Discuss Vista Media Center & XP Media Center Edition
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TGB.tv donations drive !
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Hi all,
Just a quick post to see if any of our members are willing / able to make a small donation to help cover our running costs?
I completely understand that times are hard for a lot of folks and many people are unable to offer any financial support.
Please don't feel pressured into donating...
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Hi, there is no suggested donation amount - any amount is much appreciated :thumbup:
Thank you to everybody that has donated :clap:
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Last post by holidayboy
Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:58 am
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EPG Cutover Vista SP1
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Crash2009 » Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:11 am
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It appears that some of the troubleshooting steps for Win 7 do not work, or are impossible to perform in Vista SP1. The only suggestion, that I have read is to upgrade Vista with TV Pack (2008 I believe). Some users say this wont work. Others say it worked for them
What is your slant on the...
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Microsoft ended support for SP1 in 2011. There is no good reason why anyone would still be running it.
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Last post by Vistaar
Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:40 am
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WMC Vista won't connect to internet
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hairi_c » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:53 am
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I have been using Windows Media Center (Vista) to record live TV via my antenna for several years. In just the past two weeks, it has been unable to download the guide. At first I thought it was their server and that it wouldn’t be a problem as it would resolve itself. But then I figured out that...
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How I hate Microsoft!
I know they've been reporting that media center would eventually go defunct because MS will be using Xbox media capabilities, but they are ignoring the fact that many people don't have Xbox One and won't be buying it! I had hoped they would have more sense than to completely...
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Last post by columbia93
Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:47 pm
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DVR-MS after WTVconverter does not play in MCE 2005
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angelino » Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:01 pm
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I am in the process of replacing my good old MCE 2005 PC with WMC in Windows 8.1.
I used to cut the DVR-MS files with good old dCut, in order to keep the (European) subtitles (together with the complete TeleText).
While I do not seem to find a WTV cutter (or a DVR-MS cutter in 8.1) that keeps the...
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Yes I did, and I know they are indeed very responsive.
But in this case they could not implement it, as the WTV (or DVR-MS) stream is encrypted, and they did not succeed in restoring the original teletext stream into the resulting stream.
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Last post by angelino
Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:53 pm
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VISTA: Increase Live TV Pause Buffer: Keeps Resetting
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MrCreosote » Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:21 am
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I've done the BackingStoreEachFileDurationSeconds Registry change (from 300 to 1800) and while it kept resetting the first few times I did it, I found references to enact WMC Permission restrictions for that Key which I did. (I confess, I didn't see anything that resembled WMC so I basically...
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I did read that 2 hours was the maximum? I'd like at least 4 hours to capture entire football games. Or even 6 hours.
I recollect seeing somewhere that 2 hours is the maximum. I have never tried specifying a larger buffer, so I don't know whether 2 hours really is the limit. A couple of points:...
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Last post by CyberSimian
Tue May 05, 2015 9:51 am
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Vista Media Centre Guide issues
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danwolski » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:44 am
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Hi All,
I just bought a second hand HTPC off a mate. It runs vista SP2, and i can't get the guide to work. I've tried updating manually, (I get error code 14 or info not available for your area ), I've tried using EPGCollector 4.0 which seems to complete fine, but I can't get it to work, even...
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Fixed it. Stumbled across this website:
Apparently, as I had bought it second hand and the previous user had restored the computer to it's factory settings, the TV Pack was not installed. Followed the instructions and it all worked!
Cheers
Dan
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Last post by danwolski
Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:49 am
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Parental Controls for DVDs
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Vamp9190 » Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:03 pm
Hi all,
Question about the WMC parental controls. I have one machine still running Vista (Home Premium x64) using WMC, so this question applies to it.
I set-up the Parental Controls to block all movies with a 'R' rating and also no rating (NA) with a PIN to unlock.
The problem is that for some...
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Last post by Vamp9190
Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:03 pm
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Windows 7 Legacy Life
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gary94080 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:52 am
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now that it has been announced that Windows 7 will not be supported soon, what advice or recommendations do current legacy users have for those of us about to join you.
have there been issues of getting guide or channel updates?
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It would have made sense if Microsoft had made the Xbox One capable of connecting to a tuner and acting as a DVR, but they didn't do what made sense .
It is capable, just not enabled, yet.
From what I understand, XBOX ONE is just a x64 PC, similar to the original XBOX, and unlike the 360.
It...
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Last post by blueiedgod
Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:53 pm
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Problems with wrong channels
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Will_Cain » Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:33 pm
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Last Christmas Microsoft cocked up the guide on XP. Eventually they sorted it out but ever since then I've had problems. I live in S. Yorks and use the Emley Moor transmitter. Before Christmas all the channels were right by default after Christmas, using BBC1 as an example I was defaulted to BB1 on...
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The original problem was caused by Microsoft who just didn't bother putting any new listings up after Dec 12. Fortunately there was such a reaction on their Forum they did rush them out. Clearly they didn't make a perfect job of it. RE the filters, I currently use an aerial amp which I originally...
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Last post by Will_Cain
Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:06 pm
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Cannot use all the tuners
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MikeSin » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:05 am
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My MCE system has been in operation for a couple of years on Vista SP2 with 4 tuners. Recently I noticed that I was getting an unusual amount of pixelation on live tv as if the signal was bad (but it isn't). In my attempt to determine the cause I tried to force the live TV to use the 3rd tuner by...
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I THINK Vista Ultimate had a 4-tuner limit, whereas lesser versions had 2 - you might be able to pick up an upgrade for cheap.
I currently use Vista Home Premium, and that does have a limit of two tuners. If more than two are installed, MC lists all of them, but allows you to set up only two....
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Last post by CyberSimian
Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:50 am
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Advanced Entertainment Package?
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Jay » Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:42 pm
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Is there any way to purchase this? I can't find any distribution channel and Gregg (CannonPC) was hitting a brick wall with his sources at MS before he closed up shop. I'm happy to pay for it if someone is actually selling this.
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I'm just bumping this thread to show there's some interest in more than 5 simultaneous extenders! Even if there was a one time license cost involved!
I would definitely come out of pocket for an increase in amount of simultaneous extenders!
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Last post by werds
Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:43 pm
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Live TV lags, High CPU Usage
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agorjest » Wed May 23, 2012 7:23 pm
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Hello,
I have an HP Pavillion dv2915nr notebook
Vista SP2
Centrino 1.83 Core 2 Duo processor
3 MB DDR2 RAM
250 GB hard drive
Onboard x3100 Intel GMA, up to 358 MB video memory
Avertv Hybrid Volar Max USB TV Tuner for Windows Model #MTVHVMXSK
WMC pre-loaded, no third party codecs (have not updated...
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I am seeing a similar issue.
Configuraton:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit WMC
i5 2500K 3.3gHz Quad core
8 GB RAM
Ceton InfiniTV 4
XBox 360 WMC extender
The issue appears to occur when the PC goes into standy. When the PC comes out of standby only Core 1 will be seen at very high CPU utiliztion of...
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Last post by techywa1
Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:18 am
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Vista MC issue - Not sending IR command for certain channels
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m4gicfour » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:48 am
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Here's the setup.
Vista WMC W/MCE Remote + IR Blaster
Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 (PCI)
Sasktel MAX STB connected via S-Video
WMC is set up, has correct guide listings, remote codes are learned.
WMC will tune (or more correctly it will send IR commands to tell the STB to tune) for any channel...
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Yes, same result.
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Last post by m4gicfour
Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:11 am
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Adding digital channels like 15-005 in Vista WMC
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holydeltawings » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:14 pm
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Hi I am wondering how to add sub channels like 15-005 I get the first bunch of channels since their not digital but the others just show up as 20,21,21 etc. I need them like 20-005,21-005,22-005 etc. when I go to add channel its just analog that I can add. Im in vista and installed tv pack 2008....
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yea I found a solution lol. I upgraded to windows 7 and bought a tuner card capable of picking up clear qam channels and problem solved. thanks for the thought anyways. =]
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Last post by holydeltawings
Sat May 19, 2012 5:48 pm
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WMC (Vista) not recording series programs.
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RGM1138 » Thu May 03, 2012 1:09 am
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This only recently started. WMC seems to have problems recording series programs. It does record single movies, but not series. I see the red recording button on the system tray indicating a recording in progress, but opening WMC, it does not show up there.
Also, the red recording indicator stays...
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What directory do you have Recorded TV saving to? Did you check to see if the programs are actually being saved there?
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Last post by Jade10145
Wed May 09, 2012 5:50 pm
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Sleep Issues in Vista
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default_user8 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:54 am
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Has anyone solved the sleep issues with Vista and WMC? I would really like to use the wake on lan feature with this PC since i had fully intended to use it as a bulk storage device as well as a PVR. Thanks.
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What specific issue are you having? Take a look at this article:
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Last post by Scallica
Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:04 pm
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No sound from hd channels
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default_user8 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:52 am
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I have built a home media server from my MOL's old sony vaio desktop. I have Vista home premium installed and have had very little problems with my setup that I haven't been able to find solutions to online somewhere. Except for this one. I can't seem to get sound when i tune into the OTA HD...
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Yup, I would enable Auto Volume in TV Settings and see if that sorts it! :)
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Last post by StumpyBloke
Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:33 am
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Updating play-count of music tracks
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twinkling_ray » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:56 am
I have been trying to find a method to update the Play Count of music tracks within the windows media library, but have so far failed. I noticed that someone has written a nice little script for iTunes, and was hoping there may be a cimilar solution for WMC / WMP.
The reason I'm trying to do this...
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Last post by twinkling_ray
Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:56 am
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Vista Media Center
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sorethumbs » Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:59 pm
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As this section is a bit quiet i thought i'd pop in and post.
I've only got into using media center since i've been using Windows 7 which i have for a couple PC's at home. The missus still has Vista on her PC (and i have a spare vista disc/licence doing nothing). I just wondered what the drawbacks...
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I found the tv pack. Sleep issues not a problem as its only for PC in kitchen/dining room for when anyone is in that room, PC is pretty much on all the time anyway. I just got to get a cable fed into the room.
Cheers
phil
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Last post by sorethumbs
Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:52 am
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