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• Configure the Media Center with TV combo tuner

  I'm trying to set up Media Center (Vista Home Premium) to recognize the analog part of my TV Wonder ATI 750USB tuner. Support page of Windows says ther is a fix. However, the services are not available and there is no indication when they will be available. Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution. ? If you have, I would be grateful if you could share it with me.

  My operating system is Vista Home Premium sp2.

  Thank you

  Hello

  ·        What happens when you try to configure Media Center with TV combo tuner? You receive an error message? If Yes, what is the exact error message?

  The fix for this issue is already installed Vista SP 1. Click on the link below. I suggest you to download the fix that is present in the article mentioned below and install it on the system and check.

  Windows Media Center does not correctly configure a combo TV tuner signals that supports ATSC and NTSC on a Windows Vista-based computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929011

  Check if you are facing any of these symptoms that are mentioned in the article mentioned above and we do know.

  Thanks and regards.

  Thahaseena M
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.
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• "Tuner is not available" error message Windows Media Center with HD HomeRun Prime

  Running the tuner HD HomeRun Prime with Time-Warner tuning adapter.  Scan is not the tuner.  No problem with Device Manager.  For all drivers are current.  I have that once had access.  Then and only then, I had to access via HD HomeRun Prime and NOT of WMC.  No matter what I do, no tuners are found.  Adequate signal IS present.

  
  3. the similar issue was also addressed in the two threads below.
  http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/72329/376631.aspx
  http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/78588/388896.aspx
   
   
  If your computer has installed TV tuner hardware, follow these steps to resolve the error messages so Media Center can use the tuner driver. After each step,Open Media Center and try to view or to set up live TV. Continue following the steps until the error no longer appears and you can watch TV:
  1. If you use a cable of the card and the computer resumes from a standby or standby mode, wait at least 20 seconds before starting any software that uses the tuner, including Windows Media Center.
  2. restart the computer to Resync to Media Center driver:
  a. Click Start.
  b. click on the arrow in the toolbar and then click on restart.
  c. wait that Windows and all startup items load before you open Windows Media Center.
  3. If you have added a new tuner card, make sure that the tuner card is compatible with Windows 7 Premium or Ultimate. Search for certified for Windows 7 on the product packaging or consult the following website to check the compatibility:
  Microsoft support: Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility List (in English)
  4. change the Windows Media Center Receiver Service specific to a Local System account account name:
  a. click Start , and then type Administrative Tools in the start search box. Click on administrative tools in the search results.
  b. double-click on Services .
  c. scroll to the bottom of the list of Services and find Windows Media Center Receiver Service . You may need to expand the name column by dragging the right side of the column heading.
  d. right-click on Windows Media Center Receiver Service and then click Properties.
  e. click the Connection tab , and then select the Local System account .
  f. click apply and then click OK in the message Services.
  g. restart the computer.
  h. click OK again and restart the computer.

• 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:
   
  >
  >
  > 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

• Installation window Media Center with Avermedia A850 DMB-TH/DVB-T

  Hi all

  I am located in Australia and I have a USB TV tuner which can be used for DVB - T or DMB - TH digital system. I tested it on the player of AverMedia TV tuner, which worked well and I can't all channels using an antenna from the wall outlet. However, it doesn't seem to work when I went to the Media Center window with the same exact configuration (taking wall antenna).

  I tried to use it on Windows Vista and 7, which gave me very different results.

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  Vista: When I click on "Setup TV signal" it recognizes the signal as "Antenna", but he was not able to scan any guide or service.

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  7: Interestingly, it recognizes the USB TV Tuner, but to halfway through the installer it says 'You are about to leave the media center window to start the installation process for Tuner AVerMedia digital (DMB - TH)' and the rest of the facility would be in Chinese, where he asks me which City Chinese I am etc. and cause recognized as a bad country and DMB - TH no channels are available.

  --------------------------

  Could I please get a setting for help to the top of the window Media Center?

  Initially, I thought it was a problem with the driver, but it seems not to be because she works for the Avermedia program.

  Thanks for your help!

  Hello

  Thank you for you answer.

  I have already contacted Avermedia and they got back to me with a solution. However, they notified the problem with the interface in Chinese was the software design of the library window.

  Also, I think that DMB - TH is just how Windows Media Center recognized as, because it is a hybrid TV tuner so when I click on the driver he recognizes as DMB-TH/DVB-T so its fine.

  In any case, he now works correctly. It's a hybrid tuner, they asked me to install a program that allows me to switch between DVB - T and DMB - TH. So far it works well :)

  Thanks for your help.

• Set up Media Center using Xbox 360 as Extender fails - HELP!

  I use Windows 7 64 b Assus laptop and the new version of the Xbox 360 as a media center extender on a network home wifi elapse a router Linksys E4200.  I have Norton Internet Security (v18.6.0.29) and the standard Windows Firewall on my laptop.  I have configure manually all ports right on the Norton firewall as described in the Article ID: 911728 - last review: February 16, 2010 - revision: 6.0 entitled "Firewall Ports that must be open to use your Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender.  I get throughout the series until the last step.  Both the Xbox and the laptop appear to expire and I get an error message on the xBox that says:

  COMPLETED CONNECTION: "the Xbox 360 has been disconnected from the PC Media Center.  For technical support, visit Microsoft Support at http://support.microsoft.com".

  If I do nothing, the Xbox will attempt to restart the connection three times until I'm finally getting a message that says:

  "Xbox 360 could not connect to the Windows Media Center computer. Turn on your Xbox 360 console off and then on again and try to connect again"

  I did this several times without success. I also disabled my firewall from Norton and my Windows Firewall but still no further.  The Media Center on the laptop says it is installed and ready to use and I do not see my laptop under video library on the Xbox, but when I choose what it I get an error message that says:

  "Unable to connect. Make sure that you have activated this console on your computer.

  I copied the last entries in the log events below that shows the last attempt I made to configure the Extender. You will see a newspaper where the Extender and successfully it implements and then several error messages that I can't understand.

  Journal name: Media Center
  Source: Microsoft-Windows Media Center Extender
  Date: 02/07/2011 13:07:26
  Event ID: 506
  Task category: Configuration
  Level: Information
  Keywords:
  User: LesleysLapto-PC\Lesley
  Computer: LesleysLapto-PC
  Description:
  Media Center Extender account Mcx1-LESLEYSLAPTO-PC was created for the extender with the ID: uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-0025AE8C0070.
  The event XML:
  http://schemas.Microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
   
     
      506
      0
      4
      4
      0
      0 x 8000000000000000
     
      69
     
     
      Media Center
      LesleysLapto-PC
     
   
   
      Mcx1-LESLEYSLAPTO-PC
      UUID:10000000-0000-0000-0200-0025AE8C0070
   
  

  Journal name: Media Center
  Source: Microsoft-Windows Media Center Extender
  Date: 02/07/2011 13:09:29
  Event ID: 116
  Task category: Application of the Session
  Level: error
  Keywords:
  User: LesleysLapto-PC\Lesley
  Computer: LesleysLapto-PC
  Description:
  The Media Center Extender session could start.

  Error: No mapping between account names and security IDS was done.
  The event XML:
  http://schemas.Microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
   
     
      116
      0
      2
      1
      0
      0 x 8000000000000000
     
      70
     
     
      Media Center
      LesleysLapto-PC
     
   
   
      -2147023564
   
  

  Journal name: Media Center
  Source: Microsoft-Windows Media Center Extender
  Date: 02/07/2011 13:10:28
  Event ID: 593
  Task category: Configuration
  Level: WARNING
  Keywords:
  User: LesleysLapto-PC\Lesley
  Computer: LesleysLapto-PC
  Description:
  Your Media Center Extender has been implemented successfully, but a firewall can block connect the Extender to your Windows Media Center PC (expired after 180000ms).
  The event XML:
  http://schemas.Microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
   
     
      593
      0
      3
      4
      0
      0 x 8000000000000000
     
      71
     
     
      Media Center
      LesleysLapto-PC
     
   
   
      180000
   
  

  Journal name: Media Center
  Source: Microsoft-Windows Media Center Extender
  Date: 02/07/2011 13:10:29
  Event ID: 116
  Task category: Application of the Session
  Level: error
  Keywords:
  User: LesleysLapto-PC\Lesley
  Computer: LesleysLapto-PC
  Description:
  The Media Center Extender session could start.

  Error: No mapping between account names and security IDS was done.
  The event XML:
  http://schemas.Microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
   
     
      116
      0
      2
      1
      0
      0 x 8000000000000000
     
      72
     
     
      Media Center
      LesleysLapto-PC
     
   
   
      -2147023564
   
  

  The last five entries are exactly the same as above.  During this attempt, I had turned on the Firewall Norton back after that defining carefully all the rules required by the above mentioned article.  The results are the same if I have the active firewall or disabled - just says error message the connection has expired when the firewall is disabled.

  I hope someone can help me with this - I have spent all day trying to solve this and I'm at the end of my rope.

  OK, so I spent all morning pour on my router configs without success and then realized that my drive mapping had stopped working when I updated to my current router E4200.  So I double checked all configs in Windows file sharing and realized that I had activated password sharing which prevented the player sharing between my laptop and my laptop children without creating the same user accounts on each box.  Who sets and I was able to get my shared drives. Then I pulled upward to Media Center again and got exactly the same answer as before.  I thought I was really puzzled but thought I would try and open shared files, I could see on my Xbox AND THIS TIME IT WORKED!  It must have been the password of sharing that prevented the connections between the Media Center on my laptop and Xbox and he disguised himself as a firewall or setting a timeout problem that led me down the wrong path.

  Thanks for the suggestion check the router settings.  I would not have thought to double check my disk sharing settings otherwise.

• Download pirated Windows XP Media Center with the genuine key?

  Hi all

  First of all, I apologize if the thread, I created is in the wrong place (Technet forums), but I got enough good help from technet on a Windows 7 problem, that I had. I've recently updated to the Genuine Windows XP Media Center to a genuine Windows 7 Professional.

  I own a HP pavilion laptop came pre-loaded with XP MC (media center). Now, HP does not record with the laptop, instead, there is a recovery partition which can be transferred to DVD to create additional space on the HARD drive, I did. Unfortunately my DVD player no longer works, and I can not restore my XP to factory settings (new facility) because the HP restore software only reads from the DVD.

  This XP has become bloated over time, and I want to do a new installation.

  It is, I could download a pirated copy of the media center XP SP3 and use my real serial number and / or additional information to activate it?

  Thank you

  No, because your key is specific to an HP facility.
  Replace your DVD player or buy an external hard drive

• I get an error "fix computer clock" when I try to use windows media center with netflix

  I downloaded the software you need to watch your netflix on Windows Media Center. Once I'm inside the Windows Media Center, I click on Netflix, my user name and password for netflix pops up, then I think that enter to go... I get an error message that says "Please update the computer clock you and or update your timezone. '. Both are already up to date, but I get this error message.

  Check your time zone. If all goes well, then it's a question with netflix. You can contact the support of netflix.

  Alternatively, you can try to reset your information newspaper: -.

  http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/11/resetting-Netflix-login-information-in-Windows-Media-Center.html

• Using WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER WITH YOUR KEYBOARD, BUT WAS so SLOW!

  I'm under full and 32-bit Windows Vista Edition without service pack, and it's so SLOW!

  Even he soon in MEDIA CENTER!

  Narrator read the buttons I pushed on and it WAS so SLOW!

  My father was so angry and it IS SLOW!

  Can you help me run SP2 on my computer?

  Hi again.  Question: what would these updates have been?  If you don't remember, open Windows Update, click on "see the installed updates" and more recently installed report with updates.

  As I already said (maybe bad), Windows Update not immediately offers you Service Pack 1.  There are quite a few Windows updates that must be installed before WU will offer you the service pack.
  There is also some (including some audio drivers Realtek) drivers that are known to cause problems with the installation of SP1; Therefore, WU do offer you the update until these drivers are updated.

  Here is an MS article explaining why (and bugs):
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948343/en-us

  I would like to repeat that the three updates, I mentioned in my first post are prerequisites for SP1.  Theyneed to be installed first and in the order displayed.
  Again, check your Windows Update history for these three KB numbers.  If you don't see one or several of them installed, you can find with a quick Google search.  ;)

  Kind regards
  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.]

• How can I burn a DVD in Windows Media Center with the closed captioning information included?

  I recorded a program in Windows media center.  When I read the program, it displays the closed captioning information.  If I burn a DVD program closed captioning information do not display during playback.  How can I burn the DVD to include captioning?

  Hello
   
   
  1. How do you try to burn the DVD? You have saved the DVD on the desktop (hard drive) or you burnt before you save it to a DVD?
  2. after are burning the DVDs in which application you trying to play?
  
  I suspect that the captions are already burned in DVD, at this point in time we can cross check if the option is set to display captions.
  To enable or disable subtitles for DVD
  a. on the Windows Media Center start screen, navigate to tasks, click settings, click DVD and then click subtitle.
  b. click the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to select power off or when cut, and then click Save.
   
  For more information, refer to the article below.
  Show captions or subtitles in Windows Media Center
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Show-closed-captions-or-subtitles-in-Windows-Media-Center
  See also the belowl link:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/turn-on-full-screen-mode-and-closed-captions-in-videos-on-the-Windows-website
  
  I hope this helps.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Order a decoder DTA50 via Windows Media Center with an infrared transmitter/receiver Catherine-IR01

  Recently I had to get a DTA50 to continue to get the channels should I get, so I can watch TV through my WinTV TV tuner. The problem is that the decoder is not connected directly to the computer, so I can't control it like this. I have a Catherine-IR01 transceiver and an IR control cable, which is connected to the transceiver. Windows Media Center, says it can't detect the IR hardware. Can someone tell what I am doing wrong?

  I am unable to apply the change to the inf, I get an error saying that I can't make it writable. I have this play as an administrator, but can not modify or replace the .inf files.

  Edit: Zero I could get around a bit by saving the input.inf file in a separate folder by copying and replacing in the inf folder. However, there is no file irbus.inf to edit, neither is it a medctroc.inf file.
  Edit 2: OK, problem cleared up. It turns out that the problem was that it was misunderstanding my WinTV card double tuner as having two ties from boxes, and as such only found a single piece of hardware IR operation.

• I need to reconfigure my WRT54G2 to work with Comcast Cable Modem - please help!

  She says it's the only place where I can get help, at least I have pay $39,99 help. My router worked fine. Comcast has made updates and now it will not work. If I connect the modem cable to the laptop, the internet works fine.

  It's the router. She said I have to reconfigure. I tried to look on the site by typing in the 192.168.1.1 thing and the "admin" password is not correct.

  My cable modem is Motorola SB5120. My linksys is WRT54G2 V1

  Please tell me how to reconfigure this works! We are working on the House and it is a huge obstacle for us not having wireless internet

  Hello Mominct! I'm glad that the wired connection works already. This means that the router has been able to get an IP from the modem already. Simply configure the settings wireless for the laptop to work.

  Here's what to do:

  1. open http://192.168.2.1 the router page and use admin for the password.

  2. go in the tab set the Configuration Manual wireless wireless. Change the SSID of "linksys" to any name you want, allow the broadcast of the SSID, then click on save settings.

  3. go to the wireless security sub tab, set the Security Mode WPA-Personal, enter a password (it must be at least 8 characters), then click on save settings. It will then be your password wireless. If you want to leave the unsecured network, simply left off wireless security.

  That's all. Hoping for the best!

• Signal low e1000 with Comcast cable speed

  I have Comcast for my Internet provider and is the cable (speed was now lucky to get 6 Mbps 10 Mbps + a year earlier).

  I have a Linksys E1000 wireless with Linksys RE1000V2 2 repeaters in my house.

  My signal is terrible!

  I sometimes have up to-30 dbm, but for the most-50 dbm and above (even - 70 dbm, negative more is worse).

  Using Wifi Analyzer on my Android phone.

  5' - 0 "far one repeater I get-40 or worse on one of these repeaters.

  My signal pulses wildly.

  Someone in this forum knows all that can actually help this situation?

  This relay is about 40' - 0 '' + - far the E1000. "

  (it was closer but signal was still worse, the best in this place).

  Tin Foil do not work...

  Thanks Dan

  Update:

  I moved my router Modem & Wireless from my office (room) 25' in the middle of my house.

  I've done away with the 2 extensions, that I had, because my internet speed (OOKLA) says that I have an average of 18.0 to 22.0 download & upload of 5.5 to 7.0

  (It was very difficult to re - put to rout the cable but worth it!).

  I found an interesting fact about Extenders...

  They REDUCE some signal strength, you might have by 1/2!

  I tried both of my V2 RE1000 repeatedly get the same results every time!

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  I wouldn't BUY AN EXTENDER.

  However, they will give a signal when there is none...

  D

• IR questions - installation TV Media Center with Hauppauge 2250

  I recently installed a Hauppauge 2250 (http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr2250.html) to my new Dell Studio Slim with Vista 32.

  In the process of setting up the TV, trying to set up a connection my Set Top Box (Motorola MPC 3200) MCE configuration using a receiver/IR blaster to change the channel.  The process is going well until the programming of the controller ECM RC1534522/00 (http://www.remotecontrol.philips.com/index.cfm?id=1336) model supplied with the Hauppauge 2250 pack to work with the receiver IR/blaster.

  When the installation process of TV asks to see if I would like MCE to automatically find my controller settings or to manually program the channels, I tried the auto settings and it does not recognize my remote.  I then try the manual programming and it goes through the process without errors.

  I was then sent to the next step.  The channel decoder is on can be clearly seen in the preview area.  It asks me to use my keyboard or my MCE Remote control, enter a known string that I will recognize.  Using my remote MCE, I try to change the channel and there is no response from my Set Top Box.  I try to use the keyboard to enter a channel and there is no response from my Set Top Box.  The IR Blaster is however furiously blinking which means he is grateful that I am him asking to send a signal and sending it in turn one. My Set Top Box has no problem, receive orders from its own controller which makes me believe that it is not a problem of receiver Set Top Box.  If there is a problem with the programming of the MCE Remote control that is not detected during programming?

  I have tried many remedies listed on thegreenbutton.com forums and forums for the response from microsoft, including:
  (a) place the IR blaster on the IR on the Set Top Box receiver (and confirming that the location is correct with the help of a digital camera).
  (b) uninstall drivers current and update the Hauppauge drivers available in order to ensure that the software is up-to-date.
  (c) to ensure to choose the input parameters just for my remote when asked if he must enter to be pushed to change the channel (the Set Top Box does not need to repel the entry, nor has she a button on the remote control).

  There are all the other remedies I can try?  Are there any drivers or software that I can download to help with this problem?

  Hi Socaltrojangirl,

  Welcome to Microsoft Answers Forums.

  There could be a compatibility issue between the decoder and remote control device.

  I suggest that you contact the device manufacturer for compatibility.

  For more information on how to set up a TV signal, see the link below.

  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/589879da-b5a9-4E8F-b43c-c5eb99290e8d1033.mspx#EKD

  Hope this information is useful.

  Let me know if it worked.

  All the best!

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• HP 8530 Media Center with copying of Θcran Vista guard crashing blue, then it restarts

  I got this computer for 3 months and Geek Squad City replaced the hard drive. Best Buy installed, the recovery disks that HP has sent than me and which did not work well. The blue screen dumps, then it restarts. Then I reinstalled my DVD that I made when I came to the computer and that worked great for a day, then crashes all the time and restart. Any help, Hank

  Hello

  Sounds that you are a victim of not very efficient or reliable service. I would like to bring the PC at Best Buy and politely, but firmly, to insist that they fix it again without cost to you. Take your receipt with you.

  Kind regards

  Eric