Completely reset Media Center?
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Completely reset Media Center?
Hi All
Is there any way to completely, and I mean completely, reset WMC ?
Is there any way to completely, and I mean completely, reset WMC ?
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PM me, I have something that can help that I wont post publicly.
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PmedDavidinCT wrote:PM me, I have something that can help that I wont post publicly.
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Repliedipguy wrote:PmedDavidinCT wrote:PM me, I have something that can help that I wont post publicly.
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Why not?DavidinCT wrote:PM me, I have something that can help that I wont post publicly.
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I have something DIRECT from Microsoft that can help here but, I will only allow it out case by case. I don't think they want it publicly released.DOS4EVER wrote:Why not?DavidinCT wrote:PM me, I have something that can help that I wont post publicly.
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Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
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That removes most of it but, not all of it, on Windows 7, I would go into add remove components, select, Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player (MC's libraries are in WMP), remove, reboot and re-add and reboot again.Superevilllama wrote:Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
This should 100% clear up everything.
I signed a non expiring NDA with MS, so this is why I don't publicly post it. Would they make a deal about it, I am sure not but, do I want to break a possible NDA by publicly releasing something that I shouldn't and get myself possibly banned from any betas with MS ? No way, not worth that, sorry.
Anything else I have for WMC is free game (for the most part) and I share but, there is limits
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Thanks for this.Superevilllama wrote:Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
DavidinCT you're holding yourself to a high standard. That's good (and said without sarcasm). My 0.02 is that nothing here seems like it would be covered by a NDA. It's just selecting the point-and-click options that Microsoft provided in the interface. A NDA may apply if Microsoft had some non-publicly disclosed command line prompts, or registry edits, or downloadable file.
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Nah, not a point and click thing, a batch file that does the job very well.mike_ekim wrote:Thanks for this.Superevilllama wrote:Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
DavidinCT you're holding yourself to a high standard. That's good (and said without sarcasm). My 0.02 is that nothing here seems like it would be covered by a NDA. It's just selecting the point-and-click options that Microsoft provided in the interface. A NDA may apply if Microsoft had some non-publicly disclosed command line prompts, or registry edits, or downloadable file.
Anyway about it, I like what I do and if the chance in hell that Microsoft decides to bring back Media Center in some form or another, I would JUMP on the beta list if I could and I would not even take a remote chance of breaking that NDA by publicly posting something.
Anyway too much off topic, I think the OP's issue should be taken care of by now..
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Do you mind sharing that with me as well? I need to reset WMC. For some reason it is not detecting my tuners.DavidinCT wrote:Nah, not a point and click thing, a batch file that does the job very well.mike_ekim wrote:Thanks for this.Superevilllama wrote:Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Point of a forum is to share information. I'm not sure Microsoft is too concerned with a discontinued product anyways.
DavidinCT you're holding yourself to a high standard. That's good (and said without sarcasm). My 0.02 is that nothing here seems like it would be covered by a NDA. It's just selecting the point-and-click options that Microsoft provided in the interface. A NDA may apply if Microsoft had some non-publicly disclosed command line prompts, or registry edits, or downloadable file.
Anyway about it, I like what I do and if the chance in hell that Microsoft decides to bring back Media Center in some form or another, I would JUMP on the beta list if I could and I would not even take a remote chance of breaking that NDA by publicly posting something.
Anyway too much off topic, I think the OP's issue should be taken care of by now..
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If the tool DavidinCT mentions is the tool I'm thinking of, I would be very cautious about using it. It was a very aggressive, lightly tested tool.
I would first try the following. If that failed, I think I would opt to do a clean install of OS.
To remove/refresh WMC in Win7, I would add an interim step to what's been listed.
I would first try the following. If that failed, I think I would opt to do a clean install of OS.
To remove/refresh WMC in Win7, I would add an interim step to what's been listed.
Superevilllama wrote:Right click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Expand Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Expand it to locate Media Center > Highlight it > Locate MediaCenter Recovery Task > Click Action tab in the menu > Select Run.
Verify there is no eHome folder under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft. If there is, rename the folder. After that, then complete process:DavidinCT wrote:That removes most of it but, not all of it, on Windows 7, I would go into add remove components, select, Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player (MC's libraries are in WMP), remove, reboot....
DavidinCT wrote:... re-add (Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player and reboot again.
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Hi,
Is this a solution to the video error message "files needed to display video are not installed or not working properly?"
I have been searching for days with this problem. Setting audio 2 channels in PC and 5.1 in WMC does not solve my problem and I am at a loss to understand how I got this with a fresh install after the system worked right out the box in 2013 when I built my HTPC (see my posting in Video Error thread)?
I have one question on the process - after you set RUN on the recovery, do you stop it?
If not, how do you know when it stops or whether it has successfully reset WMC?
I would really appreciate your help here.
Thanks
Is this a solution to the video error message "files needed to display video are not installed or not working properly?"
I have been searching for days with this problem. Setting audio 2 channels in PC and 5.1 in WMC does not solve my problem and I am at a loss to understand how I got this with a fresh install after the system worked right out the box in 2013 when I built my HTPC (see my posting in Video Error thread)?
I have one question on the process - after you set RUN on the recovery, do you stop it?
If not, how do you know when it stops or whether it has successfully reset WMC?
I would really appreciate your help here.
Thanks