Re: can't view HD (ATSC) Channels in XP Media Center

MCE 2005 runs on top of XP 2002. If you got to MC UI and check general about MC you will see that you are running MCE2005.
If you have not installed an MCE compatible Decoder on your MCE 2005 system you will not not be able to watch live TV, Recorded TV or DVDs in MC.
"bassman1969" <bassman1969@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:64396BC4-56C8-4539-B53E-E159CCE12EF8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm having a problem viewing my local HD channels in Media Center. They load
fine in setup (signals are also good), but when I try to change to them in
the guide, up pops a black screen and then this error: Application Failure. A
Critical Media Center process has failed. Please restart your computer and
try again. If the problem persists contact your hardware manufacturer for
further assisstance.
I have contacted them and have not received much help at all. They tell me
it has to be a Media Center problem. Nice. I'm running a TV Wonder 650 Combo
with the latest drivers and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service
Pack 3 and .NET Framework 2.0. Although my system properties say it's Media
Center Edition 2002 which I don't understand either...lol. Any help with this
problem (and why my OS is identified incorrectly as well) would be MUCH
appreciated. Thanks...

Mark Schu
Frankenmuth, MI

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