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KevinFegan
I have a Gateway PC that came with a TV-Tuner card and Windows 7 pre installed: Home Premium x64 Media Center.
For various reasons, I want to re-install Windows 7 (from the Gateway recovery disks) to a clean hard drive.
Before re-installing, I want to backup my settings for Windows Media Center, so that when I re-install Windows 7, I can restore my settings for WMC from backup.
My first concern is to preserve:
1) My "History" of shows I have recorded (to avoid re-recording reruns of shows I have already recorded and watched).
2) Shows (movies and TV series) "Scheduled" to be recorded by finding show in "Guide" and choosing "record" or "record series".
3) Shows "Scheduled" to be recorded by specifying "Wishlist or Keyword", or "Channel and TIme".
4) Shows to be recorded at an unspecified time in the future as a result of a schedule conflict. For example, when two shows are scheduled to record, but both shows are playing at the same time, a "conflict" is flagged. Resolving the conflict lets you choose one show to record. THe other show will automatically be recorded the next time it shows up in the guide.
5) Choices of shows to be recorded at an unspecified time in the future. For example, from "Similar Movies" page find a movie to be recorded, that happens to not be in the current guide, and choose "record in future".
Secondly, I want to preserve the "DRM Keys" (or whatever it's called), so that the "Copy Protected" shows I have recorded on this computer will continue to be playable after the re-install of Windows 7.
What files, folders, and perhaps registry settings do I need to backup in order to preserve all (or some) of this?
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For various reasons, I want to re-install Windows 7 (from the Gateway recovery disks) to a clean hard drive.
Before re-installing, I want to backup my settings for Windows Media Center, so that when I re-install Windows 7, I can restore my settings for WMC from backup.
My first concern is to preserve:
1) My "History" of shows I have recorded (to avoid re-recording reruns of shows I have already recorded and watched).
2) Shows (movies and TV series) "Scheduled" to be recorded by finding show in "Guide" and choosing "record" or "record series".
3) Shows "Scheduled" to be recorded by specifying "Wishlist or Keyword", or "Channel and TIme".
4) Shows to be recorded at an unspecified time in the future as a result of a schedule conflict. For example, when two shows are scheduled to record, but both shows are playing at the same time, a "conflict" is flagged. Resolving the conflict lets you choose one show to record. THe other show will automatically be recorded the next time it shows up in the guide.
5) Choices of shows to be recorded at an unspecified time in the future. For example, from "Similar Movies" page find a movie to be recorded, that happens to not be in the current guide, and choose "record in future".
Secondly, I want to preserve the "DRM Keys" (or whatever it's called), so that the "Copy Protected" shows I have recorded on this computer will continue to be playable after the re-install of Windows 7.
What files, folders, and perhaps registry settings do I need to backup in order to preserve all (or some) of this?
Continue reading...
