Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

rrileypm — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:56:02 GMT

I have used media center since the XP version, and like the functionality. Now, I'm running Vista Home Premium.

After using Media Center without a hitch for a year, all of a sudden one day everything crashed...not even recognizing my multiple tuner devices. After trying several of the suggestions above...and several others...I ended up doing a clean install of Vista. Now everything works great again (for now).

I'm pleased with the quality of one hour TV shows, and up until now, I had not really tried recording movies lasting more than one hour.

Whenever I record a movie, Media Center breaks the movie into either two or three files. I would really prefer just one file per movie.

Is there a setting I should change somewhere? I haven't been able to find one. Otherwise, why would MC split the movies?

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

jared999 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:13:30 GMT

Media Center is ALWAYS crashing on me and usually causes my machine to crash as well (BSOD w/ Memory Dump). I want to uninstall and reinstall Media Center but I don't know how. Also I am having issues where it says the tuner is being used, do I wante to take control, and I know that it is not being used (nothing is being recorded, etc). Even if I click Yes nothing happens and I have to restart Media Center to be able to watch TV.

-Jared

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

Nick White — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:17:46 GMT

Hey diegoferreyra: I know of folks who run Windows Vista x64 and use videos cards that run Media Center well; there are a lot of variables around how an OEM designs a particular card, however. You might go over to thegreenbutton.com, one of our Windows Featured Community sites, and pose this question to the Media Center experts there. Thanks for reading and good luck.

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

diegoferreyra — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:33:25 GMT

Is there any TV card than can guarantee me 100% Vista Media Center (on x64) support?

I've been searching everywhere and every card seems to have a problem.

Please, let me know if there's ANYTHING I can do to actually have a working TV tuner in my PC.

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

hotman — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:14:05 GMT

I'm having some issues with Windows Media Center under Vista Ulitmate right now. When I try to go into the guide, my recorded programs, or Live TV (as well as setup for these things), it gives me errors. For instance, the Recorded TV gives me the error

"Component Registration Failure: Some of the files needed to play radio or video are missing or corrupt. Windows Media Center component registration may have failed."

Then tells me I have no recorded shows (the shows recorded before this issue are still there and play back fine with Windows Media Player, though).

The system worked fine for the first couple months I had it up (installed on 3/30/07), then suddenly stopped working one day. It stopped working in May, well after the update in April and before the update in June.

I have tried deleting the TempRec folder and unregsitering and then reregsitering the dll. Neither trick worked. My research shows that at least 5 other people have expereinced this same exact problem. I feel confident its not something that I did since I loaded no new software. The only new loading was the automatic Vista Ulitmate updates.

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

DJHarter — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:05:04 GMT

I noticed that when Vista Media Center is run in Full Screen mode, the Print Screen keyboard function just produces a black screen image. Is this by design or is there another way to take a quick screenshot which produces a proper copy of the image? Please advise. Tnx, D.J.

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

luv2tup — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:04:00 GMT

looking for information on how to reslove MEC conflicts with Yuan EC300 DVB-T TV Tuner card which is packaged and sold as HP Express Digital/Analog TV Tuner. OS is Vitsa Home Prenium on HP dv6226us

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

Nick White — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:33:34 GMT

Hey ph8370: you're better off seeking assistance via the public newsgroups -- good luck.

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

ph8370 — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:33:02 GMT

I Have also downloaded the latest software that is meant to be for Vista but still nothing. Cant get the TV to work on the DV2000 either. If i installed a fire wire card by itself would i then be able to download my video onto the computer

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

ph8370 — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:35:12 GMT

Not sure if this is the right forum, but in need of help. I have a JVC video camera that is meant to run with a Winfast dv2000 card. Can not get the media centre to work and i cant download the original software on the disc. I am running VistaHome Premium 32 bit. Any ideas

Thanks Paul

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

whyjoe — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:31:39 GMT

Hey Nick: Jurgen was talking about the lack of "v2" Media Center Extenders. I.e., the total derth of MCEs that are designed to work with Windows Vista... that is, besides the Xbox 360. We know that there are some devices out there designed with Windows XP.... hmm, we don't care about those! :-)

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

Parham64 — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:17:14 GMT

I have a question. I have an Avermedia UltraTV 1500 MCE tuner card installed. When trying to setup windows media, I see the picture and have sound but it tells me that windows media cannot dectect an IR receiver. I'm using satelite. I'm connected through a splitter to the TV and the tuner card. What's my fix?

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

agalvan — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:32:32 GMT

After installing the media center update (actually it was auto-installed) I had my first system crash! I moved my antenna, so I had to rescan for atsc channels. When I hit the 'next' button, I got a quick blue screen and then my system restarted. Doh!

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

BERT — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:42:44 GMT

Why run anything other than Ultimate? Well in the UK the cost of Ultimate is double that of Home Premium. I would have loved to run Ultimate, but couldn't afford too.

For Vista Media Centre there are no alternatives to the XBox 360. The ones you reference only work with MCE '05 so what relevance are they to a Vista blog?

re: Windows Vista Media Center users, take note

Nick White — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:09:51 GMT

Hey Jurgen: there certainly are alternatives to the Xbox 360; as a point of reference, take a look at devices that work with Windows XP MCE 2005: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/owner/stboverview.mspx.