How to enable the DVD library in WIndows 7 Media Center

How do you enable DVD library in Win 7 Media Center?  I tried editing the registry as in Vista, but it does not work with Win 7.  I am running Win 7 Pro 64-bit version.  Thank you

Hi zt75,

Run you manually editing the registry?

Have you clicked on fix it from the link below? If this is not the case, click on fixit and check if that helps.

How can I enable the DVD library in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer?
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/930526

(Although this article is for Windows Vista, we can always give it a shot in Windows 7.)

Or do these steps and check.

To enable the DVD library in Windows 7, follow these steps:

1. If Windows Media Center is running, close it.
2. click on start.
3. in the search box, type regedit.
4. in the list programs, click on regedit.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.
5. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Settings\Video settings

6. in the Details pane, right-click VideoGalleryView, and then click on edit.
7 remove the content that appear in the value data box.
8. in the value data box, type Gallery, and then click OK. Registry value data: Gallery = Activate My DVD; Play = not to activate my DVD
9. close the registry editor.

To verify that the automatic fix worked, restart your computer. You should now see "DVD library" from the menu. To add DVDs, go to the menu information (click on 'i' on the remote control) and select "Add Movies.

Try this also:

1. If Windows Media Center is running, close it.
2. click on start.
3. in the search box, type regedit.
4. in the list programs, click on regedit.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.
5. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Start Menu
 
Check if it has a value of HideDVD, and if the value data is set to 1. If the data in the value of HideDVD is set to 1, then you have two options. One option would be to delete the HideDVD value. The other option would be to change the value from 1 to 0 data.
6. close the registry editor.

EDITING REGISTRY WARNING:
Important:   This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Additional information:

http://blogs.technet.com/fixit4me/archive/2009/01/02/enable-Media-Center-DVD-library-fix-it-live.aspx

Aziz nadeem - Microsoft Support

Tags: Windows

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