major Error in Vista Media Center

[Ted F]

I get this message at boot up and I can't go into Vista MCE : "windows media
center receiver service stopped working and was closed"

What is doing this? How can I fix this?

Help Please...

 

[dean-dean]

There is apparently a hotfix for this error, which you can receive if you
contact Microsoft.

Error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer that has more
than one TV tuners: "Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working
and was closed":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938928

The article references another article, with another hotfix, KB936229,
should the above hotfix fail to solve the problem.

 

[Ted F]

Thanks that worked. After I requested for the hotfix, MS sent me the hotfix
download hours later. Applied the hotfix and the error went away.

 

[dean-dean]

Thank you for reporting this. I'm glad to hear that you took the time to
contact Microsoft and ask for the download, and that the fix worked.

 

[davea0288]

I have the same error as "Ted F"
My Dell Dimension 9200 has the Hauppauge WIN TV-HVR-1600 Dual Tuner PCI
Card. I upgraded from Vista Home Basic to Home Premium on 12/30/2007.
Everything has worked great with the Media Center and TV watching and
recording with both tuners until today. When I clicked to open Windows Vista
today I consistently get the following error:

"Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed"
Per MS Tech Support Knowledge Base, I have tried both hot fixes (938928
(1st) and 936229 (2nd)) and neither fixed the above problem.

Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.