On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:21:18 -0800 (PST), Sven Berg <wiesel69@gmx.de> wrote:
>On 16 Dez., 19:09, Donald L McDaniel <orthocr...@invalid.invalid>
>wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:36:55 -0800 (PST), Sven Berg <wiese...@gmx.de> wrote:
>> >Is there any way to install MCE or at least the Media Center component
>> >on an existing XP pro SP2 (on a machine with sufficient hardware),
>> >instead of building a virgin partition? Thanks, Sven
>>
>> Actually, Sven, if your machine is hefty enough to run MCE, I would simply
>> install Vista Home Premium, which also includes Media Centre.
>>
>> Make sure you install the Service Pack 1 RC if you do install Vista.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Donald L. McDaniel
>
>Actually, Donald, I have been using Vista on a separate partition of
>this machine for a year, and I am content with its media center. For a
>number of reasons, however, I continue to use the XP partition for
>testing apps in an XP environment on a physical partition. Now, it
>would be comfortable to use media center in XP without reboot. Thanks
>for your (and the other posters') advice! Sven
Thats a good solution. However, it won't work for everyone.
While the version of Media Centre supplied with XP MCE is the same version as
the one supplied with Vista Home Premium, I can't use it in either XP or Vista,
since I have no media files which are usable with Windows Media Player (I
purchase all my media from iTunes) other than a few home-made movies, which also
work just fine under iTunes or QuickTime Pro.
In any case, I still recommend installing Vista SP1 Release Candiate. It really
improves Vista's performance.
Remember that it is still unfinished, so expect to run into minor problems.
--
Donald L. McDaniel
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