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

[(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?
--
PeteCresswell

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

(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.

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

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?
--
PeteCresswell

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

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"?
--
PeteCresswell

 

[Bob I]

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"?

 

[smlunatick]

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.