Re: Media Center fails at start-up

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From: Robin (robinandtami_at_nospam.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:32:20 GMT

"MM" <markem@asu.edu> wrote in message
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> "Robin" <robinandtami@nospam.com> wrote in
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> > "George Economos" <nospam@hatespammers.com> wrote in
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> >> I got that error rebooted and it went away!
> >>
> >
> > I got it last week too. A reboot didn't do it, but a
cold
> > boot did.
> >
> >
>
> Please excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by a
'cold boot'? Is it a
> power-down/power-up cycle? Why would that be any different
than a restart?

Yes, that is what I meant. I'm not sure why it would be
different.

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