I have a software program and it will not install under the media edition but
the product support said it will install under XP Pro. So I need to know what
the differences are and if I can make it work somehow?

hmconley wrote:
> I have a software program and it will not install under the media
> edition but the product support said it will install under XP Pro.
> So I need to know what the differences are and if I can make it
> work somehow?

You say "it will not install under the media edition"...

Have you tried?
Or are you going by the fact the manufacturer of said software says it will
not work under Media Center Edition?

Media Center Edition is Windows XP Professional with a few 'network
features' disabled and the Media Center stuff added on.

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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:08:02 -0700, hmconley
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have a software program


What program?


> and it will not install under the media edition but


What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote
it verbatim.


> the product support said it will install under XP Pro.


Then it should also install under MCE. Is it possible that the product
support info you are looking at was just written before MCE was
available?


> So I need to know what
> the differences are


There are essentially none, except that MCE has some extra features
not in Professional, and Professional has one feature (the ability to
join a domain) not in MCE.


> and if I can make it work somehow?

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When I try to install it needs to install MDAC 2.8 but then when I install
MDAC 2.8 it tells me that all the compnents are in windows but the product
still will not install

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:08:02 -0700, hmconley
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I have a software program
>
>
> What program?
>
>
> > and it will not install under the media edition but
>
>
> What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote
> it verbatim.
>
>
> > the product support said it will install under XP Pro.
>
>
> Then it should also install under MCE. Is it possible that the product
> support info you are looking at was just written before MCE was
> available?
>
>
> > So I need to know what
> > the differences are
>
>
> There are essentially none, except that MCE has some extra features
> not in Professional, and Professional has one feature (the ability to
> join a domain) not in MCE.
>
>
> > and if I can make it work somehow?
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:28:07 -0700, hmconley
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> When I try to install it needs to install MDAC 2.8 but then when I install
> MDAC 2.8 it tells me that all the compnents are in windows but the product
> still will not install


I asked several specific questions. You didn't answer them. If you are
not willing to answer my questions, I am not willing to try to help.


> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:08:02 -0700, hmconley
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a software program
> >
> >
> > What program?
> >
> >
> > > and it will not install under the media edition but
> >
> >
> > What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote
> > it verbatim.
> >
> >
> > > the product support said it will install under XP Pro.
> >
> >
> > Then it should also install under MCE. Is it possible that the product
> > support info you are looking at was just written before MCE was
> > available?
> >
> >
> > > So I need to know what
> > > the differences are
> >
> >
> > There are essentially none, except that MCE has some extra features
> > not in Professional, and Professional has one feature (the ability to
> > join a domain) not in MCE.
> >
> >
> > > and if I can make it work somehow?
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

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Actually Ken, since you're a tech guy, what files are needed to make
XP-Pro....MCE? I've been wanting to purchase a tuner card for my desktop
and most I've run in to on EBAY say that you have to have MCE. So I've
passed thusfar. I run XP-PRO currently. Seems to me that with all my
"will" there ought to be a "way." Ya know?

Thanks


"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:28:07 -0700, hmconley
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> When I try to install it needs to install MDAC 2.8 but then when I
>> install
>> MDAC 2.8 it tells me that all the compnents are in windows but the
>> product
>> still will not install
>
>
> I asked several specific questions. You didn't answer them. If you are
> not willing to answer my questions, I am not willing to try to help.
>
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:08:02 -0700, hmconley
>> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have a software program
>> >
>> >
>> > What program?
>> >
>> >
>> > > and it will not install under the media edition but
>> >
>> >
>> > What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote
>> > it verbatim.
>> >
>> >
>> > > the product support said it will install under XP Pro.
>> >
>> >
>> > Then it should also install under MCE. Is it possible that the product
>> > support info you are looking at was just written before MCE was
>> > available?
>> >
>> >
>> > > So I need to know what
>> > > the differences are
>> >
>> >
>> > There are essentially none, except that MCE has some extra features
>> > not in Professional, and Professional has one feature (the ability to
>> > join a domain) not in MCE.
>> >
>> >
>> > > and if I can make it work somehow?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>> >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup