Questions tagged [windows-media-center]
Windows Media Center is a Home Theater program that comes with most versions of Windows Vista and 7.
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Virtualize WIndows 7 for Windows Media Center and other Linux containers
Currently, I have Windows 7 as the host OS on an Intel Core i5-6500 with the sole purpose of running Windows Media Center using an HDHomeRun Prime for cable TV and Handbrake converted DVDs.
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Is there a way to bulk-extract TV programme-descriptions, from WMC .WTV files?
I record quite a lot of radio and TV programmes off Windows Media Center and, using Karen's Powertools Directory Printer, list them off Win Explorer into a .txt file (and subsequently into a ...
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How can I remove, from Windows Media Center (WIN7), a manually-set and daily-repeating program?
While it's easy to unset a normally-programmed recording in WMC (right click on the listing and choose "Do Not Record"), it's not so easy if it's been set up manually (e.g. when the program ...
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Has anyone else in the UK noticed WMC EPG information being retired by Microsoft in early May 2021?
UPDATE (Later same day) Surprised (and a little embarrassed) to find my WMC guided data repopulating later in the day, in spite of the convincing MS-service cessation message, and a morning spent ...
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Windows Media Center won't reset display to Letterbox aspect ratio
I have long had WMC under WIN7, which I use to set & record off-air broadcasts using the standard WMC input/dialog box, in letterbox format (I don't play programmes on the PC).
After solving some ...
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eHome (Media Center) remote control not working in Windows 10
I'm using Windows 10 (OEM, cleanly installed), and trying to get my old Windows Media Center remote control to work (at least for volume, play, pause, next track, etc.)
The infrared receiver is ...
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Windows Media Center stopped working after replacing motherboard
The motherboard on my Dell 9100 Studio XPS finally died, I ended up buying a used 9100 motherboard online. I swapped out the boards and fired it up without any problems. All of my programs launch ...
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How can I preserve my scheduled series when moving from the MS/Rovi guide to EPG123?
Like many others, I've recently been having issues with the guide data failing to update in Windows Media Center. So it looks like I'll have to bite the bullet and move to EPG123 and Schedules Direct. ...
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Windows 7 Power Outage: WMC Graceful Blind Shutdown
Problem: Can't shutdown Win7 (blind TV monitor) after power outage while on UPS because WMC won't auto shutdown without mouse clicks on Win7 shutdown screen.
How can I shutdown Win7 without putting ...
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Connecting an Xbox to computer in another state using an intermediary?
I have traveled to a different state and want to connect an Xbox down here to a Win7 machine back in my home state for the purposes of being a Windows Media Center Extender. Normally, this is limited ...
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Move a valid Windows 8.1 license to a valid Windows 7 machine?
I have two computers.
One is an older computer has been running Windows 7 Home with Media Center for years. But now there are issues with Media Center on that computer. Also, this computer no ...
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What will happen to the users who installed the ProWMC package?
I am using a windows 8.1 computer and have installed the Media Center Pack. However, Microsoft has discontinued Windows Media Center in Windows 10 and the upgrade key was changed with my license. So ...
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How do I remove the default program associated with an .exe in Windows 7?
Something really strange happened about 10 minutes ago. I tried to open a file named pdfsam.exe and instead of running it, Windows 7 asked me to choose a program to open the file with.
Without ...
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Shortcut directly to Windows Media Center Netflix plugin
How would I create shortcut that, when executed, would launch Windows Media Center and immediately open the Netflix plugin?
The idea would be to then link that to another application, or an external ...
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Autohotkey key sequence not detected (win-alt-enter) '#' and '!' getting ignored
I am trying to remap the MCE remote green button that sends win-alt-enter (confirmed same LWin, LAlt, and Enter being sent) to just the windows key (LWin is fine). I found #!Enter:: on several forums ...
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