Running Vista Home Premium but no Media Center

[Keith]

I just set up my Xbox 360 for wireless gaming and it works fine. What I am
trying to do is set up so I can stream Music, Vid and pics to the Xbox. From
what I understand it that Vista Home Premium comes with Windows Media Center
and I do have Vista Premium but cannot locate Media Center anywhere on the
system. Is there anything I can do to go about getting it since I do not have
it and apperantly Vista Premium is supposed to have it already?

 

[Bob]

Only Vista Home Premium "Media Center Edition" includes Media Center. You
can upgrade for about $160.

 

[Dave]

Vista Home Premium does include WMC.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/c426ea35-ea47-4ee3-8f73-7ee4b0bd7de31033.mspx

C:\Windows\ehome\ehshell.exe

Home Basic and Business do not.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

There is no Media Center Edition for Vista, there is for XP.

 

[Bob]

You're wrong Dave. Here are two examples of Vista Home Premium WITHOUT Media
Center.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8661575&type=product&id=1196470438845

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer...99863/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[Dave]

Bob,

I don't think you know what Windows Media Center is....

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/mediacenter.mspx

"But with Windows Vista, Windows Media Center is no longer a separate
edition but simply integrated within the Windows Vista Home Premium and
Windows Vista Ultimate editions."

 

[Bob]

I know exactly what Windows Media Center is. I own one.

In spite of the link you gave me the fact remains there are Vista Home
Premium machines out there WITHOUT Media Center. That's why the OP can't
find Media Center on his Home Premium machine.

Did you even look at the links I gave you?

 

[Dave]

LOL,

Those were links to computer systems that come with Vista.
Windows Media Center is a program, that is part of Vista Home Premium and
Ultimate.

You're probably talking about a computer system designed for playing media,
aka a "Media Center PC" or "Media Center System".

If the OP has Vista Home Premium, he has Windows Media Center.

Or is he/you talking about Xbox Media Center, which is something entirely
different?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmc/

 

[Bob]

LOL,

Those were links to computer systems that come with Vista.
Windows Media Center is a program, that is part of Vista Home Premium and
Ultimate.

Question: What operating systems did the computers in the links have?
Answer: Vista Home Premium

Question: Do the computers in the links include the WMC Program?
Answer: No

Question: Do ALL Vista Home Premium computers include WMC?
Answer: See above.

 

[Dave]

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http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

Question: What operating systems did the computers in the links have?
Answer: Vista Home Premium

So they come with WMC.

Question: Do the computers in the links include the WMC Program?
Answer: No

YES, it's part of VHP.

Question: Do ALL Vista Home Premium computers include WMC?
Answer: See above.

All computers with the VHP OS have WMC.

 

[Bob]

Show me in the links I provided where in the specs of those machines it
indicates Media Center is included.

 

[Dave]

Show me where it says it's not included...

If it says Vista Home Premium, it's included.... same as Windows Media
Player, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker,
Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Defender,
Internet Explorer 7, etc.

Your links don't say these are all included....but they are.

Fax & Scan, Complete PC Backup, Bitlocker, and Remote Desktop server is not
included

and I'm not talking about the Starter, N, or Small Business Editions....