Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks

Is the PC connected to a computer monitor or a TV? If the latter, how is it connected?

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"Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news757E25A-8F9E-495D-AF0E-FF21F09D4152@microsoft.com...
> Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
> but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
> have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
> through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks

Doug,

It is conencted by monitor. The signal is being split from the line, whith
the split being one going to the vcr and the other going to the motorola
surfboard (i think thats what it is called.)

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> Is the PC connected to a computer monitor or a TV? If the latter, how is it connected?
>
> --
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> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news757E25A-8F9E-495D-AF0E-FF21F09D4152@microsoft.com...
> > Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
> > but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
> > have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
> > through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks
>

The Media Center setup screens are not dependent on having TV signal present. When you get to the appropriate point in setup, you'll see the picture in a small window. When you first start Media Center, it should automatically run the wizard to wak you through setup.

Are you getting the black screen when the computer boots up, or only when you try to run Media Center?
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"Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news66FA6CB-6DE1-4A3F-A72C-CF8E70045EE3@microsoft.com...
> Doug,
>
> It is conencted by monitor. The signal is being split from the line, whith
> the split being one going to the vcr and the other going to the motorola
> surfboard (i think thats what it is called.)
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Is the PC connected to a computer monitor or a TV? If the latter, how is it connected?
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
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>>
>> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news757E25A-8F9E-495D-AF0E-FF21F09D4152@microsoft.com...
>> > Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
>> > but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
>> > have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
>> > through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks
>>

I hadn't even tried the Media Center portion yet, I was just trying to watch
tv using the card. Should i run that function through the Media Center?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> The Media Center setup screens are not dependent on having TV signal present. When you get to the appropriate point in setup, you'll see the picture in a small window. When you first start Media Center, it should automatically run the wizard to wak you through setup.
>
> Are you getting the black screen when the computer boots up, or only when you try to run Media Center?
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news66FA6CB-6DE1-4A3F-A72C-CF8E70045EE3@microsoft.com...
> > Doug,
> >
> > It is conencted by monitor. The signal is being split from the line, whith
> > the split being one going to the vcr and the other going to the motorola
> > surfboard (i think thats what it is called.)
> >
> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Is the PC connected to a computer monitor or a TV? If the latter, how is it connected?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >> http://www.dougknox.com
> >> --------------------------------
> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> >> --------------------------------
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> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >>
> >> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news757E25A-8F9E-495D-AF0E-FF21F09D4152@microsoft.com...
> >> > Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
> >> > but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
> >> > have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
> >> > through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks
> >>
>

I can't speak to the software that ships with the 150PVR card, as I've never used it.

There is a different version 150PVR-MCE which comes with the approrpriate drivers for Media Center. They're functionally the same card, but the MCE version doesn't come with a remote or the WinTV software. I believe you can remove the tuner from Device Manager and then reinstall it using the Media Center drivers.

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_mce.html

Additionally, to watch Live or Recorded TV in Media Center, you need a compatible DVD Decoder installed.

This download will check your system to see if you have one installed.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

If not, a list of compatible decoders can be found here:

http://www.dougknox.com/xpmce/dvddecoders.htm
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"Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CF50FC64-1340-4932-991E-8C6C693DB921@microsoft.com...
>I hadn't even tried the Media Center portion yet, I was just trying to watch
> tv using the card. Should i run that function through the Media Center?
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> The Media Center setup screens are not dependent on having TV signal present. When you get to the appropriate point in setup, you'll see the picture in a small window. When you first start Media Center, it should automatically run the wizard to wak you through setup.
>>
>> Are you getting the black screen when the computer boots up, or only when you try to run Media Center?
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
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>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news66FA6CB-6DE1-4A3F-A72C-CF8E70045EE3@microsoft.com...
>> > Doug,
>> >
>> > It is conencted by monitor. The signal is being split from the line, whith
>> > the split being one going to the vcr and the other going to the motorola
>> > surfboard (i think thats what it is called.)
>> >
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is the PC connected to a computer monitor or a TV? If the latter, how is it connected?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com
>> >> --------------------------------
>> >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> >> --------------------------------
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>> >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >>
>> >> "Lyn" <Lyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news757E25A-8F9E-495D-AF0E-FF21F09D4152@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Brought a new compaq MCE. Installed the WIN-TV 150 PVR Card. I have sound
>> >> > but have no picture and have not been able to use the tv section because I
>> >> > have not been able to fgiure out how to get to the wizard that walsk me
>> >> > through to set up my cable company. Please advise. Thanks
>> >>
>>