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• Cannot use the DVR functions in Windows Media Center because Comcast went to digital maps

  Original title: Media Center help

  In my region, Comcast went to digital maps. My Media Center capabilities (Dvr) no longer works, (does not recognize the Media Center remote). I went through the media center set up to recognize the codes, but it does not work. I want my dvr back. I need to know if there is a fix, patch or work around to get my Media Center remote to work.

  All you need is the FREE Digital Terminal adapter. DTA. You can hear all kinds
  things when you call customer service who unfortunately depends on which
  answers your phone call.
   
  Please see my other reply to your other post.
   
  Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 10:57:10 + 0000, kenjazz7 wrote:
   
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  > Comcast provides scramble their signal for all subscribers, even basic. There is no solution and Windows Media Center is not a supported software according to the customer service Comcast, who I called on July 15, 2010.
  >
  > Stop telling people to buy more things for a software that will be blocked by Comcast as they roll out there new Xfinity service which aims to replace the Media Center window as a paid service to the customers there.
   

  Barb Bowman

  http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

• Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed. A problem with the application to stop functioning properly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available.

  Started getting the error Windows Media Center feared about 3 weeks ago.  I have tried the MS fix, reflected on the web for solutions, have run sfc/scannow (no violation of integrity) and nothing works.  Cannot restore system it's been 3 weeks.
  System was working fine 1 day and then bam... error messages began to appear.  I can always go into Media Center and listen to music or watch recorded shows.  I just can't watch TV or record something again.   I checked the Device Manager - material and everything works fine. Need help please...   Thank you.

  I guess that's the article that you are referring to?

  Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer: "Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed".
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/936229

  This site has some good ideas for you to try.

  How to fix the Windows Vista registry entries and files Media Center
  http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/03/16/how-to-repair-Media-Center-files-and-registry-entries-on-Windows-Vista.aspx

  "Windows Media Center Receiver Service... "Error
  http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/50233/223005.aspx

  http://www.Google.com/search?q=Windows%20Media%20Center%20Receiver%20Service%20stopped%20working&hl=en&RLS=com.Microsoft:-AU & output = search & TBS = rcnt:1 & tbo = 1

  See if the System File Checker can help you?

  How to repair the operating system and how to restore the configuration of the operating system to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesTo

  See if you can isolate some processes of third party as the culprit?

  310560 How to troubleshoot by using the Msconfig utility in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310560

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/929135

• HP 500-281: Windows Media Center

  Is a HP 500-281 PCs running windows 7 good for use as a Windows Media center? or is there a better alternative. I'm not going to use it for games, but I want to mainly use the DVR function with data from a cable tuner card. The PC will be part of a multimedia network.

  It should work fine.  Provide the software is configured properly.  Remember that the execution of a DVR service requires the PC to be available for the task and only serve only not for something else (if necessary)

• Is there a file where are stored the data pause & rewind live TV in Windows Media Center?

  Is there a file where are stored the data pause & rewind live TV in Windows Media Center? More to the point - how can I save the time shift buffer in WMC?

  I would like to know if it is possible to find the data that Windows Media Center is to store during her watch TV Online. I don't speak data WMC stores by itself to allow the use of the function of pause & rewind live TV, how to find files that you have saved yourself by pressing the Red record button.

  For example, I often live TV playing on the computer in the background while I do something else. Can I see or hear a brief fact/clip/segment of interest that flashes by and I think, ' I wish I had recorded that. " If I go back to the bit I wanted to capture and hit record, it will not capture the part I want, it will start recording from the point, the program has achieved in real time.

  Does anyone know where the actual data of the TV are kept so that I can retrieve these clips that interest me, but were never recorded by me manually? I found the "TempRec" in the folder "Recorded TV" - anyone know how to convert this video (if indeed it is the location where you store temporary data for pause & rewind live TV)?

  If not, is it possible to enable a feature in WMC, which automatically starts the recording of TV channels as soon as you go to them? This way I can record everything, then just cut all the scenes of interest using Movie Maker. If not, are there other Win7 compatible programs that will do this?

  Thank you.

  Apparently, there is a way to achieve the goal.

  A nice gentleman from the Germany wrote dll that create a "time-shift buffer recording" add-in for WindowsMedia Center (for Vista and XP only) which can be found at:

  http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/3...83.aspx#162083

  For Windows 7, there would currently be via a 3rd party of program, i.e. PowerCinema 6, which records from any point in the time shift buffer zone - I don't know why Microsoft has not also incorporated this feature into WMC for have other programs third 3rd (including EyeTV for the Mac).

  Unfortunately, suggestions from another forum to change file extensions in .tmp .dvr-ms TempSBE and double-click on the file to read the file of time lag in WMC, does not work in Windows 7 x 64 (the message in this forum has been regarding the Vista x 64), however, I have not tried with other versions of Windows - I would like to know if anyone has had some luck using this method.

  Even if it had worked, I think I would have always preferred the usability and features of a program that does the job for me, like Power Cinema - damage, it could not have been WMC. What do you think?

  Thank you.

• Windows Media Center "to listen or look at a conflict"... does not recognize the TV tuner

  I have completely exhausted the forum Windows Media Center for response to the resolution of this problem. I replaced my unit ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Ready, as well as my graphics card tuner, and WMC still says 'No TV Tuner Found"and the message" listen or look at a conflict - no tuner available to meet the current demand "when I try to watch live TV. I have also a "no tuner hardware detected... Please ensure equipment is installed correctly...» "if I try to set up the TV Tuner again.

  I don't think that my answer lies in Windows Media Center or hardware from ATI. I'm now trying to figure out if it involves this feature installed at the factory of HP listed on the bottom of my computer: "GENUINE WINDOWS VISTA HOME Premium TUNER DIGITAL". I understand that it is the software and hardware.

  I would be grateful if anyone has answers. If anyone knows what this function is that was installed at the factory, and how I can uninstall and reinstall the software and replace the hardware, I understand that too.

  Thank you

  After unsuccessfully trying everything I could find that had the potential to solve my problem, I finally solved the problem myself.

  It's actually a corrupted Windows file that allows my TV tuner, which caused all my problems. I reinstalled my Vista operating system to its original state, and now the ATI TV tuner works fine. Easier said than done.
  
  Mr. Fix It

• Windows Media Center 7 (64-bit) falls down for TV Set Up

  We have recently installed a Ceton Infinitv Quad Tuner (and the latest updates and SW) for our Windows 7 Ultimate PC.  I followed previous forum advice and started the PC to the selective startup to isolate third-party issues, run the .net framework Cleanup tool, reinstalled the components needed .net framework (1.0, 1.1, 3.5, 3.5 SP1 and 4.0) and disabled MC Update.  None of them have worked.

  I get to the settings--> TV and Media Center menu crashes or TV---> Set Up TV Signal and Media Center crashes with a message 'Media Center' stopped working.  Other than this issue Media Center works very well.

  Any suggestions for how to deal with this?

  Hello

  You can try the following steps and check if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Try to uninstall and reinstall Windows Media Center:

  Step 1:

  Uninstall Windows Media center:

  a. go to start and in the search type 'Turn Windows has or not'.

  b. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".

  c. find multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media center.

  d. restart the computer

  Step 2:

  Reinstall Windows Media center:

  a. go to start and in the search type 'Turn Windows has or not'.

  b. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".

  c. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of Windows Media center.

  d. restart the computer.

  Check out the link:

  Turn on or off Windows features

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/turn-Windows-features-on-or-off

  Method 2:

  Also try to update driver BIOS and graphics card to the latest version. You can check the manufacturer's Web site to do the same.

  Make sure you have the latest updates of Windows installed.

  You can also check if you get an error in Event Viewer about what is causing the problem.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-Event-Viewer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• CIMG files will be displayed in Windows Media Center

  I cut and copyied photos from an SD card to my computer hard drive and a cd, now I can't open the photos stored in windows media center. Help, please. There is a blue file with a number of file with full photo information. When I click to open the photo, I get a message stating that the file cannot be opened.

  Additional wire duplicate content:

  Copy the .img files

  How can I transfer (copy or cut) a .img file of Medis Center window? There is not a transfer function that I can find.

  Hi Mcr5962,

  ·         What operating system is installed on the computer?

  You can use the Viewer Windows photo to open photos or images. Windows Media Center does not support the .img file and cannot be opened with Windows Media Center.

  View and use your pictures in Windows Photo Viewer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-CA/Windows7/view-and-use-your-pictures-in-Windows-Photo-Viewer

  For more information on the management of files of Windows Media Center, see the article:

   

  Types of files supported by Windows Media Center

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-CA/Windows7/file-types-supported-by-Windows-Media-Center

  Let us know if this information useful.

• Windows Media Center - Internet TV - availability and navigation of the full episodes.

  With regard to the full episodes of Windows Media Center - Internet TV.

  I've seen a few questions about this in the Microsoft Answers forum, but 2 / 3 times the official response was unrelated to the question asked. So, to be clear, I'm not talking about watching live TV, navigation in my TV guide, TV recording, or watch recorded TV shows. It's strictly about the availability of the property and to navigate to find full episodes on Internet TV.

  There are a few ridiculous clips ginormous and only a small handful of full episodes. I hate clips. In a busy life, they are the opposite of the useful. So, instead of going through every single show individually to see if it contains full episodes, I want a way to browse shows with full episodes. Is this a problem of training or an enhancement request? Is there a way to filter the full episodes only?

  I would also like to be able to filter my search of full episodes. It seems ridiculous to me if I want to just full episodes, I have to go through a long list of clips in the search results to find. Again... ask for the issue or the development of training?

  I'm also confused why some shows that have full episodes on the site of the network do not have full episodes in WMC Internet TV. I know it's a matter of content and perhaps not something, you can contact... is it be restricted by networks?

  Thank you!!

  Hello

  All the content comes from the provider.  I hate watching the clips too and there is not much Microsoft can do about it. It is sometimes frustrating to go through all the clips to find full episodes. The only thing you can do is to provide feedback to microsoft to enhance the functionality of Media Center search to find full episodes.

  Provide your feedback on this link-
  www.Connect.Microsoft.com

  I'm sure that there are many ppl who like to have an option like this!

• Click recorded TV, it says that "Windows Media Center has stopped working, seeking resolutions... »

  I'm having a problem with Windows Media Center. It starts no problem, but when I click on recorded TV, it says that "Windows Media Center has stopped working, seeking resolutions... "If I click on TV guide there is no problem. I tried a restore, but for some reason any restore function has been disabled.

  (copy - paste from another thread - user has same question):

  
  You has not, coincidentally, happens to record last Friday (I think it is?) episode of human target (what happened to be replaced by a House reruns), did you?
  Reason I ask: it has been a little traffic on to thegreenbutton on the subject these days - and everyone who reported also arrived to try to save human target.  Somehow, the file finished with metadata is corrupted, what makes MC crash when you enter recorded TV (at best, it crashes when you select the program from the list.)
  FIX: Open Explorer and go to C:\users\Public\Recorded TV.  Find and remove "human Target__"(exemple: «La Target_WDIVDT_2010_10_01».) ".
  Start Media Center, and then try again.  Fixed?

  HTH,
  Chris

  MS - MVP (Media Center) [If this post can help solve your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' at the top of this message.] [Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.]

• Problem installing Windows XP Pro/Windows Media Center Edition

  A few years ago, I built a system which consists of MS Windows Media Center Edition.  Recently, the hard drive failed.  I replaced the drive with a 1 TB Seagate Barracuda SATA drive.  Strangely, I can't reinstall MS Windows Media Center.  To clarify... with MS Windows Media Center cd in the drive, the installation went well.  The hard drive has been formatted and that the CD-ROM files have been hard disk messages were present.  The next step was a reboot by MS Windows cd.  This is where the installation fails. After the reboot, the Windows XP splash screen came as if the program Windows opened on your desktop.  At halfway through the splash screen, the system restarts.  Reboot forever more.  I don't know what is happening. Anyone?

  Test your player - create a Bootable CD:
  Ranging from 5 to 25% (depending on the make and model) new hard disks are defective.

  If you have a new hard drive Seagate the very next thing would be to download Seagate Seatools
  (bootable CD) and check bad sectors.
  SeaTools for information: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
  SeaTools for Windows download: http://www.seagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/saturn/seatools-win-master/
  SeaTools for DOS download:
  http://www.Seagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/consumer-electronics/LD25-series/SeaTools-DOS-master/

  HD Tune:
  Provides information of the car and has an option (tab scan error) to test your drive.
  http://www.hdtune.com/

  SpeedFan:
  Monitors internal temperatures and has a function of analysis health online (SMART tab) for hard disks drive.
  It displays your drives model number and compares your drive with other discs of the same brand and model.
  http://www.almico.com/SpeedFan.php

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• ehExtHost.exe error in Windows Media Center.

  Original title: Media Center Error Message.

  I get an error of ehExtHost.exe when I start media Center on my computer running Windows XP.  It is said that a registered JIT debugger is not available.  When I click on cancel he says that there is an error cordbg.exe! a0x2d4.  Below the said process id = 0x16f8 (5880) and below that he wrote Thread id = 0 x 728 (5928).  All of the fixes listed here for error similar messages work to solve this problem or is - something different will be completely?

  You can try to reset Windows Media Center to see if it helps.

  Uninstalling and reinstalling Windows Media Player:
  Step 1.
  Uninstalling Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. search for multimedia and uncheck the brand in the face of Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer
   
  Step 2.
  Reinstall Windows Media Player:
  1. go to start and in the search type "Turn Windows willing or not.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
  3. find the multimedia functions and place a check mark in front of the Windows Media Player.
  4 restart the computer.

  If you encounter problems with Windows Media Player, try to use the Troubleshoot utility to see if that fixes the problem.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter by clicking the Start button, then Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooting, and then click Troubleshooting. Click View all, and then click the Windows Media Player settings.

  I hope this helps.

• Loss of signal HDMI in Windows Media Center

  I have a Dell Studio Hybrid PCs only running Windows Vista Home Edition Premium attached to a Samsung LN52A750 LCD HDTV via HDMI. If I turn on the TV away from the PC input and back, I lose the video signal... but only when Windows Media Center is running in full screen.

  It works fine:

  1. Turn on the TV.
  2. Switch to PC input on the TV.
  3. Turn on the PC.
  4. Start Windows Media Center.
  5. Turn off the PC.
  6. Turns off the TV (or switch to a different input).

  This also works very well:

  1. Turn on the TV.
  2. Switch to PC input on the TV.
  3. Turn on the PC.
  4. Start Windows Media Center.
  5. Minimize Windows Media Center.
  6. Turn on the TV to a different entry, but leave the PC.
  7. Turn on your TV to the PC - you see always the computer.

  It does NOT work:

  1. Turn on the TV.
  2. Switch to PC input on the TV.
  3. Turn on the PC.
  4. Start Windows Media Center.
  5. Turn on the TV to a different entry, but leave the PC with Windows Media Center in full screen running .
  6. Try to turn on the TV to the PC - no picture or sound is on the screen and the PC must be restarted to return sound/video fully.

  I came across this problem recently (after the passage of a VGA/DVI to HDMI connection). First of all, I came across it when the PC would go to sleep - the video signal stops and the TV stop see the PC signal, even once the PC is awake. I have read a bit online and thought it was something people call a problem of 'EDID handshake. " I thought simply not let the computer sleep (and do not turn off the PC video) would fix it, but I ran into another issue. Kind of a twist.

  I was showing friends how Media Center worked, I spent in the PC, showed them Windows Media Center, spent in a different entry, then switched back to the PC (because I forgot to show you something). The blue background of Media Center appeared for a split second and the signal was instantly lost. I had to reload completely in order to recover the signal.

  I retried the experience - shot to the top of Media Center, active the TV away from the computer, then it passed right away - same result. Restart lost, hard signal.

  I don't know how I fell on it, but at some point, I had the experience with a twist. I pulled to the top of the computer, started Media Center and reduced. Then I moved the TV away from the PC and back... and the signal was always there. I did it again, and again, the signal was there. The TV turns off and on again - signal always there. Then I enlarged Media Center, changed television away from the PC, and when I came back... NO SIGNAL.

  So: with full-screen Media Center loses the signal, but when Media Center is reduced to a minimum the signal remains.

  I started thinking about how my recent use of the Media Center differed from the previous time. Normally, I use the Media Center, watch a movie or something and then go and do something else. I'm back from PC to something else and back. And every time that I had spent in the PC and he had kept the signal, the screen saver has been on - the screen saver 'bubbles '.

  Something that I noticed with the screensaver "Bubbles" is that it sometimes brings the Windows taskbar in the foreground so it 'up' to the Windows Media Center full screen appears. I usually turn the television on the PC input before "wake the computer" and to get the screensaver to go.

  Now I wonder if the lost signal has something to do with Windows Media Center. I have [I think] know a bit the functioning of Windows and the concept of execution of different 'offices '. I wrote a screensaver in C++ unmanaged long ago and I remember there was some crazy stuff that you have to do when you write an application "windowless" (as Media Center - there is no border around it when it goes full screen) and make the "caches", as the screen saver 'bubbles '. I wonder if he has something to do with the standard Windows Desktop works correctly but the Windows Media Center app full screen "desktop" does not properly.

  I tried another experience where I kept full screen WMC, leave the TV losing signal and press Win + D to minimize and show the desktop. Then I went to the TV in the back. No luck - once the signal has been lost, it was lost for good.

  I did since then research various responses. I read that defining the ACPI suspend mode S3 would fix it, but it doesn't. I tried implementing a keyboard shortcut attached to a script that could change the display resolution of 640 x 480 and then change back because I read changing the resolution to update the signal - which did not work.

  Basically, I got no alternative except to keep WMC reduced when it is not in use.

  I'll try to set the screen saver "Bubbles" to 1 minute or something and see if that will at least let me inputs turn on the TV after one minute of inactivity. Yet, it would be good to know if there is some setting I'm missing.

  Hello Travis and Jmelton98,

  Thank you for posting.  Your tests of Travis and additional post of Jmelton, it seems it will be probably something that only can be set by the video card drivers.  If you were to look at the known issues for some drivers, you would see similar questions types.  It is one of the reasons for the drivers for video cards are updated so often.  Sometimes there will be a problem so important that they will release a special patch to fix (like what happened during the crisis game is released).  There should be a new series of pilots soon become availible.

  Please try and see if the problem persists.  Thank you both for the replies that it will help others too. Zack
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• Windows Media center has disappeared!

   
  I recently had some problems with my vista home premium and had a friend of mine glance that he ended by wiping and re-install vista but now my windows media center is is more here, I have read other forums, that I could find here nothing doesn't. The only solution I have found so far is to re - install vista again but I had not given a CD or DVD when I bought my laptop. Any ideas?

  Ouch.
  The only explanation I have for this, is that your friend used a Vista disc vLite (and had removed the last Media Center.)
  Once this is done, there is no "resettlement" function - you will need to reinstall the operating system on a blank disc.
  A friend.  Can bring you to install again, but common sense this time?

  I looked everywhere on the Sony site - no order records 'here '.  (Sony could take a cue from HP in this Department...)
  So, I suggest you Contact Sonyand tell them about command filtering alternatives.  You'll need.

  -Chris [If this post can help solve your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' at the top of this message.] [Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.]

• lack of Windows Media Center in Vista HP

  I am running Vista Home Premium.
  My OS is Windows Media Center. He started giving me problems with the cursor if poster not, so I stopped using it for some time several months ago. Now, I can't find it anywhere on my system.
  I need to know if I can get it back, or if I can redownload it. I can't find anywhere on the Microsoft site to download.
  I don't have Windows media player, but it's not the same.

  Hello ddanhrt64b,

  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Forum.

  You can check and see if you have selected Windows Media Center in programs and features.

  1. open the control panel configuration/programs and features.
  2. click on "Turn Windows features on or off" in the left pane.
  3. expand "Multimedia functions", check if you have selected 'Windows Media Center'.
  4. open "Turn Windows features on or off" again. Activate the 'Windows Media Player' and 'Windows Media Center' features. Turn it back on.
  5. launch Windows Media Center, initialize the program.

  Then go to start, all programs and see if Windows Media Center is now displayed.

  I hope this helps.

  Sincerely, Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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