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Media Center and Live Writer Crash at Startup
Hello, for the past couple weeks I've been having a problem with my computer.
I run a Dell 8400 with a P4 at 2.9 GHz, 1 gb RAM, with Media Center XP 2002
and Service Pack 3.
Every time I click the Media Center icon to start it up, I get the following
errors:
ehshell.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
Pr...
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12/19/2008 4:38:14 AM |
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Patch Tuesday - FAIL. Why?
I cannot get my main Media Center system to install any patches from the
last Patch Tuesday. It's a pretty vanilla Vista Ultimate Media Center -
besides the base OS, the only thing I've installed is tuner drivers and
Pinnacle Studio.
When I try to install patches (any of the available ones, either as a batch
or singly), the Downloading graph sits at zero percent until I cancel it.
The...
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12/19/2008 4:33:02 AM |
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Automatic drive letter assignment
Hi, I'm using XP with external USB drives. One of the drives, when powered
on, does not automatically get assigned a drive letter, but the others do. I
can manually assign it a letter via Disk Managment, but this is a pain. Any
ideas?
Thanks,
Kirk...
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12/19/2008 3:25:25 AM |
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"Extended-Range" WiFi?
Just finished testing a PC with USB Wi-Fi as a "player" for
material recorded on another PC and the bandwidth seemed
adequate.
But when I moved the "player" PC to the kitchen - where it would
reside - WiFi signal strength dropped to 1-2 bars - which was not
enough for the box to get a reliable data stream. It was full
scale when the box was in the same room as the server.
Before I pu...
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12/19/2008 2:16:19 AM |
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sync drm audio book to zen player
i'm using win media player 11 and a brand new creative zen, capable for wma
and audio books-bookmarking
got an audio book from my library and its drm license, it plays in wmp
the zen is a wmp device and i invoked to sync it, the book, (sync now
playing) to the zen
it goes up to 86% and is just stuck there for a long time, its a big book
15hrs/50mb
but not that big to take this long to co...
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12/19/2008 1:03:06 AM |
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Won't Start up after Windows XP screen
Was on the internet when my laptop froze. Waited 2 hours then powered down.
Now I get a blank black screen after Windows XP screen goes away during
start-up. Have tried advanced start up options but no success. I would like
to save as much information on my hard drive as possible. Any suggestions??...
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12/18/2008 11:01:00 PM |
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Vista media center
The red dot icon in taskbar showing that a recording is in progress, has
stopped showing up for me,
nothing changed on the system in last few weeks also rebooted few times and
still not there
no errors in event logs as well. The "Show taskbar notification when
recording" in Vista media center is checked off.
Any idea?
Lino...
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12/18/2008 6:10:27 PM |
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T.V. Tuner
I have Windows Vista Home Premium. Does anyone know if this computer has a
built in t.v. tuner? How can I find out? Thanks.
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12/17/2008 9:03:01 PM |
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PV recovery
I performed a PC recovery, MS XP service3
My sonic file backup did not save important files ON DESKTOP
When I performed the recovery it said : applications are lost but NOT data
Is there a possibility to recover the lost doc. files from desktop?
stupid yes
thank you...
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12/17/2008 8:51:39 PM |
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window handle for WM_VSCROLL
I'm trying to figure out how to find the correct window handle (of an
external application, for instance Firefox and IE) to send WM_VSCROLL
message to. I used Spy++ to see what windows receive these events
(when sent from an application that implements this correctly) but I
don't see anything special about the particular window that this
application chosen to send the message to.
Any ideas...
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12/17/2008 2:26:46 PM |
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Blue Screen Desktop
My mother who lives in another state (making tech support rather interesting
to say the least..., I'm sure many of you can relate), called yesterday. It
seems her desktop has disappeared. All she has is the start bar at the bottom
- no desktop icons, no desktop picture - nothing but a blue screen. It seems
the rest of the computer is functioning ok. I walked her through right
clicking an...
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12/17/2008 12:27:08 PM |
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Files in Windows Media Player that don't belong
Some files including Program files got into (?) my Videos section of Windows
Media Player. Some are recognizable, some not, some can be deleted, some
not. Is there a way of moving them without removing? Is there a way of
reinstalling just Media Player? Any ideas appreciated.
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Carry...
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12/17/2008 12:11:01 PM |
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Outlook email msgs invisible text
The text in email messages is invisible on some but not all emails I receive
(and some that I write). Text can barely be seen as faint yellow but I have
adjusted font color themes etc. What is going and what is the fix?
I have made font Automatic and no luck - then Black, no luck. Many of these
emails are from the same places have have received with no problem for years.
I fooled with T...
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12/17/2008 4:12:01 AM |
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Rollup 2 Update Issue: MCE 2005 Required Error (Screenshots includ
My issue is very strange and while I have done my homework and researched
possible solutions many times over, the problem still remains.
Symptom:
Upon running WindowsXPMediaCenter2005-KB900325-usa.exe to install rollup 2
for MCE 2005 I get the following error message:
X This update can only be run on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33391369@N02/3111...
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12/17/2008 3:53:01 AM |
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Win XP Media Center not installing-SP2 disk requested
I just assembled a new computer (all new components) and when I try to
install XP MC it asks for the service pack 2 disk. My Windows didn't come
with this - it came with 2005 updates, but no service pack 2. I downloaded
the XP service pack 2 file from the MS website, extracted it, burned it to
cd, then put it in, but it is still not working. Specifically, it asks for
files such as nt5...
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12/17/2008 12:04:03 AM |
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MCE 2005 HD Playback Issue
I have just reinstalled MCE on my main HTPC. I had been experimenting with
other PVR software that will allow recording digital QAM cable broadcast.
I learned that Silicondust HDHomerun would record QAM on XP MCE, so I
reloaded MCE to give it another try. So this is a fresh installation with
Rollup2, the update to Rollup2 and XP SP3 with all subsequent patches.
Everything appears to ...
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12/16/2008 8:39:23 PM |
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Disabling Live TV Buffer in Vista Media Center
Hi,
I have been googling around for a way to disable the live tv buffer
that media center has, which seems to be about 2 seconds as far as I
can tell.
I have Dish Network and my reciever comes with a built in dvr so I do
not need this feature.
Currently my TV Tuner card (PCI) is getting input from a RF modulator
(via coax). The RF modulator has my Nintendo Wii (via rca cables) and
Sa...
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12/16/2008 2:56:43 PM |
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Programming Remote To Operate MS Wireless Keyboard?
Somebody, somewhere mentioned what I though was a pretty slick
idea for watching a TV that's connected to and, at the moment,
being fed by a PC: Get a programmable remote and somehow teach
it to sent the desired keyboard commands through an existing MS
wireless mouse/keyboard puck.
Anybody done this successfully?
Make/model of the programmable remote?
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PeteCresswell...
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12/16/2008 2:21:30 AM |
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HD Recording
If I have a HD digital sattelite signal and I record it on MCE I will not
have the right cables for a true HD picture. Will the correct 16-9 aspect
ratio be recorded?--
Dan McGuire...
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12/15/2008 7:48:00 PM |
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"media center stopped working" when attempting to add shared folders from another computer to library
Hey All,
I've got a desktop & laptop, both running vista home premium 32-bit.
Desktop has a tv tuner & works fine. From the laptop, I can browse
over to "\\desktop\Users\Public\Recorded TV" in windows explorer,
double-click a file & MC starts up & plays the file just fine.
But when I go to the library setup in MC on the laptop, and choose
"add shared folder from another computer" the ma...
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12/15/2008 4:37:01 PM |
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Dont have the MCE 2005 discs
I bought an hp dv5230us laptop. I had to buy a new hard drive too. The
laptop was designed for XP Media Center so that's what I want to put on the
new hard drive. Can I download the OS and burn it to disc/s and if so then
how or where please. ...
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12/15/2008 2:48:58 PM |
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DVD plays but no sound
I was trying to play a dvd I rented and it plays but there is no sound. I
even tried a dvd that worked a while ago that is of a concert and it played
but again no sound. I put in a music cd and it plays with sound. Everything
else has sound such as stuff from internet, music cd's, or even when I play a
song from windows media player. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks....
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12/15/2008 8:02:01 AM |
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ALT-Tab Problems
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 on a Gateway GM5076E
Programs Running: IE, Thunderbird, Excel, ShipStream
The computer does not seem to correctly remember the last used task window.
Usually it does, but often it just does what it wants. ALT-TAB is supposed
to alternate between the two most recent tasks.
For instance, I'll be working in Excel, Alt-Tab once to switch to IE. W...
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12/14/2008 6:02:35 PM |
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New gigabit adapter breaks Infrared remote keyboard on MCE 2005
I have MCE 2005 SP3.
Everything was working fine until we installed a new gigabit adapter in the
machine. Now the infrared keyboard is not responsive and after pressing a
key it just repeats that key over and over. I have reinstalled 4x. Updated
drivers and now I am just mad. Please help.
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12/14/2008 2:15:01 AM |
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Windows Media Center has stopped working
Media Center works fine until I use the Guide, then it stops working,
and restarts, which seems to be common after reading several similar
topics. My workaround is to right-click its icon on the Start Menu,
select and click Run As Administrator to keep it from crashing upon
using the Guide. WMC does work, but the moment I start looking at the
Guide, then it crashes. I've tried recommendations...
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12/14/2008 12:39:44 AM |