Re: XBOX Extender install issue

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From: Todd Bowra [MSFT] (toddbow_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:30:00 -0800

Starting with a sanity check - what version does Media Center think it is?
(Open Media Center and from the Start page navigate to Settings -->
General --> About Media Center --> Software Version). Please write down
both the friendly version name (e.g. "Windows XP Media Center Edition 200x")
and the build number below it 

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"david" <davidsmith71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u8Za6w9KFHA.436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Discovered that it's more than just the Xbox extender.  I tried installing
> the MSN remote record plug-in and it gave me the same error about not
being
> MCE2005.
>
> The image CD i used was the one that came with the Gateway system.  I've
> installed a few other things on the system since re-imaging (Digital Image
> Suite 10, RealAudio, Winzip, etc.  Also installed a couple programs from
> xpmce.com like the My Movies, NetFlix and Weather.com plug-ins)
>
> My guess is one of these or perhaps some windows update patch modified a
> .dll or reg entry that is being checked for version; but I have no clue
what
> it's checking.
> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eI6ne33KFHA.4056@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Is the image CD you reinstalled from the image CD that came with your
PC?
> > If so, what was the source of the previous Windows installation on your
> > PC?
> > (was it the version that came preinstalled on the PC?)
> >
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> >
> >
> > "david" <davidsmith71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:eMnLo8yKFHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> When i try to install the Xbox extender software on my Media Center
2005
> >> computer, it immediately upon autoplay shows me a screen saying that
this
> >> software requires Media Center Edition 2005 in order to work.
> >>
> >> It is a brand new 2005 Gateway system (though I DID wipe it and
reinstall
> >> from the image CD once and it was working with my Xbox before this).
MCE
> >> functions normally for all other features.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?  My thoughts are that the install CD looks for a specific
.dll
> >> file or reg entry that it's not finding anymore due to either some sort
> >> of
> >> OS patch via windows update or from an Xbox live update.
> >>
> >> Please e-mail me at davidsmith71 AT hotmail DOT com.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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