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Old 01-10-2007, 11:15 AM
PFS
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Re: Vista Ultimate Media Center Crashes on TV Setup

The drivers came on the Vista RTM media - so one might assume that they are
recent. As I mentioned - it worked until a Windows Update was pushed

"Bobby" wrote:
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> Sounds like a driver problem. TV cards are notoriously fickle when it comes
> to new operating systems.
>
> Have you located a stable Vista compatible driver for your TV? Because most
> TV cards don't yet have drivers for Vista.
>
> Bobby
>
> "PFS" <PFS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF8C2A98-2AB2-426D-8D3D-0233D0BA00A3@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Thanks for the reply: however, I am not running RC1 - I am running RTM -
> > obtained via MSDN subscription. This is the real deal.
> >
> > Secondly, I am not sure if the TV works or not - the problem is that when
> > I
> > attempt to do a "TV Setup" (e.g. set tuners, specify locality for TV
> > guide
> > etc), Media Center crashes.
> >
> >
> >
> > "michail iakovou yos" wrote:
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> >> [url]http://news.com.com/Vista+testers+get+unexpected+holiday+gift+No+TV/2100-1016_3-6147259.html?tag=html.alert[/url]
> >>
> >> Some people testing Microsoft's Windows Vista got an unexpected holiday
> >> surprise: Their TVs stopped working.
> >>
> >> Media Center, which is included in the Home Premium and Ultimate versions
> >> of
> >> the Vista operating system, allows remote-control access to a variety of
> >> entertainment options, including television, for machines that have a TV
> >> tuner.
> >> "PFS" <PFS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:05957590-E196-4842-A205-9CFBC211BE47@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have installed Vista Ultimate RTM and it worked fine for a while.
> >> >After
> >> >a
> >> > Windows Update pushed a change, Media Center no longer recognized that
> >> > TV
> >> > Setup had been completed and every time I try to run TV Setup, Media
> >> > Center
> >> > crashes. I rolled back the update - but the problem still occurs.
> >> >
> >> > Help anyone? Pretty annoying that a system works then is broken by an
> >> > update, pushed by the vendor.
> >>
> >>
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Old 01-10-2007, 11:15 AM