Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

[Guest (PeteCresswell)]

Did the install once - got into trouble when it kept asking for

SP2 - CD1, so I bypassed all those copies and then applied SP2

afterwards.

 

Result was that I can't see any diff from when I started.

 

TB expected maybe - as SP2 could have downleveled the Media

Center stuff?

 

But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

 

When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV

programs? I've got an ATSC card in there. Whether the driver

is A-OK is another question.... could the absence of a tuner card

be making XP look like it's not Media Center? Or am I looking

for a specific application (other than Media Player) to tune TV?

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PeteCresswell

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

 

(PeteCresswell) <x@y.Invalid> wrote:

> Did the install once - got into trouble when it kept asking for

> SP2 - CD1, so I bypassed all those copies and then applied SP2

> afterwards.

>

> Result was that I can't see any diff from when I started.

>

> TB expected maybe - as SP2 could have downleveled the Media

> Center stuff?

>

> But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

>

> When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV

> programs? I've got an ATSC card in there. Whether the driver

> is A-OK is another question.... could the absence of a tuner card

> be making XP look like it's not Media Center? Or am I looking

> for a specific application (other than Media Player) to tune TV?

 

I don't know that you can do an upgrade in place (I'd be inclined to do a

clean install myself), but you'll definitely get more expert help if you

post in an MCE group.

[Guest (PeteCresswell)]

Re: Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

 

Per (PeteCresswell):

>But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

>

>When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV

>programs?

 

Browsing Microsoft's spiel on watching TV at

http://tinyurl.com/32pqdz, it sounds like I should see a Start |

Programs | Windows Media Center

 

Second install's done, but there's no such group.

 

Can anybody report that they've successfully installed Windows XP

Media Center Edition 2005 over top of Windows XP Pro?

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PeteCresswell

[Guest (PeteCresswell)]

Re: Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

 

Per Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]:

> you'll definitely get more expert help if you

>post in an MCE group.

 

I'm browsing a list of "Microsoft.Public" NGs, but nothing jumps

out at me.

 

What does "MCE" stand for?

 

"Media center... something-or-other"?

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PeteCresswell

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

 

 

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter

 

(PeteCresswell) wrote:

> Per Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]:

>

>>you'll definitely get more expert help if you

>>post in an MCE group.

>

>

> I'm browsing a list of "Microsoft.Public" NGs, but nothing jumps

> out at me.

>

> What does "MCE" stand for?

>

> "Media center... something-or-other"?

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

 

On Oct 15, 1:45 am, "(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote:

> Per (PeteCresswell):

>

> >But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

>

> >When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV

> >programs?  

>

> Browsing Microsoft's spiel on watching TV athttp://tinyurl.com/32pqdz, it sounds like I should see a Start |

> Programs | Windows Media Center

>

> Second install's done, but there's no such group.

>

> Can anybody report that they've successfully installed Windows XP

> Media Center Edition 2005 over top of Windows XP Pro?

> --

> PeteCresswell

 

Media Centre Edition is not an "add-on" to XP Pro. It should not be

installed on top of it. As far as I know, you can not install this on

top of Pro and it should be re-installed on a "cleaned" hard drive.