- What version info is displayed in the system info if I have MCE 20
- Posted by Raistlin on January 17th, 2006
My computer is supposed to have MCE 2005, when I checked the system info the
other day I noticed that it stated that I have MCE 2002.
What is supposed to be displayed in my system information if I have MCE 2005?
- Posted by HillBillyBuddhist on January 17th, 2006
"Raistlin" <Raistlin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My computer is supposed to have MCE 2005, when I checked the system info
> the
> other day I noticed that it stated that I have MCE 2002.
>
> What is supposed to be displayed in my system information if I have MCE
> 2005?
What you're seeing in System Properties is your Windows XP version
information and as such is correct.
To see your Media Center Edition version start Media Center and click
Settings> General> About Media Center> Software Version.
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- Posted by Gary Tsang on January 19th, 2006
You are looking in the wrong place to see your MCE version number (it isn't
shown in the System Control Panel)
See here for instructions
How to determine the version of Media Center that you are running
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;837707
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- Posted by Bret on March 27th, 2006
Yes, but it should be displayed there. Microsoft would not say it was an
issue if it was not supposed to be there. If it is only supposed to reference
Windows XP, why would it say Media Center Edition in the Control Panel sytem
properties?
"Gary Tsang" wrote:
- Posted by Jaime on March 28th, 2006
It's not a bug, just a programming quirk of the system.
MCE is just a program that runs on top of (a slightly modified version of)
XP Pro. The normal "System Properties" dialog box pokes the system to find
the OS version, which in this case is XP Pro 2002. Yes, MS probably should
have had somebody rewrite the code so when MCE is present, the Properties
would dig a little and find the version of MCE, not just the underlying OS,
but they didn't. Who knows why -- it slipped through the cracks, it was too
much work, someone was lazy, somebody screwed up, etc. It's no big deal,
just follow the previously mentioned instructions to find the current
version of MCE and stop worrying.
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- Posted by Chris H. on March 28th, 2006
It isn't a programming quirk. That's where the operating system (not the
Media Center Edition superset) is reported on all computers running Windows
XP. Since Media Center isn't part of a "normal" computer, and runs on top
of Windows XP, it is reported within its own environment. The version of
Office, for instance, wouldn't be reported on the System Properties general
information.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
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- Posted by Gary Tsang on March 28th, 2006
FWIW, the Tablet PC SKU (similar to how MCE is a superset of Windows XP)
says the Version of the TPCE in the System Properties.
i.e.
It says
Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition 2005
Version 2002
Service Pack 2
It's too bad that MCE doesn't show the MCE version in the System Properties.
However, there is one proper place to look, and that's definitely where
people should be directed to.
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Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
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- Posted by Jaime on March 28th, 2006
But it really is a quirk or oversight -- it isn't sold like Office or some
other program. MS doesn't call it "Windows XP Pro with Media Center", they
call MCE an OS, they sell it that way, and not as a separate add-on like
Windows Plus. Even though we talk about MCE sitting on top of XP Pro, it
really isn't that simple because there are a few "tweaks" made to the
underlying system.
We get this question on the board repeatedly because it is a fairly
understandable mistake people would make, especially those with a little
computer knowledge; or those who have used a previous version that had the
"Windows Media Center" boot screen, why wouldn't you assume it would be
listed in the system properties? Especially, since the properties box says
"Media Center Edition".
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James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
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