other computers in the house; all Dell machines and on XP Pro (SP3). My XPS, however, is the only machine running Media Center Edition. I am not having this problem on any other machine, nor did I have the problem prior to SP3. I have also not contacted Dell as of yet. Can anyone help me with this problem? Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183890
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    - Black screen after attempting to fix SP3 issue. Well... I'm still trying to find a way out of the SP3 valley. After trying the fixes below, my HP processor turns on, but the monitor is black. I tried the following: 1) Uninstalled Norton360 2) Downloaded Windows XP update (KB953356) 3) Reinstalled SP3 4) Ran "sc config intelppm start= disabled" Is there no fix out there? Is my HP dead? Anybody want to buy two-year-old HP Media Center... CHEAP!! :-( Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183888
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    - Update This update shows up as high priority, KB899589. But this cannot be installed and it seems outdated update to me. I have Windows XP SP3 in my computer. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183882
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    - Cannot Select Analog tuner I have a brand new HP pavilllion with Windows Vista Home premium. I added a "ATSC NTSC Hybrid HDTV PCI TV Tuner /Digital Video Recorder" card, the manufacturer is Geniatech and the model is X8000A. The Card has a digital tuner and an Analog tuner, the digital signal from my cable company looks to be very weak. When I try to configure the TV tuner in Windows Media center the only option I am getting is the Digital tuner, even when I tell Media Center that I am going to configure it manually. (I don't use the digital tuner because after a scan it finds some chanels but the signal is too weak and no image is displayed) The card comes with other software and I can configure it to use the Analg tuner, but I rather use Windows Media Center to record and watch TV. Is there any way to make Windows Media allow me the select Analog TV tuner? TIA Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183875
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    - Deleting the scheduled recordings of a TV series How do I get Mediacenter to delete the scheduled recording of a TV series? I can't seem to find out how to do this. Thanks. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183873
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    - Stack based buffer; Physical Memory Dump; Blue Screen of Death Hel Hi A few days ago, I accidentally downloaded a dodgy Active X off a website. It downloaded tons of spyware, malware - the usual tricks. I used my Spybot S&D to get rid of what I thought was all of the spyware. Afterwards, I used Adaware (by Lavasoft) to remove anything else, but halfway through, I got this blue screen of death: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. A driver has overrun a stack-based buffer. This overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this machine. If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might need. If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup options, and then select Safe Mode. Technical information: *** STOP: 0x000000F7 (0x00720072, 0x00009334, 0xFFFF6CCB, 0x00000000) Beginning dump of physical memory Physical memory dump complete. Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance. I'm not sure if the Technical information is correct, but I know its similar - I'l update as soon as it next happens. Anyway, I tried deleting all of the Active X's that I had downloaded, but I still got this problem. And I tried Spybot / AdAware in Safe MOde to give the same outcome. And, in frustration, I tried a System Restore, but I still get the blue screen of death, so it never actually finishes. I'm completely baffled now, so please, any kind of assistance would be appreciated. Im not very good with any technical computing either, so please can you give me any details in easy to folllow instructions. Regards Bartyj11 Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183869
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    - extend to another vista MC Hi All I have 2 vista ultimate machines running at home. both have tv cards etc. Both work fine. I want to knwo how i can share media between them, such as recorded tv. Basically set up 1 as an extender to the other. How do i do it ? They can see each other in network Thaks Luke Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183868
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    - Will ReplayTV 55XX work as a media center extender? I am looking to convert my 4 replay tvs to 1 machine with Vista Media Center and add 4 extenders. My question is can I convert/use my existing ReplayTV units as extenders? Vista sees the units in the network neighborhood, I just don't know how to get to them AND/OR play the content from my PC over my ReplayTV Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183867
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    - Problem with watched folders I have several watched folders on a Windows Vista Premium system and recently the Media Center Video Library no longer is showing any files. I have made no changes to the system (other than I noticed a recent Windows update took place). I can exit Windows Media Center and open all the video files via Windows Media Player, so they are all available and accessible from Windows. All other files, watched music and photos are working fine from Media Center, it is just the Video Library that is not showing any files. All the media (music, photos, video) are on a Windows Home Server. As mentioned, all the media files can be viewed from Windows, and all media but the videos show up in Media Center. This was working, and I was able to view video files from the Video Library in Vista Media Center. I have removed and re-added the "Videos" folder on WHS to the Media Center Library watched folder list, but the video files just won't show up in Media Center. Any ideas? Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183865
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    - Media Center does not play in preview Window I have Windows Vista home premium on my pc. Media center is hooked up to a tuner and an antenna so I can wtach tv. When I have the media center window open and move the mouse over the icon on the taskbar, the little preview Window shows me the tv picture playing in sync with the (open) big window. If I have Media Center minimized I can still hear the sound, but if I move the cursor over the icon the preview window shows the tv picture frozen. Is that a settings issue or is Media center designed this way? Thx Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183863
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    - Media Center Extender Crashes on Xbox 360 So basically I am having problems using my xbox 360 as a media extender. I installed the software on the PC, set it up, and entered the 8 digit code. However, when the Xbox is is "contacting" mode, it all of a sudden jsut freezes up. Won't continue contacting, just stops and crashes and I have to reset the xbox. My current configuration is the Xbox and MCE computer are both on a SWITCH (not a ROUTER) so there is no port configuration on that end. Now I had the same set up over a month ago and it was working jsut fine. But then I had to send in my Xbox for repairs and when I got it back I had to re configure everything. However, I was having mad problems with the software after I installed SP3. Tried fixing it, but said screw it and reformatted and reinstalled the OS. Since then I have been getting the same issue. Always crashes with contacting the Media Center computer. I have all the updates to MCE (sans SP3). I installed the Media Extender software just like last time. I have Firewall turned off on teh computer and no virus protection. Is there some otehr setting I am forgetting? I have media sharing set up in Win Media Player 11 and if I don't use extender and use the dashboard instead to see all my music files, they appear just fine, but I want to use the Extender. That's half the reason I got this thing anyway. So wrapping up, has anyone had this issue before? Is there a setting I am forgetting to set which is causing the Xbox to crash? Any help on this would be incredibly appreciated, as I have been fiddling with this POS for over a month now. Thanks everyone and sorry for the long post, just wanted to get as much info out to everyone as possible. Thanks. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183860
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    - Trouble with playback of burned DVD I burned a dvd-r from home video using Studio 11. The DVD will play on a DVD Player but will not play from my computer. Help from Studio 11 indicates that Vista has a DVD decoder on it so the dvd should play using Windows media Center. Any Suggestions on what could be done to enable computer playback. BTW, I know the drive works since I play other DVD's on it. Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183856
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    - CANT OPEN MEDIA CENTER AFTER UPDATE OF SERVICE PACK 3 After i update to service pack 3 and i try to open media center i get this message: strong name validatian failed for essembly C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe'. The file may have been tampered with or it was partally signed but not fully signed with the correct privet key. (it only gives you the option to click ok, so i click ok then another box pops up with registored JIT debugger is not available. An attempt to launch a JIT debugger with the following command resulted in an error of 0x2 (2). Please check settings. cordbg.exe!a 0xe54 click retry to have the process wait while attaching a debugger manually. Click on cancel to abort the JIT debug request. I have tryed these and it didnt work, not sure what i need to do this is the second time i have instaled service pack 3 the first time i did a system recovery from a different day before, but i thought it was just a wrong setup in media center so thats why i downloaded service pack 3 for the second time. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP THANK YOU JENNIFER Tag: Disappearing task bar and windows Tag: 183855
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Whenever I try to open My Documents or My Computer the window will pop up for
a couple of seconds then it, the taskbar, and desktop icons disappear. I
tried system restore but it didn't have an entry that was before my problem
started.

Re: Disappearing task bar and windows by S

S
Sun Jun 22 17:18:02 PDT 2008

'Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar'

Line:194:Right

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

[Kindly follow the instructions on how to use the regedit]

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

gman219 wrote:
> Whenever I try to open My Documents or My Computer the window will pop up for
> a couple of seconds then it, the taskbar, and desktop icons disappear. I
> tried system restore but it didn't have an entry that was before my problem
> started.

Re: Disappearing task bar and windows by gman219

gman219
Sun Jun 22 19:10:00 PDT 2008

It did work for by letting me use the explorer window for a couple more
seconds but still disappears.

"S.Sengupta" wrote:

> 'Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar'
>
> Line:194:Right
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> [Kindly follow the instructions on how to use the regedit]
>
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>
> gman219 wrote:
> > Whenever I try to open My Documents or My Computer the window will pop up for
> > a couple of seconds then it, the taskbar, and desktop icons disappear. I
> > tried system restore but it didn't have an entry that was before my problem
> > started.
>

Re: Disappearing task bar and windows by S

S
Sun Jun 22 19:37:46 PDT 2008

Try this:-

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

gman219 wrote:
> It did work for by letting me use the explorer window for a couple more
> seconds but still disappears.
>
> "S.Sengupta" wrote:
>
>
>>'Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar'
>>
>>Line:194:Right
>>
>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>>[Kindly follow the instructions on how to use the regedit]
>>
>>
>>regards,
>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>
>>
>>gman219 wrote:
>>
>>>Whenever I try to open My Documents or My Computer the window will pop up for
>>>a couple of seconds then it, the taskbar, and desktop icons disappear. I
>>>tried system restore but it didn't have an entry that was before my problem
>>>started.
>>