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• Why the windows media center opens all my programs?

  I was working on my computer when all of a sudden, I was asked what I wanted to use to open a program. I chose 'Windows Media Center', and suddenly most of my desktop icons changed to icons in Media Center. Now, anytime I want to open a program like a web browser or game, it redirects me to Windows Media Center. Is it possible to reset these programs so that it does not happen? I'm not very good with computers, so a method of dumbed-down would really help.

  Hello

  See if a restore of the system before the problem will fix it:

  "Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore."

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  And this should help you inf above does not solve it:

  'Restore. Association of exe in Windows 7/Vista after incorrectly associating it with another program"

  http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/restore-exe-file-Asso-Windows-7-Vista-incorrectly-associated/

  "When you run an .exe on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer file, the file can start another program.

  Run the Mr.Fixit here or you can use the manual method it y to correct yourself

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950505/en-us

  And also, read the information please (Vista and Windows 7 are similar).

  'Change the programs that Windows uses by default'

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

  See you soon.

• Windows Media Center and Windows media player 11 will not work on my Gateway (Vista) computer

  On my windows media player, I get the following comment after I try to read the dvd:
  Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with the digital copy between your DVD drive decoder and video card protection. Try to install a driver available for your video card.

  On my media center to windows, I get the following comment:
  The dvd can be used by other players, need to change resolution b/c it is too high.

  But Tuesday, I played the DVD without problem and now, I am confused and I need help to understand what is happening.

  Hello texanbelle,

  Thank you for using the Microsoft answers Forum.

  I am including instructions below a scan to help repair the system files related to some components of Windows, including Windows Media Center, and Windows Media Player.

  Repair Windows Vista Media Center files

  You can use the following steps to repair files that are part of Windows Vista Media Center:

  1. click on the Start menu, choose all programs, then Accessories, then right-click on the item to the command prompt and select run as administrator

  2. click on continue to allow it to open a prompt with administrator privileges

  3. run this command in the cmd prompt: sfc/scannow

  4. the cmd prompt should list text stating "start system analysis. This process will take time. »

  5. wait for the scan to complete (this may take several minutes, so be patient).  This command will scan all protected system files and attempt to replace the incorrect versions by appropriate Microsoft versions

  6. once the analysis is complete, the SFC tool will indicate whether or not it found no problems and whether or not he was able to correct

  7. If any errors are reported that SFC could not resolve, there are steps in this knowledge base article which explain how to locate and attempt to correct errors

  8. after fixing errors that are found, try to use Windows Vista Media Center again.

  Fix Windows Vista Media Center registry entries

  Unfortunately, there is no easy way to fix key/registry values that are installed by Windows Vista, as there are files.  If you want to try to repair the registry values/keys that are part of Windows Vista Media Center, you will need to re-run the installer of Windows Vista operating system and repair the operating system.

  Try this and tell us if it helps with your question.

  Judd
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• Connection between Windows media center and Xbox is lost when you try to watch movies

  I start watching movies via the windows media center and after a few minutes it turns off and it says that the connection between my pc and the xbox has been lost, I have previously watched movies like this with no problems and have not changed the settings of any sort help it would be appreciated

  Hi samperry,

  What is you receive the exact error message?

  Method 1: You can follow the steps mentioned in the article below
  What happens if the connection to the Windows Media Center computer is lost?

  Method 2:  You can see the steps outlined in the article below, which deals with a similar question

  Error: Session Terminated (when connecting a console Xbox 360 to a computer running Windows Media Center)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/911123

• How to take pictures of windows media center and put them on your xbox to use as background really stuck

  hey im trying to get pictures of the internet ive saved on my laptop on my xbox for new backgrounds I have done before with a usb key, but it doesn't seem to work now. Ive connected my xbox 360 to my windows media center and I can't seem to find how to save the image on my xbox I could really use some help ive been tempting centuries now and his frustraing really thanks ():

  Hi Josie,

   

  Thanks to join Microsoft Community where you will find all the required information on the Windows operating systems!

   

  You want to add an image to the background of the Xbox.

  You can refer to the section set an image as the background of Xbox 360 Dashboard site:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/909161

  You could get more support on the support site:

  http://forums.Xbox.com/xbox_forums/b/default.aspx

  For any question related to Windows, feel free to contact us.

• Unable to sync music using Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player will not open

  Media Center will not sync music!

  I recently opened Media Center and I had no music in the library. I have constantly played music from the library so I didn't know what is happening. When I try installing the library again once it tells me that a necessary component for Windows Media Center is not available. I have not changed or downloaded something different. I went to check if Windows media Player is the multimedia file sharing. The message I get from that is, basically, that something is missing.  Now my Windows Media Player is not even opened. I wonder if my Zune Player (80 GB) has nothing to do with the problem. I charge my player when this has happened, but I do this all the time so I am at a loss. I went to the page "problem reports and Solution." It is the symbol of the Media Center window and says that the problem is caused by Windows. The solution is to update to windows; which I am fully updated. I tried to restore the system to an earlier date, but that doesn't work anymore. I'm at a loss to know what being of any help would be appreciated.

  As a side note video playback, TV and photos also works very well in Media Center.

  Thank you

  Shay

  Thank you, Shay

  Hi Shay,

  You can try the following steps and check the result:

  Step 1: Run the sfc scan to repair system files missing and corrupt.

  a. Click Start, click programs, accessories principally made, right click Guest and then click Run as administrator.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on allow.

  b. type the following command and press ENTER: sfc/scannow

  The sfc/scannow command. analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.

  For more information, visit this link:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

  If the problem persists, try the reconstruction of the library:

  Step 2: Library rebuild Windows media player.

  This problem can also occur if the library is corrupted. Rebuild the library and check if this solves the problem.

  Follow these steps:

  1. exit Windows Media Player.

  2. click on start, run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player, and then click OK.

  3. Select all the files in the folder and then click on Delete on the file menu.

  Note: You don't have to remove the folders that are in this folder.

  4. restart Windows Media Player.

  Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

  If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. exit Windows Media Player.

  2. click on start, run, type % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft, and then click OK.

  3. Select the Media Player folder, and then click on Delete on the file menu.

  4. restart Windows Media Player.

  You can also view the following green button and check if it helps:

  http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/t/38766.aspx

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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  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.

• Only get a white screen with Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player

  My Center & Windows Media Player do not work. Only, I get a blank screen. I would like to reinstall, but I don't want to reinstall all Windows Vista Home Premium. How can I reinstall the only Media Center?

  Hello, Rob Davis,.

  Please check Application, system logs and Event Viewer Security for possible errors for the time that you tried to connect to Windows Media Center. Go to the computer and right click. Select manage. Then select Event Viewer, and then click Windows logs. In addition to this, you can check the newspapers of Media Center under the Application and Services logs. See if you have errors on Media Center.

  Then, update your most current video driver. If you have an OEM computer, go to the site such as Dell or Acer, etc. Download the latest for your computer, such as the graphics drivers or video drivers.

  Please answer back with an update and let us know if it helps.

  Sincerely,

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows 7, Windows Media Center and the library of music/photos/videos folders

  I like the 'Libraries' feature in Windows 7.

  You know the one - one which includes "Public Images" and "My pictures" and what I want in a single 'Photos' folder in Explorer.

  However, it looks like Windows Media Center is tired directly according to the definitions in the library of my user id.

  If I remove 'My pictures' library of Windows Media Center, or even from my XBox 350 Media Center Extender in the living room.  It removes a library of images for my UserID on the PC.

  It's embarrassing. Because, in general, I want only the media center to search for media in public folders. But when records navigation using windows Explorer that I want to see too well 'My' and 'Public' files aggregated in libraries as usual.

  To sum up: how to configure Media Center to analyze only the public folders without changing the definitions of on my PC library to contain only public folders?

  If this can be done - can I at least do so the Extender sees only public folders and not mine, once it is configured? (I figured out how to do this, but it's a pain - add a new user name to the computer - configure the Extender by using that user - and then the extender will see not all documents under MY personal login at least.)

  Any suggestions?

  Hello

  I am sorry to say that there are no options to make the changes you need. Scans of Media Center places appears, at this point, is by design.

  Kind regards.

• Windows Media Center are more updates of program guide information

  Hello all-

  I have Windows Media Center with a Ceton InfiniTV 4 tuner card, running Windows 7 (64-bit), all applied MS Updates to works very well until recently, when arrested WMC download information guide program. There is no relevant event in the Windows event log and the system event log. I tried to force them to download a update (via task ==>-online TV-Online Guide => get latest Guide that lists the parameters.) It recognizes the request with a dialog box "Guide lists. Downloadng... you know... ' After a minute or so, he responds with "the Guide download error. the guide could not be downloaded. "For more information, right-click on the WMC system tray icon and open the log of update of WMC.
  When I try to follow his instructions, the only choices displayed by right-clicking on the icon in the tray of WMC are open WMC, refresh the data now, cancel update, turn on automatic updates. There is no option to view the log of update. Can someone tell me how to see the journal, or where it is stored on the disk?
  I also tried a few searches and the suggested solutions, but nothing seems to help.
  Any ideas out there?
  Thanks in advance!
  -Chris.
  On Fri, September 26, 2014 03:00:44 + 0000, mahtowa pete wrote:
   
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  > The link provided is NOT available from MS [25/09/2014]
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  There are several threads on this. at present, people have reported that the
  only work around is to change your hosts file with
   
  65.55.5.170 data.tvdownload.microsoft.com
  128.177.98.169 cdn.epg.tvdownload.microsoft.com
   
  and reboot.
   
   
  Go to http://www.ehow.com/how_5225562_edit-windows-hosts-file.html to learn how
  to edit your host file.
   
   
   
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• Help! videos showimng upward on the side in windows media center and player it's for Windows 7 btw

  I shot videos with my Iphone and never had a problem playing back, got a new computer and when I played Center windows media they were playing to sidways. But when I play back on quicktime on the computer they showup how I shot them where u don't have to tilt your head to view the video. So is it possible to correct to show normally on windows media player, it's for Windows 7 btw

  Hello chisox05matt,

  Thank you for visiting the Microsoft answers Site.

  You can check with the device manufacturer for more information about recording and playback. This can occur if the video was recorded in landscape mode. Try to change the display or orientation in software video editing for playback in Windows Media Center or Windows Media player.

  In addition, you can also see the thread below that contains information about a similar problem.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7pictures/thread/4419e884-0C35-493b-8399-4b0db1d77162/

  I hope this information is useful.

  Thank you, Mary
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Question about Windows Media Center and activation

  I have a desktop computer with the Windows 8 operating system I received via the Dreamspark program.

  After the operating system installation, I also used the product key free, that I had to install the Pack in Media Center.

  A month later, after the upgrade to Windows 8.1, navigation through settings window, I can see that the windows are not enabled.

  I tried to re - enter the product key Media Center Pack, which was not accepted this time because the computer reports that this key is used on a different computer, which is not true.

  I don't see classic popups on the activation of windows and there is "no x days left to activate" notification but the watermark report the number of build on the corner of my screen is visible.

  How can I solve this problem?

  Thank you in advance.

  Try the phone activation:

  1. press the Windows key + X , and then clickrun, and then type: slui.exe 4

  
  

  2. then press the ENTER"" key.

  3. Select your "country" in the list.

  4. choose the option "activate phone".

  5. stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

  6. explain your problem clearly to the support person.

• Windows media Center and games does not work, and does not work error message d3d8thk.dll

  my media library does not work and message d3d8thk.dll isn't continuous work to come.  How should I do?

  D3d8.dll error message could apply to any program that uses Microsoft DirectX, most video games.  I suggest following the steps below to solve the problem.

  1 restart your computer if you have not yet.

  D3d8.dll error could be a stroke of luck and a simple restart could clear up completely.

  2. install the latest version of Microsoft DirectX.  Chances are, the upgrade to the latest version of DirectX will fix the d3d8.dll not found error.

  Note: Microsoft frequently publishes updates of DirectX without updating the version number or letter, so don't forget to install the latest version even if your version is technically identical.

  Note: The latest version of DirectX should be installed no matter if you are running Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP.  Installation can include DirectX9 and DirectX10 files but they run side-by-side without problem on all these operating systems.

  3. assuming that the latest version of Microsoft DirectX does not correct the error of d3d8.dll you receive, search for an installer of DirectX on your game or application CD or DVD.  Usually, if a game or other program uses DirectX, software developers includes a copy of DirectX on the installation disc.

  Sometimes, but not often, the DirectX version, included on the disc is a better fit for the program than the last version available online.

  4 uninstall the game or software program and then reinstall it again.  Something could have happened to the files in the program work with d3d8.dll and a reinstall might do the trick.

  5. restore the file d3d8.dll since the latest DirectX software package.  If the troubleshooting steps above have not worked to resolve your error d3d8.dll, try to extract the d3d8.dll individually from the downloadable package of DirectX.

  I hope the information is useful.

  Kind regards

• The mouse does not work in Windows Media Center and computer

  I have not any known cable (CTI broadband) and have no box ar place anything I can use WMC, after I put the display on the computer of long I can divide 2 monitors display (two). 1 monitor 1. TV. move WMC on TV (although) now I can't move the mouse on the screen. While WMC is in TV, the mouse still there I can't move it to the monitor to use it and watch TV at the same time. How can I watch TV and work on the computer at the same time?

  Hello

  This behavior is by design, Alt + Tab is the work around. If you think that it should be replaced, you can leave your comments on the following link: http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Feedback.aspx?formID=195

  David
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Update of Windows Media Center Guide Channel for Time Warner

  I live in Wichita Falls, TX. Zip code 76301. August 28, 2014 Time Warner Cable updated its guide, change of almost all of their channels. I use the Windows version 7 of the WMC. The Zap2it guide shows that a update for Wichita Falls but WMC list will only show ads for old ads channel guide. When can we expect to have the WMC guide is updated to reflect this change. I can not access the half of the channels because of this. I tried manually update several times but will never display the guide to update the lists. Please fix this.

  Saturday, August 30, 2014 22:12:04 + 0000, themightygeckoe wrote:
   
  > I live in Wichita Falls, TX. Zip code 76301. August 28, 2014 Time Warner Cable updated its guide, change of almost all of their channels. I use the Windows version 7 of the WMC. The Zap2it guide shows that a update for Wichita Falls but WMC list will only show ads for old ads channel guide. When can we expect to have the WMC guide is updated to reflect this change. I can not access the half of the channels because of this. I tried manually update several times but will never display the guide to update the lists. Please fix this
   
  You must report this to http://connect.microsoft.com/site1145 - you may need
  to create an account and then login to see the feedback link on the left. You
  can simply copy and paste the info you have stated here. I hope that someone will see
  it.
   
  In the meantime, you might want to try a nearby postal code that may have the
  new range to see if it is available there.
   
   
   
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• I see green rectangle boxes that Twinkle when I'm in Windows Media Center and on the Internet.

  I adjust my display on my screen several times controls, but it does not help. The rectangles are sometimes Green; sometimes red and green. They sparkle. When I record a TV show they are particularly horrible so that I can not see the program. Now, they appear when I'm on the Internet, Facebook and even now a little here. My Documents also present these colors.

  Hello

  Looks like you have corrupted graphics drivers or graphics hardware fault

  try going to your graphic card manufacturers site or computer and are looking for the driver download section

  Search your computer or graphics card model number based on what you have and download and install the latest graphics drivers for vista

  http://support.Dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=Gen