Computer crashes whenever I try to access Windows Media Center

Original title: windows media center problems

my computer freezes whenever I have attempt to access windows media Center and I can play downloaded vids

Hi atthire,

1. When did you start to question?

2. you remember to make changes to the computer before this problem?

3. you receive messages or error codes?

4. what type of video files you try to play?

Step 1:

This problem occurs if the Windows Media Center update process (Mcupdate.exe) cannot access the Windows Media Center data store. You may experience this problem if the data store is corrupted. So, try to rebuild the Media Center data store. To do this, follow these steps:

a. exit Windows Media Center.

b. remove the mediaCenterDataStore.db file. By default, this file is located in the following location:

%SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mediaCenterDataStore.DB

c. Click Start, run type, and then click Run.

(d) in the Open box, type % systemdrive%\programdata\microsoft\ehome, and then click OK.

e. in the details, click pane right mediacenterdatastore.db and then click on remove.

f. click Yes to confirm that you want to move the Mediacenterdatastore.db file to the trash.

g. launch Windows Media Center and check if the problem persists.

Step 2:

You try to run a SFC scan to find and fix missing or corrupt system files.

You can read the following article to launch the SFC scan:

How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

Hope this information is useful.

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