> MOBO is geek speak for Motherboard - the backbone of your PC. To enter
> BIOS at startup look here...
>
> "Carmen" <Carmen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1703E20-8445-414D-99A6-910FA81EF4E1[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> JW,
>>
>> I lost you a bit in your answer. can you tell me what a MOBO is and how i
>> check the bios of it?
>> I did install the hauppage vista drivers already as Cal Bear suggested.
>>
>> thnx
>> Carmen
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>>> Have you checked to be sure you have latest BIOS for your MOBO?
>>> Since you have a MOBO installed tuner check for Vista drivers for it
>>> with
>>> your MOBO manufacturer. The standard Hauppauge drivers may not work with
>>> properly as you have found.
>>> "Carmen" <Carmen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4D34E2D1-7AD5-4B38-A77F-FD938323F492[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> > Hi guys, thnx for helping me out.
>>> >
>>> > unfortunately, so far no results.
>>> > so far i tried to install the new drivers- no result and found out
>>> > this
>>> > post;
>>> >
>>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=vista+media+center&dg=&cat=en_US_d02fc761-3f6b-402c-82f6-ba1a8875c1a7&lang=en&cr=&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us&mid=ac824c1a-7d86-44d6-b632-b691fcd627bb>>> >
>>> > I did what it said but also that has no effect.
>>> > Since then i found out that what my computer is doing is that it
>>> > reinstalls
>>> > the hardware drivers from my tv tuner every time i reboot.
>>> > When starting up i get the rightdownside message that vista found new
>>> > hardware and is installing accordingly (i cant interfere or cancel
>>> > that
>>> > with
>>> > via a menu)
>>> >
>>> > So it seems that due to the reinstallment of my tvtuner my previous
>>> > setup
>>> > is
>>> > lost time and time again wich seems fairly reasonable to me.
>>> >
>>> > So i guess the question then is how can i stop that reinstall process?
>>> > (by
>>> > the way my tv tuner is on the inbuild motherboard and so its no
>>> > outside
>>> > usb
>>> > item or so)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > About my english, I am Dutch and have no intentions on imitating bushy
>>> > things ;)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Carmen
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Mac" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Also don't say/type "configurated" - or you'll sound like George W.
>>> >> Bush
>>> >> ;-)
>>> >> It's "configured".
>>> >>
>>> >> You might like to use the free AMCAP mini-app to try to lock the
>>> >> tuner
>>> >> outside of WMC too.
>>> >>
>>> >>
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2007-17,SUNA:en&q=AMCAP>>> >>
>>> >> Good luck and let us know if any of this helped to solve your
>>> >> problem...
>>> >>
>>> >> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx[ at ]xxx.org> wrote in message
>>> >> news:A15A6287-DA13-49E7-BB81-7ED8183986A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> >> > From searching both Hauppauge sites for 26xx, it seems that this
>>> >> > is
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > PVR 150.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I would go for the UK site download, the US site offers much older
>>> >> > drivers.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > P.SO.: Follow the very well written and illustrated driver install
>>> >> > instruction to the letter.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > --
>>> >> > I Bleed Blue and Gold
>>> >> > GO BEARS!
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Carmen" <Carmen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:5A03AC2D-6AC8-4205-8349-0C1CC9AD5FAE[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> well yes i am sure, what i wrote down is exactly what my system
>>> >> >> setup
>>> >> >> tells
>>> >> >> me when i check under system hardware.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> that also gives me a new question as i dont see that exact name on
>>> >> >> the
>>> >> >> hauppage homepage (thnx for posting that bear)
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Carmen
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>> Are you sure about the model no. of the Hauppauge card?
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> You can find the latest drivers for Hauppauge cards on this UK
>>> >> >>> site
>>> >> >>> (I
>>> >> >>> live in
>>> >> >>> the US, but these UK drivers work very well):
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/Promotions/vista.html>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> --
>>> >> >>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>>> >> >>> GO BEARS!
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> "Carmen" <Carmen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:F8301219-FC0E-4FCF-8D13-693D334EE431[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> >> >>> > Hi, thnx for replying so soon alrdy, anyway some more info;
>>> >> >>> > My tvcard is a hauppage WinTV PVR PCI II (26xx)
>>> >> >>> > The problem i described occurs under Windows Vista.
>>> >> >>> > With WindowsXP Media center everything works as it should work.
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > thnx again
>>> >> >>> > Carmen
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > "Mac" wrote:
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> >> Make/model of tuner?
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> "Carmen" <Carmen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> >> news:2436E682-44E2-4020-B831-7CF4BDD5BF63[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> >> >>> >> > Hi there,
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> > i have a very anoying tv tuner problem. After rebooting my
>>> >> >>> >> > computer
>>> >> >>> >> > Media
>>> >> >>> >> > center tells me that no tv tuner is configurated.
>>> >> >>> >> > So every time again i reconfigure the tuner and my tv runs
>>> >> >>> >> > normal
>>> >> >>> >> > and
>>> >> >>> >> > great...but as soon as i reboot, i have to reconfigure it
>>> >> >>> >> > again.
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> > Can anyone tell me what i should do to avoid this problem?
>>> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>> >> > thnx
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>>