I am looking to purchase a laptop that will mainly be used for Accounting (either Quickbooks or Microsoft Accounting 2006) & from time to time conncted to home workgroup to get the internet for down loads. I thought about the Media OS for future use since it would be a laptop but not sure if that will affect what I want to use for now. Does it matter?
View 3 RepliesHaving recently had someone else using my computer for a while, installing various software (like winamp and SubEdit player) it seems windows media player (that's what I use) no longer recognises the usual files as media files like .mp3 .wmv .m3u .avi etc etc so when I click open file and select "media files (all types)" in the file type box it shows nothing, so I have to change it to all files which is irritating. Media player still plays everything fine but this is pretty annoying.
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View 5 Replies View RelatedSince installing SP3 my media centre will not open although the rest of XP runs fine. I get a report 'Strong name validation failed for assembly 'C:Windowsehomeehshell.exe. The file may have been tampered with or it was partially signed but not fully signed with the correct private key.I have the original installation disk from Dell, but it won't recognise the key that came with the pc to re install it. Is there any way I can repair the file in question. I have tried uninstalling sp3, and using the recovery program, but nothing is working to make it work again.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI get this every time I try to open a media file even when I click "always use selected program" This just started happening a few days ago after I ran a bunch of registry cleaners.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering is it possible to play media center TV recordings on computers without media center? And if so, how?
View 6 Replies View RelatedWondering which versions of XP can Access which other versions of XP.Specifically, can media center edition access media center edition , or do one or both OS's have to be XP PRO. My understanding is that XP Home cannot access or be accessed via Remote Access.
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a tick box somewhere that deselects it as a default
I have Windows Vista Business Edition; I know that I cannot install that version over Windows XP Media Center, so I was wondering if I can install XP Pro over Media Center without having to reformat, and then install Vista over Pro (also without having to reformat).
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am in the process of buying Pro-tools, which is a recording software and interface. In doing research I unfortunately discovered that pro tools is not compatible with Window Media Center but is compatible with Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional. Is there anyway that I can get rid of Media Center (without loosing my files) and install XP pro. Do I need the original CD for WMC? If I just go out and buy the CD with XP can I just install that, or do I need to get rid of WMC first?
View 8 Replies View Relatedmy OS went from Media Center to XP Pro and I didn't do it! Now I cannot (or computer cannot) access Common Files, among other issues. For example: Trying to open Common Files (to look for file referenced by Logitech install issue) results in error "C: not formatted". My computer probs all began with some auto update that restarted my computer; upon restart, error "Windows could not start because following file is missing or corrupt: C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIGSYSTEM". Every time i start computer, it looks for mouse driver, then finds and identifies it then can't "find file specified" and default-directs to C:Prog Files/Common Files/ etc etc. I ran chkdsk, defrag, etc. Finally I ran sfc /scannow and was instructed to insert disk 2 of XP Pro, but I don't have XP Pro. I don't want to take up a whole lot of space with my issue; the above is the end result (so far) of much troubleshooting. And somehow an OS that started off as Media Center became XP Pro.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am about to purchase an Acer Aspire 9500 for use at work on a windows 2003 server network. It will also be used shen I am traveling and at home. Does anyone know if XP Media Centre has the same functionality as XP Pro where network connectivity is concerned? Also are there any other things that I should be concerned about choosing XP Media Centre over XP Pro?
View 1 Replies View RelatedSo basically, I tried repairing a Windows XP Media center install by booting from a Windows XP Pro CD and then using the Repair function.I didn't use Media version, because the only install CD I had on me was Pro. It was probably a bad idea to install Pro over Media.
1.) Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
2.) When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below. This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on your computer
I'm thinking of builidng a new high end gaming PC, and will be using AMD 64-bit CPU. The big question in my mind is which OS would be the best. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
View 3 Replies View RelatedFor months I had no problem ripping cd's and playing the music on WMP10. Suddenly the system will no longer do either. Clicking on any of the listed songs results in other music playing which,obviously was not affected. I might add that listed number of times previously played were all erased. Has a new policeman for copyrighted music shown up somehow?
View 20 Replies View Relatedhow can I tell if a hard drive is bad or not. getting error..press Ctrl Alt Delete to restart but just keeps going back to the error.this computer was fine the day before.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI want to watch tv and surf the internet from my television set. What is the best hardware set up for this? I have DSL internet connection and Digital Cable. I would consider changing everything in order to be able to combine both activities on one set. I also download videos (from Tivo and from the internet.) I am maxing out my storage in both.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI was using XP Home, and decided to try XP Media Center. I hate it. How do I go about uninstalling MC so that I can have Home again? Thanks.
View 2 Replies View Relatedpc one plus and a Media pc two. Both running XP Pro I can connect and control the media pc using remote desktop no problem. The trouble is that when I exit from remote desktop the host pc is left in screensaver mode, and when I log on again, which is a bit of a pain as I like to hide the keyboard behind the telly. I do control the media pc quite regularly to load music files
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View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a very stubborn intruder a "media pipe movieland" extortion deal that will not be removed
View 2 Replies View Related"Media Pipe & Movieland" i did not sign up for this and i need help removing it of my system.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIs it smart to change to windows media player 11. I have WinXP system.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have no video accompanying the audio on some videos I try to open from Outlook Express attachments. I rolled back the WMP version.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhen I insert an audio CD into my CD ROM drive it plays automatically and then I do not know which media player plays the CD. I have WMP,iTunes,GoldWave,Realplayer and quick Time in my Entertainment folder.Task manager does not indicate as to which application or process is being used for audio.I would like to know which program/application is in use at the time the CD is playing. Besides I do not want to disable the autoplay of the CD.
View 4 Replies View RelatedAfter I upgraded from SP1 to SP3, my Media Center is not working anymore. When I opened the Media Center, I got the following Error Messages:
1. Component Registration Failure
2. Video Error.
3. ehExtHost.exe Common Language Runtime Debugging Services.
At some point, in the last week, or so, I started to download this program. Within seconds, my computer froze. I could not back out of the download or even shut down from the START menu. I had to do so manually.Ever since, I see two boxes on Start-up: one says "TrayApp" and asks me to insert a CD-rom disk to access the program. Another says "Error 1706" and that no valid source can be found for TrayApp product. Every so often, I see a screen asking me to insert a disk for Viewpoint Media Player. My CD-rom drive is not functioning, so I couldn't do that, in any case, even if I had the disk.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have an HP dv6000z series i didnt buy the System Recovery DVD for windows xp media can someone help me out on how i can create it please?
also when i upgrade to my free vista, will there be a System Recovery DVD for it also?
I just got a new computer from HP, it's running Windows XP Media Center and is an Athlon X2 4200+ with 2 GB of RAM, right now as seen in the screenshot there are over 60 processes using 50% of my CPU, just while idle...i literaly just got the computer 3 days ago, so i haven't installed any random programs and i am annoyed that all these processes are running
View 3 Replies View RelatedI need XP Professional to install and run a particular application. I have been told that XP Media is XP Pro under the hood and a good substitute. XP Media is ten dollars less that XP Pro. Which should I choose? What is added to XP Media that I might not want? Lastly, since I am buying the upgrade version. I am guessing the version of Windows 98 SE that I have will work.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering if there was a media center like program that will run on top of windows
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