Installing Media Center Over XP Pro: What Am I Looking For?

[(PeteCresswell)]

Did the install once - got into trouble when it kept asking for
SP2 - CD1, so I bypassed all those copies and then applied SP2
afterwards.

Result was that I can't see any diff from when I started.

TB expected maybe - as SP2 could have downleveled the Media
Center stuff?

But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV
programs? I've got an ATSC card in there. Whether the driver
is A-OK is another question.... could the absence of a tuner card
be making XP look like it's not Media Center? Or am I looking
for a specific application (other than Media Player) to tune TV?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Did the install once - got into trouble when it kept asking for
SP2 - CD1, so I bypassed all those copies and then applied SP2
afterwards.

Result was that I can't see any diff from when I started.

TB expected maybe - as SP2 could have downleveled the Media
Center stuff?

But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV
programs? I've got an ATSC card in there. Whether the driver
is A-OK is another question.... could the absence of a tuner card
be making XP look like it's not Media Center? Or am I looking
for a specific application (other than Media Player) to tune TV?

I don't know that you can do an upgrade in place (I'd be inclined to do a
clean install myself), but you'll definitely get more expert help if you
post in an MCE group.

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per (PeteCresswell):

But now I'm running a second Media Center install.

When all the dust settles, what am I looking for to tune TV
programs?

Browsing Microsoft's spiel on watching TV at
http://tinyurl.com/32pqdz, it sounds like I should see a Start |
Programs | Windows Media Center

Second install's done, but there's no such group.

Can anybody report that they've successfully installed Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2005 over top of Windows XP Pro?

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]:

you'll definitely get more expert help if you
post in an MCE group.

I'm browsing a list of "Microsoft.Public" NGs, but nothing jumps
out at me.

What does "MCE" stand for?

"Media center... something-or-other"?

 

[Bob I]

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter

Per Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]:

you'll definitely get more expert help if you
post in an MCE group.

I'm browsing a list of "Microsoft.Public" NGs, but nothing jumps
out at me.

What does "MCE" stand for?

"Media center... something-or-other"?

 

[smlunatick]

Per (PeteCresswell):



Browsing Microsoft's spiel on watching TV athttp://tinyurl.com/32pqdz, itsounds like I should see a Start |
Programs | Windows Media Center

Second install's done, but there's no such group.

Can anybody report that they've successfully installed Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2005 over top of Windows XP Pro?

Media Centre Edition is not an "add-on" to XP Pro. It should not be
installed on top of it. As far as I know, you can not install this on
top of Pro and it should be re-installed on a "cleaned" hard drive.