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trouble configuring Satellite set top box with Media Center
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 1 Comments

"RohitK" <RohitK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:207D651B-1C93-43CF-ACE9-6D46475CD586@microsoft.com... If you can configure the Tata SKY set top box to output a broadcast channel,...

split screen monitor
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 6 Comments

IIRC is an acronym meaning "If I Recall Correctly". "It" refers to the LCD monitor. In other words, what I said below was: "Before I send this - I just remembered having a similar problem...

Some Channels Juddering (E4)
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 12 Comments

AHA! I did try this the other day, but I don't think I gave it enough time. It only does it for the first few seconds when recording those channels, then the recording is fine. So in short, no it...

XP to Media Center?
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 4 Comments

jp2msft If you are happy with the XP that you already have and on't want to take the time to configure/Install an OS from scratch, why dont' you check out Beyond TV, it has most of the the same...

Media Center pause control won't stay paused
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 3 Comments

"Russ" <Russ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7F4038C4-E1F0-474F-9FBD-65B59E8F76D0@microsoft.com... Seems pretty evident that Microsoft does not think users are very smart. Plus...

Problem watching movies
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 11 Comments

On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:01:03 -0700, Richard Miller <autopaint at aol.com> wrote: Only if you have a DIY Media Center. Any pre-built system would be supplied with one by the...

WMP 11 Compatibility
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Post here:- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/community/newsgroups/WindowsMedia/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player regards, S.Sengupta Gman82 wrote:

finding the problem
Posted on July 4th, 2008 | 5 Comments

But you don't have a Media Center problem. On 7/03/2008, Inker posted this: -- Gene E. Bloch (Gino) letters617blochg3251 (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")

Internet radio
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

My internet radio station stops playing after about 15 seconds. It did not always do that. I removed the cumulative update that I installed on 6/14 hoping that it would clear up the problem, but it...

software default problem
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

How do I permently change an "appearance active window" default? The "windows XP style" apparently came with a new uppdate as a default. I "apply" the "windows classic style" but whenever I reboot...

Vista Media Center no fast forward for music?
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

I can skip ahead in videos but all I can do for music is skip to the next track. Fast Forward doesn't appear to have any effect? Is this a media center issue or something specific to my system?

WMC and XBOX360
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

I am able to watch recoded TV on my TV via the XBOX360 and Media Centre but when I try the Video Library or Pictures fold I get a message that a Windows component is missing. This has worked in the...

How do I record to my computer from a tape recorder?
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comments

"Larry" <Larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ECE5B706-45D0-4D40-BCDD-240E8ADB55B7@microsoft.com... While off topic for this news group, it is fairly easy to record digital files...

XP Service Pack 3
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 | 6 Comments

Is there any update on this problem with Media Center Edition and Service Pack 3? Evidently, I downloaded it back in May, very soon after the "critical" update was released. This is before Microsoft...

What happened? I can no longer use my Radio Tuner
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 | 11 Comments

This is a clean install of Vista Ultimate SP1. Thank you for all of your input on this. Since I now have everything working as I want, I am back to my pursuit of hamburgers and French fries....

Roaming Profiles & Deleting Cookies
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 | 4 Comments

I stopped using it about 4 months ago when I got a Comcast HD DVR, and let me tell you, MCE reliability blows that thing out of the water, it's the biggest piece of crap I've ever...

Audio Error: Specified cast is not valid
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 | 4 Comments

Well I recently downloaded a WMP update so I first tried uninstalling that without any success. So then I tried the system restore like you said and after doing several restores going back as far as...

Media Center Caller ID ringing
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 | 1 Comments

You should be able to do this through the Modem Control panel. -- Gary Tsang http://www.gtsang.com Microsoft MVP - Windows Media Center http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

Screensaver not working
Posted on July 1st, 2008 | 21 Comments

For many years the screensaver would not work with the microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse. I am sure this has now been fixed and the download update can be accessed with windows update using...

Media Centre on an LCD TV without PIP
Posted on July 1st, 2008 | 10 Comments

On 7/01/2008, Nigel Barker posted this: One of the rare occasions when I found PIP useful (OK, PiP!) was when a ship was coming into the San Francisco Bay (I live in the Bay Area) and going under...