Media Center keeps closing due to a problem
Hey gang,
I have been getting messages, even without Media Center open, that the "
Windows Media Update has stopped working ". When I choose to check online
for a solution, I do not get any feedback.
So I thought I would open Media Center, to see if I could see something
there in the options that might clue me in. After opening Media Center and
starting to navigate through it, it closes immediately, due to a problem. It
does this as soon as I start clicking on things within Media Center, just
won't stay open.
I tried a google search, and about all I saw on repairing Media Center, was
running sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt. I tried this, and it
ran and did not find any damaged files.
Any ideas, on what I might could do to repair this? I really don't use Media
Center, but it is annoying me more than anything, that it does not work, at
this point.
Thanks for any feedback here,
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Vista Ultimate Edition - "Tuner Not Found"
*** Originally Posted 14-Feb-2008 ***
3rd request For Assistance - Somebody must know of this problem?
After some Windows updates run on my PC on the 14th Feb 2008, my Media
Centre has failed with the message "Tuner Not Found". It's been 3 months
without any working "solutions".
I believe it is possible to do with the latest Cumulative Update for Media
Center for Windows Vista (KB947172) as I am finding this "Tuner Not Found"
... complaint everywhere since then. I d/loaded & installed this update on
Thursday evening 14th Feb 2008 and have had this problem only since then.
I am in the process of seeking a solution.... so far all I am finding is a
lot of ill-informed guesswork from perhaps too well-meaning people.
My PC is a Dell Dimension E-520 with Vista Ultimate 32 bit edition, and a
Dell oem AverMedia M779 Hybrid tuner card. See full hardware specs below. It
has been running fine since July 07, apart from some localised issues with
the Guide which have been resolved since December.
So far, and without success, I have:
1) Checked physical connection of the tuner card through to the TV antennae
point. Everything is fine and working. Device Manager indicates everything
is okay.
2) Restore failed, as previous restore point had been corrupted and not
fixed.
3) Un-installed the last relevant update (Cumulative Update for Media Center
for Windows Vista KB947172)... no change.
4) Turned-off firewall, re-installed update, switched firewall back on....
no change.
5) Uninstalled AverMedia drivers then reinstalled. No change
6) And as a last resort I have now Edited registry using regedit (and after
backup) and found this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Media
Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{TunerID}
Deleted the tuners subkeys.
Checked Device Manager and removed the tv card drivers then restarted PC.
Upon restarting reinstalled the tv card drivers. I took note of the tuners
registered at the above key and made sure my tuners re-appeared under
TunerID.
Suggestions read in this and other forums include:
1) replace tuner card... pointless if working correctly (tested in another
pc)
2) Backup, re-format hdd and re-install Vista
do not answer the original problem. There should be no need for this after a
simple Windows update - surely?
Maybe I am wrong, but it occurs to me that if this latest Microsoft
Cummulative update appeared to have generated a lot of cries for help
globally, and it appears not directed at any particular hardware
configuration, and specifically any brand of tuner card, then the problem
must lie with the software including this latest update of changes made to
the registry as a result of it.....
I also have a brand new Dell Inspiron 1520 notebook pc with Vista Home
Premium & a Dell oem USB tuner. I have not downloaded the update to this
until I have fixed the Desktop PC and so far it continues to work correctly.
At this point I do not wish to risk stuffing around with having 2 pcs not
working correctly.
In the meantime, I shall continue my search. as their must be an answer.
Microsoft' s web-site has not yielded any glimmer of hope just yet. May be
someone from Dell or the community has experienced this and knows what the
fix is.
My system specs include:
Dell Dimension E520 model Dell DM061
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows VistaT Ultimate 32bit
BIOS: Version 2.2.0 Dated 01/16/07
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E6600 @ 2.40GHz
RAM: 2GB (2 x 1024gb) Non ECC 667 DDR2
HDD: 320GB Western Digital x 2 (RAID1)
Optical Drives: PHILIPS DVD-ROM DROM6316 SATA2, Pioneer DVR-215 SATA2
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256mb
TV Tuner: Dell oem AverMedia M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner
(Video Capture)
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Music
Display: Dell 2407WFP
Security Software: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008
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Digital signal
Ok, so this is somewhat of a followup to a post I put up a week or so in
regards to dual digital tuner cards.
Assuming anyone who is buying a new tuner card basically from this point on
is considering the migration to digital-only next February, is anyone
considering anything special in regards to tuner cards? Here's a bit about
my setup, and maybe those of you who have put some thought into this can
toss me some ideas.
I've got a Visio 37" LCD in my home office, which is hooked up to my VMC
through VGA. I get cable direct from the wall, which is split off and goes
to my VMC PC (single Analog tuner card) and also to my TV RF input so I can
get around the single-program record/view limitation of a single tuner card.
When I bypass the VMC box and go direct to my TV, I can pick up HD
programming for all the network channels (NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, etc).
However, when I attempted to configure a borrowed digital tuner card (it was
dual tuner analog/digital), it wasn't picking up any digital programming.
This has me a bit concerned, in that I don't want to find myself SOL next
February.
I have a self-built VMC box, so it's not OEM to a manufacturer. I'm pretty
flexible on what I can add, though I am somewhat PCI limited. Of course,
I'd prefer to upgrade to a PCIe tuner rather than stick with PCI.
Anyone got any thoughts on how I should proceed? Ideally I'd love to get HD
and Digital, but I know that VMC has HD limitations. I do, however, want to
continue to use the VMC guide and interface, and not a third-party app to
watch tv.
Thanks all!
Myxx Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182323
unable to access safe mode
Hi. An friend tried to install service pack 3 on an emachine. During
install, the computer locked up and the only way to turn off the machine was
by unplugging it. After reboot, the machine would not enter windows or
windows safe mode. My question is... Is there a way to access safe mode or
system restore through the windows install disk or a system disk. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182319
crack media center
i need krack for windows XP medua center
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dma
My dma downgrades for my dvd/cd burner and the audio becomes jittery on
playback of movie dvd's and audio cd's after about 6 months use. I have
followed all suggestions on the ms knowledge base regarding reseting from
pio to ultra dma and modifiying the registry. The last time, I ended up
reinstsalling the operating system to solve the problem. Is this a bug in
the operating system? Any suggestions; thanks in advance.
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Is it possible to store the channel sequence ?
Media Center PC using Vista Home Premium.
Able to scan all available TV channels with the tuner, can download the EPG.
I set the channels on my Media Center in the same sequence as I have them on
my TV using Media Center settings.
However, sometimes this sequence is lost. I still have all (or most) of the
channels, I can always find them back by the tuner but they are in a
different order.
By consequence I occasionally record the wrong program.
I have set the different channels back in the normal sequence a few times now,
so my question is if it is not possible to store this sequence somewhere
more permanently ?
If I lost the sequence again, I could then always call back this saved order.
thanks for your reply,
regards, Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182306
Time Warner channel line up change and MCE PCs in Ohio
HI all,
I've spoken to the morons and Time Warner to the point that I want to
pull my hair out. After being transfered back and forth to a number of
different tech support agents, it seems that no one over there has a
clue what a Media Center Edition PC that is equipt with a TV Tuner
card is.
Can anyone in this groupd please help? Time warner recenlty changed
their entire channel line up in my area. For example HBO use to be
channel 201 and now it is 603 and channel 201 is now USA Network. I am
able to watch the channels appropriately, but Media Center Guide's
channels are still matching up with the old lineup. Guide still shows
channel 201 as HBO while it should be USA, etc. I have tried to
re-setup the Media Center Guide and re-download the line ups, but
after the download says it finished successfully, I still get the
exact incorrect lineup that I had before. Can anyone offer some help
with this so that I don't have to manually edit like 200 some
channels. Shouldn't I be able to download the correct infor for my
area just like I did before Time Warner re-vamped the lineup?
Thanks in Advance!!!
Regards,
Steve B. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182305
media center hebrew
wher i bownloawd mui hebrew to windows XP media center?
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digital to analogue
media center wont let me switch to analoge will only scan for digital tried
automatic and manual set up and does not reconize s-vid or composite input tv
card power color theater 600 hd pci card is capable for both inputs system
vista 64 hot fix artical Id:929011 is for the oppist problem call support
center wont tell me if it will fix it onless I pay them Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182295
cracky intermittent & distorted sound
Can anybody help me with my sound probem as I am not computor literate I
have checked my speakers and they are working fine I have gone to windows
troubleshoot to no avail I am now getting very frustrated my system is a dell
dimensions 9100 with windows xp
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TV Tuner
My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
Center, and try again."
I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182285
windows media player error when reading DVD
I get the following error message when trying to play a DVD using Windows
Media Player:
The exception Illegal Instruction
An attempt was made to execute an illegal instruction.
(0xc000001d) occured in the application at location 0x1d1c4ba5.
How do I fix this?
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Edit video file summary in VMC
Hello MC community,
Has anyone figured out how to edit video summary information for AVI files
in VMC? More specifically, I have a handful of AVI files on my MC computer.
I want to be able to right-click on the files through VMC and view summary
information. Is there any way to add info into that field? It's not really
that convenient to create super-long filenames that are more descriptive
than a simple title.
Thanks! Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182278
composite channel on media center??
Not sure why it doesn't post on at the first time i'll repost it again.
I have a PS2, TV tuner, Vista media center
How do it make it work !?
I did the channel scanning thing but it doesn't pick up any channel, however
when i do it manuelly i do able to choose composite which has signals from my
ps2. But when I hit next, it says i don't have some hardward so i've been
forced to go back.
I turn on live tv. i ahve some channel going (i have no cabel so all i see
is dust) but how do i switch to composite channel to play my PS2. I do have
seen there are signals in the little preview window when i was doing the
scan. but how come i couldn't get to it? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182277
no audio after switch from Vista to XP
Recently reverted from Vista to XP MC. All is working fine, but yesterday
wanted to play an mwv and discovered there is no audio. There is no volume
control icon in the taskbar at bottom right, either. Windows beeps are
working so the speakers are fine. Any idea what may be going on? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182267
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kaon media set top box not listed in vista mce
hello all, since norway is passing though only digital channels we all had to
get a set top box,, the main provider is get www.get.no unfortunately when
seting up mce and trying to find set top box brand i cannot find this
anywhere, what can i do ? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182241
Can hear but not view AVI files
Had no problem until this week, now can only hear AVI files, can't view. Any
ideas? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182230
deactivate user account
Is it possible in XP home to deactivate an account for a period of time, in
order to later reactivate it.
I want to do this in order only to have one active account thereby bypassing
the account selection at boot time.
thanks for any ideas,
Knud Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182228
Xbox 360 extender not found
Hi All - I am having a peculiar challenge setting up MCE with my 360. I am
running 2 media centre pc's (one laptop and one desktop) on the same network
as the xbox 360. The pc's are both wireless but the xbox is wired to a
netgear rangemax router.
Both pc's can see the xbox (with sharing on) and the pc's can see each other
fine. The xbox was able to connect adn run media centre from the laptop
(which is not what I wanted) but not the desktop. I have succesfully deleted
the laptop from the xbox computer list, and switched it off, but the xbox
will now not recognise the desktop on the network and hence Media center on
the desktop cannot find nor add the extender.
Any hints or suggestions much appreciated
Brenden Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182222
downloadhost
Everytime I try to download an update or install a program I get a notice
saying "widows cannot open file MSND downloadhost windows needs to know
what program created it" even when its a windows update. Then it says I can
go on the web to a site to fix it, and I try that, but I end up with the same
message. So I'm going in circles.
Dell says they want to wipe the computer clean, but that sounds like a big
headache to me. Is ther another way to fix it? Thanks Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182203
DVB-T (Freeview) Tuning in New Zealand
My Vista MCE cannot find any digital channels when I try to tune it in. It
finds analogue channels okay. Tuner card is hybrid Hauppauge HVR-1300. Card
is Vista compatible. Also, other 3rd part software (DVBviewer) can find
channel okay - so I think it is Vista issue. Is this a problem peculiar to
NZ becuase our DVB_T service is HD (using MPEG-4)? I do have a h.264 codec
in my system (via PowerDVD 7 Ultra). Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182202
Default Printers in Windows XP
I am trying to fing out if is possible to set a default printer for a
specific program that is different to my default system printer. I use a mix
of network and non network printers and I need to try and set up different
default printers in different applications and programs on my computer. Is
this possible??????
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Media Center missing components
Help
I installed the web guide software on my 64bit Vista PC, it work for about
20 minutes gave an error then once I rebooted Media Center could not find any
recorded shows and reports missing or corrupt componants Windows Media Center
component registration may have failed. I tried rerunning the setup within
Media Center but eshell reports a failure in the application log. I have
also tried doing a Restore point and that doesn't seem to fix it.
So how do you reinstalled Media Center or register the missing componants,
it would be nice if it was on the add remove list.
Thanks Mike... Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182192
Unable to select signal ?
Help !
I'm using 2 computers with exactly the same version of Vista Ultimate, one
is a very old computer using for testing purpose and the other a new one.
I've buy a pinnacle TV tuner stick Hybride.
During the configuration on MediaCenter after having select country, the old
pc ask for which signal I want tu use : Cable, Satellite or Antenna. I have
to select Cable and It find all channels.
On the new one it doesn't ask me and select Antenna (analog) by default so I
get only 3 channels.... How can I force asking me the signal... I've lost
some hours to restart the configuration, but always the same...
Thanks for the help
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Windows Backup
Hello. I need to backup some important data on a Windows XP machine. The data
will be in use (open) during the backup. Is windows backup capable of backing
up data that is in use without corrupting it? I guess I'm asking if it has
some sort of open file technology. I don't want to perform a backup on open
data and find that the data gets corrupted. Thanks in advance! Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182184
Vista Media Center Schedule not working
I have a new Vista PC. The Hauppaugge card works fine for view live TV. I
can change channels and all seems fine. But, I cannot get the scheduled
recording to work. I use the guide and find somthing to record and set it up
to record. It looks like it should work. But, the scheduled recording just
does not do anything. There is no error. I have tried this with Media
Center running, I have tried it with Media Center not running. It seems that
the schedule is not doing anyting at all.
Any ideas on how to make the schedule work?
Thanks,
JC Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182182
Group Policy security and system shut down!
Hello,
My hard drive failed yesterday. I got a message on the startup screen saying
to back it up and replace it. I purchased a new drive and I backed up the
old one today. I used Acronis True Image. I got some errors during backup
and I had to reset the Admin and user passwords because Windows did not
recognize the old passwords. I used a program called "Offline NT Password &
Registry Editor".
When going into users accounts to create new passwords for Admin and users I
get a shutdown error, the error window states;
==================================
"This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
System will shut down in 60 secs.
C:\WINDOWSystem32\Isses.exe terminated unexpectedly..."
"with code -1073741819" (on most instances)
"with code -1 (on other instances)"
=====================================
When I try to reset the passwords through Local policies I receive a little
massage, "The settings that apply to this machine could not be determined.
The error returned when trying to receive these settings from the local
security policy database (%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The
parameter is incorrect. All local security settings will be displayed, but
no indication will be given as to whether or not a give security setting is
defined by Group Policy. Any local security settings modified through this
user Interface may subsequently be overwritten by domain -level policies."
Can this be fixed? Any help is greatly appreciated
Thank you.
P.S. I am running Windows Media Center 2005. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182173
Xbox 360 cannot see my network drives on WHS
I have yet to find a solution to this.
I have all my movies and music on my WHS. When i try to access them
from XBox360 through media center, it cannot see them. The music is
in the default music folder, which has Guest read access. The movies
are in a folder called Movies which also has guest read access.
When i browse to music on media center it cannot see the sared
folders.
When i try to play a movie through My Movies 2, it disaplys the path
of the movie, ok but if i try to play it, media complains with "path
not found".
Has anyone suceeded here? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182171
Partitioning ?
Hello,
I have XP on my C drive and i have another spare 200GB HD attached
internally to the PC, is shows up as drive S.
What i'm wanting to know is:
I have some backup files on the spare S drive (about 150GB worth),
leaving 50GB spare on it.
1) Can i put a partition on spare drive S without losing the 150GB worth
of backup files i already have on there ? (so it will become 160GB
(backup) / 40GB partitioned)
2) There is 150GB worth of backup, so if i partition it to 160GB (backup
stuff) and 40GB spare, can i then put Windows Vista on the partitioned
40GB bit of the HD and choose my operating system on startup ? ie. have
a choice on start up whether to go into XP or Vista ?
3) If i later decide i want more than the 40GB partitioned on the Vista
Partition, can i move all the backup (150GB) stuff to a different HD and
then repartition to say 100GB / 100GB without losing Vista ?
Best Regards,
Andrew Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182167
DVD Playback
I have been getting conflicting comments on this problem. Which DVD type and
manufacturer do I use to be able to not only burn, but playback on a stand
alone dvd player. The latest I was told to use was Memorex DVD-RW. I can burn
easy enough but will only play back on the computer, not any other dvd player.
I am using an XPS 400 with Windows XP Media Center 2005.
If someone has a definitive answer to this problem I would be greatly
appreciative.
Thank for any and all help. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182162
Media Center / Photo Printing
I have noticed that when printing photos from within the Media Center UI the
quality is significantly poorer when compared to the same photo printed
directly out of Windows. Is there any way to resolve this? I have noticed in
other forums that this problem seems to go all the way back to earlier
versions of MCE. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182152
"SidebySide" errors in Event Log
When I use my HP G4050 scanner on my Win XP Media Centre PC I get the above
errors in the System Event Log, two entries for Event ID 59 and one for Event
Id 32. Anyone got any advice or ideas? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182149
Cant burn recorded show ?
I recorded am episode of the Sopranos on A&E ( doesn't day copy protected
anywhere) ( done this many times before ) and when I go to burn a DVD to
watch in the next room it doesn't get past 1% yet I can watch it on the PC.
I'm wondering if this show in particular wont allow burning? Other episodes
have allowed it and weren't labeled Copy Protected . Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182145
finalizing photo burns
I am new to burning photos onto cds to share with others. I have XP MC, but
did not use MC to burn the photos. I just sent them to my DVD/CD drive and
they burned just fine. The photos are there because I checked the disks after
burning. My question is, will the cds be readable, say for a slideshow, on
other computers? In other words, are the cds finalized? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182144
windows folder opens on startup
does anyone know why my 'windows folder' has started opening automatically
upon startup? (I guess everyone but me knows!!!). Not a great problem, but
annoying.
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RUNDLL ERROR
I have this error message coming up :
RUNDLL : c:/windows/system32/nyhidsae.dll
Running on XP2. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182141
Recovering Safe mode
Hi,
Recently My PC was infected by virus/spyware.I have Bitdefender Total
Security 2008 which deleted the virus
but after that i could not boot into safe mode(normal mode is still working
good and safe mode was working before
bitdefender deleted it) I am not sure what happened.
Whenever i try to get into safe mode, it loads all the drivers and shows the
black screen with "safemode" letters
on each corner of the screen but doesnt beyond that.(no errors/warnings)
My question is how can i debug what is happening after drivers loaded?how
can i recover the safe mode? I also have the ISO of UBCD4Win to repair.
My PC config is
WinXP Professional with SP3(RC)
Bitdefender Total security 2008
AVG Free Antivirus 8.0
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media center slow with application failure message
I have windows vista home premimum with media center that up untill now i use
a lot to record tv. have never had problem in past but all of a suden the
last couple of weeks, my recordings fail and when i try to use guide or
recorded ty windows I get a window that is headed , (Application failure)
With the following message.
Acritical windows media center process has failed please restart the
computer and try again. If problem persists contact your hardware manufacture
for assistance.
medai center also runns slow and fails at times so slow that I can not use
guide or set up recordings HELP""""
thanks JT Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182133
CPU Usage spiking high
Hello! As of a couple of weeks ago, my computer has been running very slowly.
Loading webpages takes about 15 secs. It isnt my internet connection. I have
up to date windows software, as well. When I open windows task manager, under
performance it showsmy CPU Usage at 100% when I'm trying to go on web pages.
Under Processes, it shows "SAService" going up to 90%-100% CPU usage when I'm
going onto pages like Youtube. It says under "username" that it is a "SYSTEM"
process. But I believe it is part of Mcafee, not a windows thing (is it safe
to end this process? I've never had this problem before). "explorer.exe" and
"iexplorer.exe" also spike very high in CPU usage, when I'm trying to open
new windows, or search on the internet, or what have you. Can you tell me why
they are spiking so high in CPU usage? I really need help badly. Thank you
very much! Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182130
All Viacom Add-ins (e.g. TurboNick) Now Missing from VMC!
This is a topic I have been chasing for a month now, ever since I updated to
Vista SP1 and installed a v2 Media Center Extender for the kids; however, I
think it is completely unrelated to either of these events.
All of the Viacom-based add-ins no longer appear in the Online Media /
Explore menu under VMC. This includes TurboNick, Comedy Central Motherload,
MTV, VH1, etc. Unfortunately, I never saved one of these to the Programs
menu, so have no idea if this might have avoided this issue.
The biggest hit here is TurboNick, since that was intended to be a nice
source of programming for the kids. We recently "cut the cable" and went to
all OTA HD. Note that TurboNick still shows up through a regular browser, but
Motherload has been removed altogether.
So, I will assume that someone at Microsoft may have some clue as to what is
going on here, especially considering that these add-ins were featured parts
of the Vista release, and since all mention of them has been removed from the
Vista description pages where they used to appear.
My questions are simple:
1. Why did Viacom pull their add-ins out of Vista? Especially for TurboNick
VMC seemed to be a part of their strategy.
2. Are they ever coming back?
3. Is there a way to put them back manually?
Note that in terms of #3 at least one poster has found a way to manually
replace the MTV and VH1 add-ins. The address turbonick.com/mce also continued
to bring up an MCML file a couple of weeks ago, but has now been updated to
redirect to the normal TurboNick page.
All of this makes it clear that SOMEONE knows what is going on here. I would
just appreciate as a loyal media center user to be "in the loop" and know
whether something better is coming, or whether I just need to give up on ever
watching a Viacom product again. Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182128
Task Manager is gone
I installed a utility from PC magazine that replaced Task Manager. It seemed
to slow down my PC so I uninstalled it. But Task Manager does not respond to
Crl-Alt-Del and I can't right click on the Task Bar and get it to start.
I found a site that provided instructions to reinstall Task Manager but I
could not find all the files needed to complete the install.
I'm running XP Pro on a 3 year old Dell XPS.
Any quick fixes? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182125
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Converting desktop XO to Windows XP Media Center with DirecTV rece
Hi.
I have an older XP machine that I am replacing. Rather than dispose of the
tower PC, I thought "why not upgrade it to an XP WMC operating system and use
it with my non-DVR DirectTV receiver. Then I don't have to buy a new DVR and
I still get some mileage out of my existing PC. What I can't tell after
reviewing the microsoft.com website is how/if a XP WMC box connects to the
DirecTV receiver, how it controls the guide and channel selection on me
DirecTV receiver. Does this really work? I am not after HD like some other
posts. I just want to get a couple of "older" technologies to work together.
Regards,
Mark Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182108
minimized MCE screen....
When minimized in the corner of my monitor, the screen used to be wide screen
16: 9, now it is square 4: 3. I have tried to drag it by it's side to stretch
it out, but it becomes a bigger square.
No item under MCE settings seem to work either.
Please, does anyone know how to fix? Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182107
Recovery
I tried to do a total system recovery. I got as far as the final step where
it say's the screen will go blank for a minute then it will restart. When it
went to restart, it said please wait, and just stayed on that screen for
about 12 hours. I finally shut down the power and now when it tries to start
up it say's system not fully loaded, please insert disc. I have no disc. I
have went thru these steps twice. Any help ?
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sl8man Tag: Windows ZP updates Tag: 182093
Having used automatic updates for some years now I find that my machine is no
longer receiving updates. When trying to load Windows Updates program
nothing happens. Any ideas?
"Bumpa" <Bumpa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D8622273-EA13-48CF-84FB-2E83626E8A60@microsoft.com...
> Having used automatic updates for some years now I find that my machine is
> no
> longer receiving updates. When trying to load Windows Updates program
> nothing happens. Any ideas?