WMC 8.8.5 MSI Installation Package for Win10/11

Discussion of getting WMC to work on Windows 10 (unsupported)
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Post by garyan2 » Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:58 pm

The registries that need to be set in order to display the guide tile are:

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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Settings\ProgramGuide
fAgreeTOS = 1
strAgreedTOSVersion = 1.0
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:02 pm

I'll have a go tomorrow UK time and let you know.

Are the registry updates contained within your msi file.

And thank you for the support.

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Post by garyan2 » Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:06 pm

No. Any time you run TV Setup, those registry entries are reset when you say 'I do not agree' to the Program Guide Terms of Service. That is why I recommend disabling the always on Internet Connection in WMC prior to performing TV Setup... that way, you can accept and not be bogged down with the fact that the MS servers are no longer available and hang at downloading TV data.

https://garyan2.github.io/win10.html (scroll down the page for setting internet connection)

EDIT: Also of note, do not close WMC after setting the internet connection prior to performing TV Setup. If you do, then when you start TV Setup, WMC will change it to be always on. The internet connection setting is only static for that WMC session wrt TV Setup. Strange, but that is how it is.
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Post by John UTAZ » Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:13 pm

garyan2 wrote: Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:44 am I'm running fine on Win11 22H2.
I just updated Win10 to 22H2 and have no issues. Everything seems to be running great. Thank you.

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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:54 am

FINALLY SORTED. Gary you need to explain that in the reg you need to put EACH of the following ProgramGuide fAgreeTOS = 1 and strAgreedTOSVersion = 1.0 as DWORD32 entrys within the setting folder

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 4:12 pm

paulcarrm9mx wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:54 am FINALLY SORTED. Gary you need to explain that in the reg you need to put EACH of the following ProgramGuide fAgreeTOS = 1 and strAgreedTOSVersion = 1.0 as DWORD32 entrys within the setting folder
Actually it would be as below:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Settings\ProgramGuide]
"fAgreeTOS"=dword:00000001
"strAgreedTOSVersion"="1.0"
If the user follows the recommendation of disabling the internet always on connection and accepts the program guide terms of service, then WMC will automatically set these registry settings. EPG123 will automatically set them, but it sounds like epg collector does not.
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:04 pm

Epg123 is paid program epg collector isn't.

Once I installed your version and followed your instructions fully I still had to manually create the registry entries to make it work.

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:59 pm

paulcarrm9mx wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:04 pm Once I installed your version and followed your instructions fully I still had to manually create the registry entries to make it work.
Did you accept the Program Guide Terms of Service when performing TV Setup? If the answer is no, then you need to apply the registry settings... this is true for all versions of WMC you may install be it v13, 8.8.5, 8.9.0, or even within Win7 or Win8.
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:17 pm

Followed your instructions fully. And accepted the program guide terms of service.

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:18 pm

I'll check it out.

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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:20 pm

Are you going to regularly update your version Gary. I have a suggestion modify the colours and add the ability to remove tiles and tiles within tiles. Eg pictures and videos > remove favourite pictures and picture library. Leaving only video library

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:30 pm

The only plans I have is to create an install based off v13 which has better video and audio support (I believe). Along with that will be a bootstrap program to install WMC, PlayReady, Digital Cable Advisor, and Windows DVD Player as needed or requested by the user.

I am not going to make anything like Media Center Toolbox (which I advise against using for modifying the guide) to customize WMC itself. I am not going to take on that load or responsibility to maintain. My only goal for the WMC install is to provide WMC as it was released from MS minus parts that can cause functional problems.
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Post by Space » Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:37 pm

paulcarrm9mx wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:04 pm Epg123 is paid program epg collector isn't.
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Just to clarify, EPG123 is free and open source. If you use Schedules Direct, then you have to pay THEM, not EPG123. You can use parts of EPG123 without having a Schedules Direct account.

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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:17 pm

Just a quick issue, could someone give the shortcut paths both target and shortcut. I tried to make wmc load direct into live tv but know the green button won't load wmc. I need to fix the paths. Thanks Paul

Ps Gary sorry to be a pain in the arse,

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:21 pm

paulcarrm9mx wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:17 pm Followed your instructions fully. And accepted the program guide terms of service.
garyan2 wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:18 pm I'll check it out.
I just installed 8.9.0 on a fresh Win10 VM, disabled always on internet, ran TV Setup accepting program guide terms of service, and the TV guide tile was automatically available. I didn't have to make any registry settings. Does your TV Setup complete and you click 'Finish' at the end?
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:24 pm

Yes buddy, I've just got an issue with remote green button not working due fussing with target and shortcut path would you have the path for both I can use cheers

Ps I tried to get wmc to load direct to live tv

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:56 pm

ehshell.exe "/mcesuperbar://tv?live=true"
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:30 pm

garyan2 wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:56 pm ehshell.exe "/mcesuperbar://tv?live=true"
Will this load directly into live tv and have the green button working again. Do just copy and paste into the targat.

Thank you for the support Gary

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Post by garyan2 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:51 pm

That is the way to open WMC directly into live tv from a command shell. As far as the remote button on Win10, I'll have to bow out... I don't have experience with that.
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Post by paulcarrm9mx » Sun Oct 30, 2022 11:08 pm

Thanks Gary, could you send me the default path for wmc target in the shortcut if I put that in it should re-enable the green button.

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