Vista x64 Ultimate (upgrade) - Media Center missing??

[Guest]

I posted this in the Media Center PC discussion group, but this may be a
better place to come for help:

I recently installed Vista Ultimate x64 (Upgrade), doing a clean install over
my previously existing Windows XP Pro installation (format). Several days
into playing with it, I've noticed that Media Center is nowhere to be found;
not through a search, nowhere in the start menu... nothing. I had assumed
that Media Center came with the Ultimate edition, but does it only come on
new PCs with TV tuning equipment....?

I tracked down the C:\windows\ehome directory and attempted to manually
start the ehshell.exe file, to which I receive this error:

"Windows cannot open this program because it has been prevented by a
software restriction policy. For more information contact your system
administrator."

When I ran the file, I was logged in as administrator.

I don't have a TV-tuner card.. I just wanted to run Media Center for
watching DVDs on my LCD. Let me know what further information you need to
help!

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It is included in Ultimate. Click on the Start orb, click All Programs, and
select Windows Media Center from the All Programs menu.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but, to clarify:

Media Center is not available in my Start Menu. You can't even do an
advanced search for it.

 

[Guest]

I am having the exact same issue. All I could find was info related to
server 2003 and Xp...

I have windows Home Premium, clean install/upgrade after a format.

I do not have a group policy in effect, and I am showing updates for media
center in event viewer.

 

[Sascha Jazbec]

are you running any "tweaking" utility ??

Most of those have access to "hidden features" .

If not, then please go into group-policies to confirm :

by typing in the searchbox in startmenu the following without quotes :
"gpedit.msc"

- then have a look at the left pane, got to
"Computer Configuration" -> "administrative templates" ->

look for "WindowsComponents" ( still left pane ) - and click that.

Now on the right look for a folder "windows media center" and doubleclick
it - there you find the policy to en- or disable it.

Hope it helps

SJ / germany
A reboot might be a good idea after switching the on / off settings.

 

[Guest]

I do have the same problem, I don't have a logitech webcam and have a geforce
6200SE videocard.
I think I have to do a systemrestore also...

 

[Guest]

Media Center is back and working, I picked up the restorepoint just before
update the javadrivers, maybe this helps you too!

gr Annemiek

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I'm struggling with the English language, ofcourse not the javadrivers
but Java, I downloaded en installed it together with OpenOffice, right now I
have Open Office without Java installed and everything still works
All the other installed stuf is installed again also and al the windows
updates are done.

gr Annemiek

 

[Guest]

I dont have a web cam, or a tv tuner card. But I do have a radeon video
card. I was thinking maybe the catalyst. The puzzling thing is that it was
there, and then out of nowhere, it was gone.

I had checked for any group policies, and as a precaution, reset them all
with a DOS command. Said it was successful, but it wasnt.

I will rollback my drivers today and see where that gets me.

Thanks everyone for your input, I could have tried a startup repair, but
that would not provide the answer to this puzzle.

 

[Guest]

I fixed my media center issue with it being missing and getting the group
policy error. In "set program access and defaults, i selected media player
as the default and enabled access to media center" and Voila its
working!!!!!!

Hope this helps for you, though maybe you have found a solution already.

Quakechick

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Did you check under C:\Program Files\Windows Media Center?