Re: Windows Media Center is really Pi*&ing me off

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Hey, thanks for the info. So I'm assuming that that program runs on Vista? I mean I don' thave to go out and buy Linux do I?




"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'" <me123@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:gclfas$hm3$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Dirty Dawg wrote:
I cannot find another message base that is specific to WMC so I'm putting the problem here.



Can someone tell me why this would be happening? I set WMC up to record a specific show, and it does, but in the middle of the show when I'm playing it back (sometimes during a commercial even), I get this message on the screen: "Restrictions set by the broadcaster or originator of the content prohibit playback of the program on this computer". This is sooooooooo god blessed aggravating, I cannot even begin to tell you how aggravating. This has happened more than once on a couple of different occasions. But it does not happen all the time. What gives here? Is it a setting within WMC, some kind of security setting or something? I'm not sure of this, but I think it was actually on the exact same show/channel each time. The new Knight Rider show on NBC channel 3 in my local area. Is anyone else having this aggravating problem? Thank you for your time.


That is that lovely stuff called buggy DRM software bloat. Remember how everyone talks bad about Windows ME? How do we know they don't mean Windows Me dia Center? ;)

I would recommend an alternative (no DRM crap in it), here's what I use at home and it doesn't have to cost you anything:
http://www.mythdora.com/

It's a linux media center distro. HTH.

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"...every non-modular OS SUCKS...Speaking for myself only."
- zachd [MSFT]

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

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