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• Windows media center m7350n: my computer refuses to get past start of windows blue screen

  Office refuses to make it past the windows blue screen with the words "starting windows" my Windows media center what do I do in order to get to start up again.  I did a few system recover test with these results. "

  Failed, test: test Shortself, Hd521-2w error code.  He also said that he would not recommend a system recovery.  This problem started one evening when my windows media center Office said that it had set a file.  How can I fix my desk as it is passed, the windows startup screen

  Skulldragon7

  Hello;
  
  Let me welcome you on the HP forums!
  
  I read your post on your PC not start and I wanted to help.

  I wish I got good news for you, but I did not, as it sounds a bit like the hard drive has failed, what is to be expected if this PC XP - era still has the original drive.

  We have a few troubleshooting steps to test the drive but they only work on recent PC.

  What could work is by pressing ESC, or F1 or F2, when you start to see if one of these enter you a Setup screen, and if they do, choose to run the diagnostics from there to go to disk.

  If the drive has failed, there is bad news (sorry!) -in that HP long leaves Jersey recovery media for XP - era machines, so there is nothing you can order from HP to restore your PC to a new drive.

  Given that HP no longer provides a recovery media for your model, a few other sites, you should check are: http://www.computersurgeons.com/ and http://www.restoredisks.com/

  And if not enough bad news, I guess that the hard drive in your XP machine has something known as an IDE interface.  You can tell by looking at the back of the car where the data cable connects.  If it is a large flat cable (about 2 inches wide) and there are a bunch of small pins where it connects on the disc, then it IS an IDE drive and those who are practically impossible to find, as the industry player opted for SATA disks making a few years back.

  Sorry... but it's time to think seriously to switch to a newer PC.

  Good luck
  
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• Windows media player refuses to play a few songs I download on limewire. It is said that it is impossible to read the encryption of this codec. What can I install so that WMP can make me hear these songs? Email removed for privacy

  Windows media player refuses to play a few songs I download on limewire. It is said that it is impossible to read the encryption of this codec. What can I install so that WMP can make me hear these songs?
  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Hello

  • What is the format of the files you are trying to play?
  • You have any third-party media players installed on your computer?
  • Are you able to read the file in the built-in player of Limewire?

  For the types of files supported by Windows media player click on the link below

  Information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316992

  Concerning
  Anthony.

• My program guide lists refuse to update in Windows Media Center on Windows 7

  Original title - Windows Media Center

  Can someone tell me please how to open a bug with Microsoft for Windows Media Center?  My program guide lists refuse to update and I know I'm not the only one with this problem.

  Thank you.

  My problem started on his return from holiday. During my absence, there was a storm and a loss of power. All my computers and the router stop. When I rebooted, Windows wanted to install updates. I believe that these updates began the problem where my TV Guide schedule was empty.

  Efforts to download the latest guide ads has not solved the problem. This was the case even if WMC has indicated that the download was successful.  Finally, I chose the TASKS menu/settings/TV/TV signal/Scan for multiple channels. I think scanning for more channels was the last choice. It could have been 'Intensity of the aerial for digital TV Signal'

  Anyway, the WMC scanned for all available channels, I get through a digital TV antenna and the USB receiver. Once the process is complete, the calendar is also worked.

  Go figure. I'm still working through other non - WMC created the Windows Update issues.

  I hope this helps.

• Pavilion Notebook: Windows Media Player went

  Somehow, my Windows Media Player has disappeared from my laptop. The HP-1000 refuses to play any DVD and no symbol. How to restore the media player?  When I search for apps, it indicates that the player has been charged on my PC. Confused; Help, please!

  speedbird2 wrote:
  

  The solution does not solve my problem. My PC using Windows 8 can not download the free update for Windows 10, so I don't even havwe no DVD playback capability. Why not upgrade?

  For info Windows 10 has more than WMP or DVD playback option which is a $15 app, you have to buy through MS Apps store to get this option again.

• When I copy a CD in Windows Media Player 11 does not apply media information.

  With the XP sp3 operating system, I rip the CD purchased and Windows Media Player 11 does not apply media information. Either he gives and error saying that it cannot be done because I am not connected to the internet while I'm connected, or it can recognize my internet connection, but I have to do a manual search and manually apply the name of each track, even if they are present and order under each line I have to click to match the name of the correct track.

  It's so frustrating to have to fight manually for applied information on the media which is clearly presented, and after all, album art that shows correctly in the finder info media constantly refuses to fill in the library and I have to go to a separate Web site and copy and paste it in. Yes, he found elsewhere on the internet, with the help of the connection which was present all along!

  It's crazy, the info is already there! And why do I go online in any case the info is in the CD? This doesn't seem to be a problem with the previous players. Please provide a fix for this useless, frustrating dinosaur, waste of time, a process!

  Have you tried to delete temporary Internet files and the Cookies in Internet Explorer?

  If you temporarily disable your firewall software, which helps? This could be a third-party firewall, like Symantec, or the built-in Windows Firewall.

• Windows Media Player - change the columns that appear under 'Now Playing'

  I would like to change the columns displayed in the views now play and Windows Media Player play list.  The factory default is to show only the fields title and length.  It wouldn't be that big a deal this is something fairly simple to access the page layout options, hit choose columns and select the check boxes for the columns I want to show... but the title and duration are the only fields that it allows me to select from.  He still refuses to allow me to select anything else.  I know that there is a way to display more information, but for the life of me I don't remember how to do so that he can do.  Help?

  Hey,.

  I've recreated the scenario on my Windows Media Player. It shows all the info like length, side, title, album, artist to contribute. Appoint you.

  Scan SFC should be your friend.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833/en-us

• Error: "can't stand running in portrait mode" when you try to access Windows Media Center on secondary monitor.

  Title: Media center does not open on the main montitor and closed because school is portrait. How can I fix?

  In Windows Vista Media Center opens on my secondary monitor instead of my main monitor. Because the secondary is in portrait mode that Windows Media closes with the message "does not support running in portrait mode. I disabled the secondary and rebooted Media Center which works well, but I don't want to have to turn off my high school whenever I want to get something in the Media Center... always on the second monitor by default. How to run on the main screen, because it won't let me start if both screens are activated. I have to use my secondary back in fashion landscape to move the Media Center to return to the main Setup screen? It's simply ridiculous from the start.

  Let me answer your line by line:

  > Description of the question, I understand that you have a problem with Windows Media Center on the secondary screen. Let me know if I'm wrong.

  Yes. This is what it says in the title and in the body of the text... was it not QUITE CLEAR.

  > 1) you have made any changes on the computer before this problem?

  What does that mean? Who on Earth has a blank computer that has never been touched running on two monitors? Of course, there has been changes? What exactly you want to know?

  I find this question to a complete loss of all time and wonder what kind of political support requires that ask you such a question absurd. Please fell free link my feelings on this topic to your agency for my account.

  (> 2) which monitor do you have configured as default view? (Primary or secondary)

  The primary is the default value. The secondary could be the value by default if I didn't say that Media Center opens on secondary education and not on HAND (Please read this as default, everyone in the world does) monitor.

  > Method 1: I suggest you to change the display in extended mode and check if the problem persists.

  The display was already in extended mode.

  > Method 2: if the issue continues, I would also suggest update you the drivers for the secondary monitor and make as primary while the other monitor is disabled then try to turn the screen and check if it helps.

  Why update drivers would change anything. It would not be... the problem lies in the reporting to the Media Center of the portrait mode, that has nothing to do with the hardware drivers; they report portrait mode very well, thank you. As for making primary and turning, wondering if there is anything that I could do otherwise than to resort to having to play with the settings of the monitor in the query, and I don't have to make primary of all... just back to the landscape and backward Media Center elementary school. This does not work... but should I have to resort to something which is, more or less, a workaround if the problem lies in the Media Center and not my monitor settings? The answer should be no, and incidentally, Media Center, once started and settled in portrait orientation (in windowed mode, otherwise you couldn't move) works fine, as long as you do not close it while it is still in this mode, because then he will refuse to start for no reason other than the programmer who designed it seems not know beans orientation or multiple monitors. It's funny that although Media Center does not default to the main monitor, it sends the message of demolition to this same screen by default.

  To the people looking at the end who will not read everything above... it is what to do:

  Back secondary to landscape mode and launch Media Center. Put the Media Center in windowed (not fullscreen) mode and move it will remind the main monitor... it will require a bit of hocus-pocus with the mouse if you cannot put the monitor physically return to the landscape, try it, you'll see. Close Media center so that it restarts next time it opens on the main screen. Reset the secondary back to portrait. VOILA! See you soon. (Please read this as a courtesy and not as applause.)

• Windows Media Center will not be updated to allow the Blu Ray

  Hello

  I have an Acer laptop that supports Blu Ray disc, but when I go to play with Windows Media Center there is a pop up that says that "an essential element must be updated", but whenever I click "update", it tells me that my internet connection is not working it may not update. I checked and there is nothing wrong with my internet connection and library still refuses to update. Is there a way to force it to update? Or another program that will support the Blu Ray?
  Thank you
  Kerryn
  There is no native support in Windows for the Blu - Ray, including Media Center. You
  need a third-party Blu Ray player. What Blue Ray software supplied with your
  computer? It works as a standalone program?
   
   
  Barb
   
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• Windows Media Player 11 will not play video

  Windows Media Player 11 will not play DVD-video or video files from a SD card.  I tried several update codec options, but none were successful, including the option offered by Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en).  Windows tells me that a more recent update has been installed and refuses to go forward.

  Hi RonMcCulloch,

  ·         You receive an error message or error code?

  ·         What is the type of file you are trying to play?

  ·         The DVD I get recognized by the computer?

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  In the meantime, you can try to reduce hardware acceleration, and see if it resolves the problem. (Only if your video card supports hardware acceleration)

  a. open the screen resolution by clicking on the Start button, click Control Panel, and then under appearance and personalization, click adjust screen resolution.

  b. click on settings Advanced , the Troubleshooting tab and then click change settings.

  c. move the hardware acceleration slider toward none to reduce or turn off video hardware acceleration.

  d. click OKand then click restart now.

  Let us know if it helps.

• Problems with reorded/live TV in Windows Media Center/player

  Having recently updated the drivers for my graphics (Nvidea GeForce GTX 460 SE) Windows Media Player/Center refuses to show any video image during an attempt to play live TV or TV recorded previously. I only get audio.
  My drivers are up to date and the only thing I can think that I've changed has been updated my graphic drivers. This is television shows that were working before.
  I have been using a third-party program to play these in the meantime, but obviously it is not compatible with my remote windows.
  Any suggestions?

  If it all started after updating the graphics driver, you can easily restore the driver.

  Try to card tv tuner driver update. Visit the tv tuner card manufacturer's Web site to download and install the latest version of the driver.

  Another thing, you could try resets WMC: -.

  Run the Setup again.

  Open WMC > tasks > settings > General > installation Windows Media Center > rerun the installation

  Does that help?

  If the above does not help then try to reset WMC: -.

  Open Control Panel > uninstall a program > turn Windows features on or off > scroll multimedia features > uncheck the box against Windows Media Center > follow the instructions on the screen > Reboot > open again to turn Windows features on or off in the control panel > scroll multimedia features > check the box against Windows Media Center.

  Now reconfigure WMC again.

  I would also suggest you to uninstall any third-party application you are using at the moment.

  See also: -.
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

• Windows Media Player won't play track: quick to install install software R & R

  Problem with vista media player - R & R Installer

  When you use windows media player in vista that it will often refuse to play a piece with the message saying that I need the R & R software and need to reboot to continue, but when I click the button nothing happens. All my music is either from the CD or download in mp3 format, R & R is much more often for the tracks on the CD. The online help and support refuses to accept my product ID, and does not work. This use to happen rarely, but is now happening regularly after about 30 minutes of music.

  Can you help me please?

  Hello Lyndsey122,

  In addition to the response of Azeez, please relay the exact error message that you receive when you try to play the CD or audio tracks. You can also view the response by Ajay on Monday, may 3, 2010 22:58 in the below thread for steps to help resolve the problem:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en/w7music/thread/7a1f837d-B014-42A2-bd39-f3f0c2dabd52

  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.

• Windows Media Player does not detect files in the music folder

  Original title: why Windows Media Player NOT showing my music?

  So I recently got myself a new laptop, with Windows 7 Home Premium on it.

  I copied my music to my desktop PC (also Windows 7) folder to the new laptop.

  All the files are there in my user folder music, however, Windows Media Player absolutely refuse to recognize their existence and will NOT add them to your own library. If I navigate to the folder of the album, select a track or multiple tracks and use the context menu to perform them, which works without problem - WMP will play files.

  I checked that the right folder belongs to the library.

  The photos that I copied in the same way everywhere appear correctly in the 'Images' of WMP library.

  After searching on the internet for answers, I came across three very common solutions either on their own or a combination of seems to work for most people:

  (1) removing all THE folders in the music library, then add the. This has no effect.

  (2) will "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player" and delete the entire contents of this folder, or the folder itself. Note that if stop/start no matter which drive Windows Media services also had no effect.

  (3) using the command line tool "attrib" to remove the attribute 'system' of all the files in the folder music.

  Anyone got any ideas that are NOT ALL OF THE above MENTIONED the ELEMENTS, which may be able to help here? Otherwise, I'll move to a slightly less fussy Media Player...

  In fact, as a result, that gave me an idea.

  I went to:
  C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries

  And delete the content of this (this will remove ALL your libraries!).

  Then, I used the option "restore default settings", which correctly restored by 4 default libraries. I then recreated both more personalized, I would like to have it.

  Having done this, WMP now seems add my music to his library as I type this...

• DVD in Windows Media Center

  In a previous question, I asked where I could buy an installation DVD containing Windows Media Center for Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit.  One person responded with information about obtaining a Windows 7 DVD.

  Media Center comes on one DVD Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, or on a separate DVD?  If on a separate DVD, anyone know where I can buy one (with legitimate key)?

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?

• Windows Media Player does not recognize ANY portable device

  Windows Media 12 does not recognize my mp3 player or ANY other portable device... I tried to restart my computer, I tried to clear the cache of the library..., but Windows Media player refuses to acknowledge portable devices...

  go to control panel > administrative tools > Services > Portable Device Enumerator Service

  Click on it and press the Start button and in the startup type: select "auto".
  Your problem should be solved