Re: Why so important to update drivers before SP2? - Work Around??
From: Hud (Hud_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/06/05
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Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:15:02 -0800
What does Clean MSDN install mean - you wiped and installed everything again?
>From original HP disk - SP2 MCE 2004 - MCE 2005? Or is there another
distribution other than the one HP/Microsoft have sent/packaged?
BTW- driver versions you are using is what I've got currently loaded.
Thx.
Hud
"Bob [MVP]" wrote:
> I really don't know the answer to your question, but I've got
> MCE 2005 running on my HP 873n (clean MSDN install),
> using the following drivers.
>
> Emuzed EvcapMaui, Driver Version 1.0.2.58
> http://www.emuzed.com/download/Maui-I1_0_2_58.zip
>
> Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420, Driver Version 66.93
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxpmce_66.93.html
>
> --
> -Bob
> _______________________________
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> Windows XP Media Center Edition
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>
>
> "Hud" <Hud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0D12B867-FDB8-4E53-ACA6-B7EAA5FBA279@microsoft.com...
> > Ok-
> > I routinely update my drivers - usually from the individual equipment
> > manufacturers. I have had MCE 2004 up and running on SP2 with only 1 hang up
> > - the automated guide data would not download. I wrote this off to my two
> > different cisco VPN clients, dial up, DSL, and wireless network connections
> > confusing the TCP/IP setup witin Media Center.
> >
> > I see the upgrade for MCE 2005 on HP's site, order it, and install it. Boom
> > - now the computer works - everything except Media Center. When the computer
> > boots the Video Recording Service tries to start automatically - producing a
> > VidCtl application error - ehrecvr.exe. Then if I try and start Media center
> > I get a ehshell error and Media Center fails to run. I see a post in this
> > newsgroup about running some .cmd file that somehow resets Media Center -
> > that finally lets me into Media Center (SP2 Success...Finally) by Michel
> > Bordeleau.
> >
> > I've tried to reinstall drivers - video capture card - video card, DVD,
> > DirectX. I've uninstalled DIVX, re-patched drivers with the Upgrade
> > CD....endless combinations.
> >
> > At this point I'm ready to give up. Media center will open and will play a
> > DVD but will not detect the TV Tuner card. I presume it's possible that I
> > did not have HP's version of the most upto date drivers - (although I'm quite
> > sure that I did have the vendors version) prior to upgrading SP2 way back
> > when - but I really don't think so.
> >
> > So - My question is this ... Why is it so important that the drivers be
> > refreshed prior to upgrading SP2? And how do you work around it if you don't
> > - I'm certain it's possible to get this working without a reinstall - which
> > is simply not an option at this point.
> >
> > HP 873n
> > Original HP DVD burner
> > New Samsung DVD burner
> > Original emuzed video capture card
> > Original Nvidia GeForce 4 MX video card
> >
> > Welcome any ideas and comments - thanks in advance.
>
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