Re: mce extender problems

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the value is 2.8 whick means it is 2004 edition correct? So how do I fix this?

"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:

> Mark Salloway has a great write-up explaining Media Center versioning (link
> below).
>
> http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/MediaCenter/2004/version.php
>
> There has been a problem reported by a few users that performed a 2004 -->
> 2005 upgrade in which the version number noted in the registry was not
> updated during the upgrade. To check whether this might be the case, open
> regedit (Start --> Run --> "regedit", <enter>), navigate to the below path,
> and check the value of the Ident key.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\
>
> What value do you see?
>
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>
>
> "sicunurse" <sicunurse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:DE98A2C6-14C0-4E6A-A392-66FA7AD04442@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I recently upgraded my vaio desktop from mce 2004 to 2005 edition. After
> > reinstalling a few drivers, mainly the video driver, I was able to use the
> > new edition. My problem is when I attempt to add a media center extender
> > which is specifically for the 2005 edition, the TV screen tells me I have
> the
> > wrong OS. If I open the MCE, it is obviously the 2005 edition by the
> added
> > features; however, when I click on system info in the control panel, it
> > appears to be the older edition. Do I need to reinstall the MCE 2005?
> Will
> > this fix the problem? I'm still learning about pc's and could use some
> help
> > please.
> >
>
>
>
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