JW
Sun Apr 06 08:29:41 PDT 2008
Here is the link.
http://mediacenterexpert.blogspot.com/2006/07/vista-media-center-decoder-utility.html
"JW" <JW@nospam.nspam> wrote in message
news:6B018193-DAE0-41E0-BF9A-642D495BD64D@microsoft.com...
> Have you added any other DVD playing programs or Codecs to your system?
> Using the following Utility does the MS MPEG2 decoder show up as the
> default decoder?
>
> "Chris Allen" <christopher.allen22@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:ex$fIn6lIHA.944@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Update: I believe I've confirmed that the problem is within MCE itself,
>> not with the tuner. I disabled the tuner in Device Manager and rebooted
>> my PC, then reran Set Up TV Signal and got a "no tuner installed" error.
>> I then re-enabled the tuner, rebooted, restarted MCE, and got "tuner
>> unavailable." If there's anyone who has an idea what's going on, I'd
>> appreciate any advice I can get before paying MS $59 to solve the
>> problem.
>>
>>> Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, the problem is that I can't get MCE
>>> to even begin to set up for the new box. The "tuner unavailable" error
>>> appears during the "Download TV Setup Options" step of the wizard. As
>>> the message indicates, I have repeatedly restarted my PC and still get
>>> this error. This started after I tried the maximum 31 times to find the
>>> correct remote code, leading me to think it may be a "lockout" of some
>>> kind. There is nothing wrong with the DirecTV box--I was seeing a
>>> picture in the small screen that's displayed during the "select remote
>>> code" step--and I've confirmed I have the current drivers for the tuner,
>>> which Device Manager shows as working properly.
>>>
>>> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@Spammvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:24C8AAA3-E274-4D47-AB8E-05C9C7ADE47D@microsoft.com...
>>>> You will not actually be able to watch the HD content from your box in
>>>> true HD, with Media Center. You might get them down converted if
>>>> you're using S-Video, component or composite, but they won't be in HD.
>>>> Currently, the only way to get HD programming, other than over-the-air,
>>>> is via one or two Digital Cable Tuners, from ATI. There are plans to
>>>> launch DirecTV Support, very similar to Digital Cable, but its not out
>>>> yet, and as far as I'm aware, there's no due date set.
>>>>
>>>> As for the tuner, make sure you're installing the driver for the analog
>>>> portion of the card, as that's what MCE will use to interface to your
>>>> DirecTV box.
>>>> --
>>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>>> Display\Security
>>>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>>>
http://www.dougknox.com
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>>>> "Chris Allen" <christopher.allen22@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uXNgy8UkIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I am running an HP Pavilion m9077c with a ViXS PureTV-U 48B0 tuner
>>>>>(NTSC/ATSC) under Vista Home Premium. I just had my DirecTV service
>>>>>upgraded from standard to HD and now cannot reconfigure Media Center
>>>>>for the new box.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once I got the new satellite box installed, I reran the TV setup
>>>>> wizard, which worked fine until I needed to input the code for my
>>>>> satellite remote, when I ran up against the "you can't make more than
>>>>> 31 tries to get the right code" feature. Since then, every time I
>>>>> rerun the wizard, it runs for about 30 seconds then gives a "tuner
>>>>> unavailable" error when the it tries to get the necessary information
>>>>> for the Program Guide.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried everything I could think of--restarting the computer,
>>>>> resetting my Internet connections, power-cycling the satellite box,
>>>>> etc. I also followed every step HP recommended for "can't find tuner"
>>>>> on its help site, without success (I could neither install updated
>>>>> drivers for the tuner nor use System Restore). I've had no problems
>>>>> watching TV on Media Center until now. Any ideas as to what could be
>>>>> wrong? Is this related to the remote-code-tries limit?
>>>>
>>>
>>
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