Re: DRM Content - Reinstall

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From: Michael Creasy [MSFT] (mcreasy_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:12:35 -0800

It doesn't help now, but you could have backed up your licenses via Windows
Media Player and then restored them after the new install and the content
would have been able to play. 

-- 
Michael Creasy [MSFT]
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"buckeyeboy" <buckeyeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:D8AA0452-D638-46C2-88E5-A54E8E07C274@microsoft.com...
>I recently updated my OS based MCE2004 machine to MCE2005.  All went well.
> Then, I decided that in order to fully use MCE2005, a few hardware 
> purchases
> were needed.  So an order from Newegg.com arrived and the building 
> started.
>
> I did a complete OS reinstall just to be sure that MCE2005 would be settle
> into its new home of hardware nicely.  Now the triple tuner, RAID 1 
> machine
> is ready for anything that I can throw at it.
>
> All content from the previous MCE2005 plays except HBO, Starz, and 
> Showtime
> based content.  Is this because the content files were not created with 
> this
> install of MCE2005, but rather my previous installation?
>
> At times I understand the purpose of DRM, but it can be a pain.  The trick
> is to have DRM content be able to be played by me and only me on any 
> device
> in my home.  My iPOD is able to do this.  If I move a DRM tune to another 
> PC,
> it contacts the internet, asks for my credentials, and then I am able to 
> play
> the song again on the new device.  I can only do this 5 times with the DRM
> file I think, but it meets my needs.
>
> If I could do the same with MCE2005 files, life would be easier.  I am not
> asking to be able to move the file an unlimited number of times, but 2-3
> times should be enough for a household to move DRM content to a device for
> playback.
>
> Anyhow, back to the original question:  Why does the DRM content not play
> with this install of MCE2005?

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