Re: error Unauthorized window was detect while running the Media Center Experience, 'Media Center', with file name 'E:\WINDOWS\EHOME\EHSHELL.EXE'.

From: Todd Bowra [MSFT] (toddbow_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:05:27 -0800

My suspicion is that the disconnect you're encountering is due to running
Windows off a FAT32 drive; it may sound weird, but it does make a difference
in the way that system validation works. I've only ever seen one other user
running Media Center off a FAT32 boot partition, and he encountered a
similar issue; switching to NTFS resolved the issue. 

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"Barb Bowman (MVP-Windows)" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Ghost is not what I'd use just to back up my data files. Ghost is an image
> of everything. I guess if you regularly trash your computer and this isn't
> deliberate trashing via beta software <G> that Ghost would be the choice,
> but for the typical end user, backing up data files is used more.
>
> I'll defer to Todd on his comment about Fat32 issues and the extender. My
> comment was a general one that NTFS is better. it is more secure. Anyone
> with a DOS boot disk can access a FAT32 formatted drive. NTFS supports
> encryption and compression (probably not important to you).
>
> Granny wrote:
> > Barb,
> >
> > I have 4 physical drives in this PC - I have 2 external drives for
> > backups - I GHOST everything on a regular basis.
> > What are the main benefits to NTFS and why would that make a
> > difference with the Extender?
> >
> > jeanette harper
> >
> >
> > "Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:ecdd31tl6cd4rd9uk5eaho5muscnehg5nr@4ax.com...
> >> Hi Jeannette -
> >> I've never had a problem with NTFS. Maybe it's time to give it
> >> another try?
> >>
> >> These days it's so easy to have backup media for data files. I've got
> >> an external firewire drive as well as a NAS drive that take care of
> >> redundant backups for all the important data on all of my production
> >> computers. You can alkso install a second physical drive and use that
> >> to back up --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:36:59 -0600, "Jeanette Harper"
> >> <granny@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Because I do not like NTFS.  The only time I ever lost any data was
> >>> on an NTFS partition.  I just do not trust it.
> >>> jeanette
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:OkizJMSKFHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >>>> There is a good chance that's the source of the problem - I've
> >>>> seen one report of the below behavior in which the user was
> >>>> running Windows on a FAT32 partition.  Out of curiosity, why is
> >>>> your OS partition FAT32? --
> >>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >>>> rights.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Granny" <granny@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:%23Fe7G$PKFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> YES OS partition is FAT32
> >>>>>
> >>>>> jeanette
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >>>>> message news:%23EdMbVPKFHA.2628@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>> Is your OS partition FAT32?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> >>>>>> no rights.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Granny" <granny@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>> news:eAVPd5NKFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>> All FAT32 except one NTFS partition for recordings
> >>>>>>> No Domain
> >>>>>>> No MS Anti-Spyware
> >>>>>>> No Media COnnect
> >>>>>>> Home built PC - P4 2.4Ghz
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> jeanette
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >>>>>>> message news:O$xKZ0NKFHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>> Few more questions:
> >>>>>>>> - Are any of your hard drive partitions FAT32 (vs. NTFS)?
> >>>>>>>> - Is your Media Center joined to a domain?
> >>>>>>>> - Did you install Microsoft Antispyware beta 1?
> >>>>>>>> - Did you install Windows Media Connect?
> >>>>>>>> - Is this a home-built PC?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> >>>>>>>> confers no
> >>>>>>>> rights.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "Granny" <granny@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>> news:eVU05tMKFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>>> No dynamic disk - yes, this error is on the extender.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> jeanette
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >>>>>>>>> message
> >>>>>>>>> news:uHBV4yLKFHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>>>> Are you seeing this in relation to a Media Center Extender?
> >>>>>>>>>> If so,
> >>>>>>>>>> do
> >>>>>>>> you
> >>>>>>>>>> have a dynamic disk (e.g. spanned drive) on your PC?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> >>>>>>>>>> confers
> >>>> no
> >>>>>>>>>> rights.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> "Granny" <granny@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>>>> news:e303FpFKFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>>>> error message - what does this mean?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Unauthorized window was detect while running the Media
> >>>>>>>>>> Center Experience, 'Media Center', with file name
> >>>>>>>>>> 'E:\WINDOWS\EHOME\EHSHELL.EXE'. jeanette
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Barb Bowman
> >> Expert Zone Columnist
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>
> -- 
>  Barb Bowman
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>  MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>