Windows Media Center Add Ons
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Type appwiz.cpl in Start menu search box and then hit enter to open Programs and Features window.2. In the left pane, click Turn Windows features on or off link.3. Once the Windows Features window is opened, expand Media Features and then uncheck the box next to Windows Media Center.4.
You will see “Turning off Windows Media Center might affect other Windows features and program installed on your computer, including default settings. Do you want to continue?” message.
Click Yes and then click Ok to start uninstalling Windows Media Center.5. You will be asked to Reboot your computer. Restart to uninstall Media Center from your PC.
If you want to install it again, open Windows Features window by repeating the steps given above.6. Expand Media Features, and then check Windows Media Center option.7. Click Ok to Start installing the feature. Windows Media Center (not to be confused with Windows Media PLAYER) is phased out in Windows 10.MY guess – because I had a similar problem.when I tried the Windows 10 OS – did not like some aspets of it – rolled back to Windows7 – several stability issues appeared including Windows Media Center.I had an perfectly stable system before I took this adventure. Appreciate Microsoft providing the upgrade for free but invariably anything for free or at a low price is always too good to be true – and you end up paying or in a world of regret.Solution: Copy important files; format your ‘C’ drive and reinstall windows7.
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And never stray from all the lessons (grief) learned in the past!.mlig says. Just ran into a very similar problem and am posting my results and fix in hopes that perhaps it will save someone a lot of time! I never liked the idea of using MS Media center or its player, but, I have a need to now, so when I tried to click on the box to install Windows media center, I got the message that it did not complete successfully, etc. I tried the clean boot method and everything else.
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I started examining the CBS log and found that it was complaining about a sharing violation when it tried to create the “ehome” folder So, I looked and there was NO ehome folder present, and It was driving me nuts! I went to another windows 7 machine and copied the ehome folder, thinking, ok, maybe if i copy it, i can re-register its components and then uninstall and reinstall it.
When i tried to copy the folder into the windows directory it said “sharing violation”, I’m like!!!!!!!!!!! Sooo, upon futher examination, i tried to create a folder called ehome and same thing. Then i found it there was a EMPTY file called ehome with 0 bytes deleted that damn thing and then BOOM installation completed just fine. Hope this helps someone else.jack.Rebekah says.
I cannot set up my Media Libraries in Pictures or Videos as when I reach that point I get an error that always appears whether I downoload the latest data and/or optimize. The error reads in a rectangle on the bottom right: “A necessary component of Windows Media Center did nor start properly. Restart the program. (then an OK box and it never works if I reboot.
Or restart or anything. I went to the suggested Link (50142) to reinstall and the page is blank. Your suggestion of using the uninstall has NO Media Center line. Just WMC add-in for Silverlight and for Flash (1 each) and Netflix in WMC.
My WMC version is 6.1.6701.17514 (Win7 sp1ETM 1). I have Windows 7 home premium with an intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E7500@2,93 Ghz – 8160 MB RAM.admin says.
This does not actually reinstall WMC. Instead it turns it off and then turns it back on again, resetting it in the process. The software stays on your PC regardless. If it is corrupt (as mine is) it does not reinstall the software and fix the problems. The only way I can see to do this is to reinstall Windows which is fraught with problems. If anyone knows how to actually put a clean new WMC installation on to Windows 7 without reinstalling the OS I’d be interested in how to that!.krista newkirk says.
Windows Media Center is designed to be an all-singing all-dancing entertainment hub. As good as it is out of the box, it can easily be improved by one or two hacks, tweaks or addons. If you're a regular user of Media Center, you'll find some of the following tips indispensable. Watch TV without a tunerHow would you like to get live TV and recorded TV into Windows Media Center even if you don't have a TV tuner card? What if you do have a tuner card and you've forgotten to record Newsnight?There's a fantastic and that enables you to get BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 content into Windows Media Center using the internet as its source.Once you've installed TunerFree MCE you have access to on-demand and live content from the UK's terrestrial channels.2. All-in-one remoteThe remote controls that come with many Windows Media Center systems are great, but by the time you have your TV remote, DVD remote and set top box remote it can be hard to work out which one does what, so one simple solution is an all-in-one job.To get all-in-one remotes working with Windows Media Center click the Start button, type regedit, and find:HKEYLOCAL MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesHidIrRemote745a17a0-74d3-11d0b6fe-00a0c90f57daFind the value, EnableDebounce, and change it from 0 to 1.3.
Enable Movies GuideUsers of Windows Media Center in the US get access to a fantastic movie browser that details the movies being broadcast in the next two weeks, including cover art and movie details. In the UK we don't get this feature, but with a little hack the Movie Guide can be enabled, and then you can browse the guide including films on now and next. Click the Start button, type regedit, find:HKEYLocalMachineSoftwareMicrosoftCurrentVersionMedia CenterSettingsMCE.GlobalSettingsdouble-click the systemGeoISO2 setting, and change the value from UK to US.
Then restart Windows Media Center and the Movie Guide will be enabled.4. Pair one remote to one systemIf you have more than one Media Center system in a room then you may find that one remote will control all the systems at the same time. If you don't want this then there's a way of pairing a remote to a specific system.To enable your Media Center to respond to a specific remote control ID do the following: press and hold the DVD Menu button on the remote control, then press a number button (1-8) for five seconds. Remote controls with visible LED signal indicators will blink twice to confirm the change. Then start up your PC, open Regedit again and go to:HKEYLOCAL MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesHidIrRemotes745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57daand in the key, CodeSetNum0, enter the number you entered into the remote.5.
Enable DVD LibraryIf you store ripped DVDs on your PC you can enable Media Center to display the DVD library so you can access the ripped DVDs from the Media Center interface. Fire up Regedit, and locateHKEYCURRENTUSERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionMedia CenterSettingDvdSettingsIn the details pane, right-click ShowGallery, and then click Modify. Delete the contents that appear in the Value data box, type Gallery, and then click OK.