Re: Please Help - MCX unable to connect

I am not sure it this helps, but I I tried using a utility called GSPot and
it flagged a few problem areas:

Video Installed Codecs:
DSH UYVY Arcsoft Mpeg Encode Filter ** Codec not registered
DSH ffdshow video encoder ** File Missing: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ffdshow.ax
DSH ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder ** File Missing:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ffdshow.ax
DSH MPEG1 Ulead DVD Video decoder ** File Missing: C:\Program Files\Ulead
Systems\Ulead DVD Movie

Audio Installed Codecs:
DSH 0x0001 ffdshow Audio Decoder ** File missing:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ffdshow.ax
DSH 0x2000 Ulead DVD Audio decoder ** File missing: C:\Program Files\Ulead
Systems\Ulead DVD Movie
DSH 0x0050 Arcsoft MPEG Audio Decoder ** File missing:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\mpgaudio.ax

Should I unstall these codecs? How do you do that?

"Terry" wrote:

> How do I tell DVD decoder that I am using?
>
> I did try a number of slidetoDVD and video editing software programs (before
> I settled on ProShow Gold), but I have uninstalled them all.
>
> "Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" wrote:
>
> > what DVD decoder are you using? perhaps a trial version? something has
> > expired and is throwing up a window which the MCX can't dismiss.
> >
> > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:27:05 -0800, "Terry"
> > <Terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >Last night I enabled all of the Services and shut down my PC. This morning I
> > >started my PC (the MCX was still in standby) and found the following Errors:
> > >
> > >Event Viewer - Application:
> > >Media Center Remote Manager Event 8 - Unauthorized window was detect while
> > >running the Media Center Experience, 'License Expiration Notice', with file
> > >name ''.
> > >Media Center Remote Manager Event 8 - Unauthorized window was detect while
> > >running the Media Center Experience, 'License Expiration Notice', with file
> > >name ''.
> > >Warning Userenv Event 1517 - Windows saved user HP873N\Administrator
> > >registry while an application or service was still using the registry during
> > >log off. The memory used by the user's registry has not been freed. The
> > >registry will be unloaded when it is no longer in use.
> > > This is often caused by services running as a user account, try configuring
> > >the services to run in either the LocalService or NetworkService account.
> > >
> > >Event Viewer - System
> > >Warning - Browser Event 8021 - The browser was unable to retrieve a list of
> > >servers from the browser master \\A720N on the network
> > >\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{740822E2-F399-42F6-90B6-D5D6D9BB1559}. The data is the
> > >error code.
> > >(A720N is my daughter's PC on my network)
> > >
> > >Error DCOM Event 10000 User MCX1 - Unable to start a DCOM Server:
> > >{F3A614DC-ABE0-11D2-A441-00C04F795683}. The error:
> > >"The system cannot find the file specified. "
> > >Happened while starting this command:
> > >C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe -Embedding
> > >
> > >When I pressed the Power(Standby?) button on the MCX, I received the
> > >following Error/Warning mesages:
> > >Event Viewer - Application:
> > >Media Center Remote Manager Event 8 - Unauthorized window was detect while
> > >running the Media Center Experience, 'License Expiration Notice', with file
> > >name ''.
> > >Warning Userenv Event 1517 - Windows saved user HP873N\Administrator
> > >registry while an application or service was still using the registry during
> > >log off. The memory used by the user's registry has not been freed. The
> > >registry will be unloaded when it is no longer in use.
> > > This is often caused by services running as a user account, try configuring
> > >the services to run in either the LocalService or NetworkService account.
> > >
> > >Event Viewer - System
> > >Warning Event 8021 - The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers
> > >from the browser master \\A720N on the network
> > >\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{740822E2-F399-42F6-90B6-D5D6D9BB1559}. The data is the
> > >error code.
> > >
> > >"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> look at the application, system, and media center logs from Event
> > >> Viewer.
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:09:04 -0800, "Terry"
> > >> <Terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >I uninstalled MusicMatch and I am getting an Error Code 00020b08 when the MCX
> > >> >tries to connect. I also went into MSconfig and disabled all on the
> > >> >non-Microsoft
> > >> >Services (and my Microsoft Firewall is turned off) and I still get an Error
> > >> >Code 00020b08.
> > >> >
> > >> >Is there any way to tell (logs etc.) what causes the error message (instead
> > >> >of just guessing or rebuilding your system from scratch and just hoping that
> > >> >it will work)?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> try uninstalling Music Match - I've seen others with issues caused by
> > >> >> a window that Music Match uses to "phone home".
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:15:03 -0800, "Terry"
> > >> >> <Terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >mmtask C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch
> > >> >> >Jukebox\mmtask.exe
> > >> >> >MMTray C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch
> > >> >> >Jukebox\mm_tray.exe
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Barb Bowman
> > >> >> Expert Zone Columnist
> > >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > >> >> MS-MVP (Windows)
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Barb Bowman
> > >> Expert Zone Columnist
> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > >> MS-MVP (Windows)
> > >>
> >
> > --
> > Barb Bowman
> > Expert Zone Columnist
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > MS-MVP (Windows)
> >
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