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• Windows Media Center does not work on both my XP and Vista computer. The two events lastnight

  Windows Media Center does not work on both my XP and Vista computer. The two events lastnight

  Hello

  For someone to really help him, it is important to give as much information as possible.

  You say "my computer XP and Vista" are this one computer dual boot with XP and Vista, or is - the two computers 'single '?

  If it happened "yesterday" did you updated anything or whatever installed?

  Having only happened yesterday have you tried a "System Restore" to see if this corrects the problem?

  What TV card are you using and have you verified that this works correctly?

  If you get not a photo is the antenna in place properly?

  Do you get any error messages? More information, you can provide more someone will be able to help John Barnett MVP: Associate Expert Windows XP: Windows Desktop Experience: Web: http://www.winuser.co.uk ; Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org ; Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org ;

• Windows Media Center does not record the calendar.

  Planning to record a program, but sometimes lapsed time up to the point where it does not record. I am running Windows 7 Home. Yes, I checked preferences but which differs only up to 15 minutes max.  I have reinstalled twice already. Why please?

  Hello

  (1) did you make any changes before the show?

  (2) what is the brand and model of the computer?

  Windows Media Center records the first home run HD programs or any which TV tuner installed. However, you may need to follow a few rules.

  -If you turn off your computer, Windows Media Center does not have a regular program. The computer must be turned on or "standby mode" to record a television show. The computer will not automatically in standby mode if Windows Media Center is open.

  
  -Make sure that you turn off the screen and lower or turn off the sound if you have one at the request of a record in the middle of the night and don't want to be disturbed.

  -Your scheduled recording may not save in the following situation: schedule you a recording in Windows Media Center to start in less than ten minutes, close Windows Media Center and put your computer into standby or hibernation mode immediately. Use or one of the following options to save your record programmed:

  a. do not close Windows Media Center before you put your computer on standby or hibernation.
  b. after having programmed a recording, wait a minute before you put the computer in standby or hibernation.

  I would have you refer to the article below:

  Why my TV did not show record in Windows Media Center?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/why-didn

  Please let us know if that helps.

• Windows Media Center has stopped updating the lists Guide for Windows 7

  Windows 10 will go out the next Wednesday July 29, 2015. I have Windows 7 and I have technical problems with the Guide in Windows Media Center lists. This isn't updated Guide lists and I wonder if this problem is related to the upgrade of Windows 10?

  I called a technician to answer Microsoft desktop and the technician fixed my computer errors. Unfortunately, he could not fix this problem. Even though I always reset and auto update of listings in the Guide, the result will prove be the same with "no data."

  Windows Media Center has given me many error messages:

  Windows Media Center

  "Windows Media Center has corrected a problem with your registration data and will download the Guide even once. You should review your records to make sure they are always planned properly. »

  Failed to download

  "The new TV configuration data could not be downloaded. Existing data, if any, will be used as you continue by configuring the TV signal. »

  Downloadable guide is not available

  "Downloadable TV Program Guide listings are not available due to previous failures of download. For more information, right-click on the Windows Media Center system tray icon and open Windows Media Center update log. Select back to try again. You may be able to get the TV show lists, if they are available. »

  Guide download error

  "The Guide could not be downloaded. For more information, then Windows Media Center system tray icon right-click and open Windows Media Center update log. »

  I can watch TV on the computer using Windows Media Center and manually record TV shows, but it is difficult for me to record TV shows without ads Guide on Windows Media Center.

  Note to update (as of August 2, 2015):

  The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center Guide ads was already programmed by zap2it until July 21. After July 21, zap2it is no longer can update the lists Guide for Windows Media Center.

  July 23, Rovi Corporation's new Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center Guide ads.

  From 23 July, listings in Windows Media Center Guide is running back to normal for Windows 7 users.

  My Guide Panel is equipped with a selector more [on the listings in the Guide] where is the expiration date. I hope that Microsoft does not support Windows 7 WMC.

  Please don't waste your time trying to solve the WMC, it is the expiration of the license that is causing the problem. I know it's frustrating.

  On the other hand, is - can anyone say with certainty that WMC is available on Windows 10? No charge for the upgrade to Windows 7?

  The way I see it, not providing the function of key in W7 WMC guide is motivation upgrading to W10, assuming that WMC is available.

  Hopefully Microsoft will give us the fix for WMC in W7.

• My 'Windows Media Center' does not detect the signal Uverse

  After my reading a previous post, I tried manually configuring in antenna / analog and all I get is static.  It seems that I am unable to go back and try again.

  How you set up Uverse to 720 Lenovo?  I ran it through HDMI but want to run via the Media Center.

  Hello

  Thank you for the question to Microsoft Community. I'll give my best to help you.

  What is the accurate and complete error message you get?

  I suggest you try the following steps:

  a. open Windows Media Center.
  b. click 'Continue' on the Media Center configuration page, then choose "Custom".
  c. Select "System requirements" and Windows Media Center will check your connection network and U-Verse. Click on 'Next' to continue the installation and access to optional "Installation."
  d. Select "Set Up My media centers" on the optional configuration screen. Click "next".
  e. add multimedia files to Windows Media Center. Select one or all the following folder options: music, photos, videos, recorded TV or movies, and then click "next".
  f. Select "Add files to library" and click "next". Choose the folders you want to add to Windows Media Center. Click "Finish" when you are finished adding content.

• Window Media Center does not see the internet / only to download the guide.

  In the last three months. I was not able to download TV guide. I went through all NET configurations include the configuration of the tv tuner. Also bought new tuner. The computer has a modem of broad band always connectted to the internet. Count works very well on the internet. Media Center not connect and download tv guide to the registration of the advance. If I go to live TV, I see TV channels. It does not show the description of the channel or what's playing on this channel. When I go to the configuration of internet connection guide and test it just sitts there never out error just never connects. Help, please. I have windows Vista 32 bit. Also, did all the windows update and download the latest version of .net Framework.

  Be sure to reconfigure your firewall or internet security to allow WMC download guide. S.Sengupta Media Center MVP

• Flash said player installed with success, but is not on the list of all programs, but is to uninstall from the list and will not play

  When I install adobe flash player on my windows 7 64 bit, it seems to install and said successful installation. When I try to use it it invites so should I install adobe flash player. It does not appear on the list of programs all but is on the list of uninstaller in the control panel.   The same thing happens with 'light silver' (also pictures on hotmail)

  First of all, try to enable Active Scripting in the areas of Sites Internet Options, security settings, trust.

  You should also add a corrupted on.

  Click Start, type: Internet Options

  Press enter

  Select the "Advanced" tab

  Under reset Internet Explorer settings, click "reset".

  This should restore the Internet Explorer default settings.

  Then reinstall Flash Player

  http://get.Adobe.com/flashplayer/

  ----------

  Flash Player

  Troubleshoot installation of Flash Player for Windows

  http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/191/tn_19166.html

  Troubleshooting player stability and performance

  http://blogs.Adobe.com/JD/2010/02/troubleshooting_player_stabili.html

  Uninstaller

  http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/141/tn_14157.html

  Flash Player Support Forum

  http://forums.Adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player

• Security Suite blocking Windows Media center to connect to the Extender

  I was initially a little happy home network with an xbox 360, a wired router and my pc under Windows 7 ULT(64bit) Norton 360 AV. During my AV license expires, I downloaded the version of my ISP (Norton Security Suite 4) to replace.

  Now I can't Media center to add or discover the Extender. I added to Windows Media Center svchost.exe to the list of permitted programs, but it doesn't have the thing.

  In help on the xbox live forums, suggestions are to work with the Windows Firewall not Norton. The Norton software has a different interface for the administration of the rules and I saw not a place where you can designate which programs can access which ports. And half of the programs listed as Qwave, Remote Desktop etc, I can't even find the interface of Norton.

  If anyone knows or has worked this issue before Norton Security suite please respond when you can. Thank you

  Hello

  You can try the steps below and check if that helps.

  (a) in the main window of Norton Internet Security (Protect computer, privacy), in the network pane, click settings.

  (b) under smart firewall, in line with program control, click Configure.

  (c) in the control of the program window, click Add.

  (d) in her select a program dialog box, locate the executable file for the program that you want to add.

  (e) click Open.

  (f) in the program control window, select the level of access that you want this program to have

  You can also check out the link below and check if that helps to allow access to the Media Center Extender.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/Extender/Setup/Firewall/Norton.mspx

  Also follow the link given below for more information on non - Microsoft Firewall

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Media-Center/learn-more/Extenders/help/Extenders-firewalls.aspx

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

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

• Windows media center is missing from the start menu

  We have windows vista home preium reinstalled on our computer because the old hard drive is faulty, when we go in the menu start Windows media center is not in the start menu and when I run a search so that it can not be found, it is installed as I can start it up if I go to the visitor center and click the icon it How do I get it back on the start menu.

  Hi rgren,

  Navigate to the folder C:\Windows\ehome, right click on the file ehshell.exe (Windows Media Center) and choose "PIN to Start Menu". It will be called ehshell.exe, but you can rename it to "Windows Media Center" If you want to.

  I hope this helps.

• Windows Media Center Guide not updated lists of TV of Zap2It passed tuesday.21.07.15

  Overview: Windows Media Center (WMC) is provided to ads of TV via the WMC Guide, of Zap2It.  If you go on the website of Zap2It TV listings *, about 2 weeks ago from future TV ads.  When the WMC Guide is set to day, & functions correctly, these same 2 weeks of TV programs are downloaded into WMC.  If we could use the Zap2It site to schedule the recording of television programs, then we would not need the WMC Guide to download.

  It is very early Sunday asof this announcement; the WMC Guide didn't really update for about 9 days... There's only TV ads through Tuesday, in about 3 days.  The update of the WMC Guide seems to work fine, it connects with the site or the source or whatever/where he gets the Guide of... but they say, "The PSE Listing is already up to date", even if, obviously, is NOT "up-to-date".  I'm getting now, 'you only have 3 days of registration!, you must update the Guide!' scare-messages every time I go to the WMC, and I click on update the Guide, but all also when I manually run it, just as when WMC runs automatically update Guide, it isn't actually updated!

  To be clear: I use Win7Pro64bit; -ALL-all the updates, Windows software & if not, are daily checked & constantly kept up to date; There has been no changes to the computer, & it works like a dream; WMC works the same, the update of the WMC Guide works exactly the same, the only exception being that, "that the EPG Listings package is already updated" thing, when he has actually updated the WMC Guide.

  So Please do not post those standard, boilerplate answers for updating Windows & or by disabling caches & or such other hoax explosive...  The problem is almost certainly with the Microsoft, Windows, WMC, Zap2It interface.

  You can go on the site Web of Zap2It * yourself!, go!, see for yourself!, the next 2 weeks of TV programs are here!...

  ... then, why are not those TV ads- already & always present -are actually downloaded to WMC?, why isn't the WMC Guide updated?

  ... Thank you!

  w

  [* http://zap2it.com/ | http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/]

  Hello hank1111,

  You can see this thread, including the recent responses, the bottom of page 3 I think:

  Guide not updated Windows Media Center

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-pictures/Windows-Media-Center-Guide-not-updating/8721f207-A694-43CE-bf38-6105968af080

  I'm NOT an expert on these things, but so are ' twisted my arm, I'd suggest the possibility of you as I did to RW:

  «If you still have your Windows OS CD maybe you could try to remove & then reinstalling Windows Media Center entirely?...» I don't know there's a way to do it, but you do not want explicit instructions of any part/whatever ' one who knows what they have everything.  Also, if it is possible to do a total removal/uninstall & reinstall, - vs - a sort of "repair", I'd do the full thing, that simple "repair" can let WMC Guide EPG old and outdated files that could bring you a right of return to the same sorry state of affairs! »

  ... hank good luck!

  w

• Windows vista Media Center will not download the new configuration sealing more up-to-date for my region?

  Windows vista Media Center will not download the latest options for my region.  It is under the TV signal, TV download

  configuration options.  When I finally get through all the steps I get only 1 station with a signal strong enough.  I was able to get much more than that in the past.

  Hello

  I suggest you to follow the steps in this link and check if it helps:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-problems-with-watching-TV-on-your-computer

   

  Check if that helps.

• get this pop up message "a necessary component of the Windows Media Center has not started properly. Restart Windows Media Center.

  Original title: Windows Media Center

  Whenever I try to add videos (or whatever it is) on my media center it will not add and I get this pop up message "a necessary component of the Windows Media Center has not started properly. Restart Windows Media Center.

  And I restart it, but it still gives me the same thing whenever I'll add things. I also have the Extender for my xbox 360 and video flies never show there either. A few moments ago, I got this working with my xbox and everyhting showed, now it gives me fits. Can someone please help

  Try this for me:

  Task Scheduler (Local)-> library of Task Scheduler-> Microsoft-> Windows-> Media Center-> MediaCenterRecoveryTask

  If this does not work, try this:

  1. open regedit by clicking on the start menu and type "regedit" in the search box and clicking on the link of the regedit program that opens.

  2. go in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

  3. click on the file --> export and save a copy of this portion of the registry where you can find later if you need IT.

  4 Note the values in the column of data to "ProgramFilesDir" and "ProgramFilesDir (x 86(). (If you have only one of those that, don't worry. I think that only users of Windows 64-bit will have both, but I don't know.)

  5. If you have a standard installation of Windows, the right for "ProgramFilesDir" column should read "C:\Program Files" and the right column for "ProgramFilesDir (x 86) ' should read"C:\Program Files (x 86)"." If they are not, try changing them to these values. To do this right click on the name in the left column and selecting Edit. Copy the 'correct' value of this message in the data value field in the box that opens. Click OK , and then do the same for the other (if you have two).

  6. RESTART. It will not work until you restart your computer.

  7. Open Windows Media Center and see if the problem is resolved.

• Windows Media Center tells me that I have sm not connected to the internet, but I'm out of windows media center I can access the internet. Why?

  Windows Media Center tells me that I have sm not connected to the internet, but I'm out of windows media center I can access the internet. Why?

  Disable the firewall and check the connectivity in media center.

• Just downloaded windows 7 Home premium 64-bit version upgrade for my computer vista laptop, windows Media Center does not have internet tv option.

  When I open windows media center, it shows only "Recorded TV" and "Live TV Setup" under the heading of TV. How can I configure internet TV for windows media center? Y at - it an upgrade or something that I can download, I went to the site of Windows Media Center and they provide all the information on the issue...

  Hello shadowboi_2009,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers Forum!

  Here's what you need to configure Internet TV on your computer:

  ·         Have an active Internet connection.

  ·         Complete the installation of Windows Media Center.

  ·         Wait a few minutes for an automatic download complete.

  If you do not see these items of menu in a few minutes after the installation, go to:

  "" "" Tasks"settings" general "Automatic Download Options" Download now.

  After you download updates, these menu items appear in the Windows Media Center Start menu:

  1.Guide: a TV program on the Internet and broadcast TV program lists *.
  2. Internet TV: an experience of discovery Visual to see shows, movies and videos.
  3.promotions: direct links to specific Internet TV, movies and videos.

  Here is an article that will give you more information about this:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Media-Center/learn-more/Internet-TV/articles/Internet-TV-overview.aspx#access

  You can also see the article that will give you a comprehensive tutorial on the installation of the library:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Media-Center/learn-more/Internet-TV/default.aspx

  I hope this information helps, please get back to us if you have any questions on this subject.

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

• Windows Media Player does not recognize the new downloaded songs

  I have a Pavilion a4310f Prod Nr: race AY014AA-ABA, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

  I just found out that Windows Media Player does not recognize the songs, I recently downloaded from Wal-Mart music download Site.  The songs can be seen in the music library in a folder called 'Downloads' and I can open each song and he will play when double-clicked.  The problem is that I can't create a playlist containing the new songs and burn a copy of the reading list, because the songs are not listed in the Media Library Player any hot it is sorted (artist, Album, Genre, etc.).

  Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

  Mitch

  Problem solved!

  Went to: start == > Control Panel == > troubleshooting == > view all == > and ran troubleshooting on the library and the settings of WMP.

  Convenience store detected library corrupt and "in media files appear in the WMP library.  Then ran convenience store on WMP settings which reset OMP to default settings.  After that, everything worked as announced.

  Thanks to Big_Dave for putting me on the right track.