"dellmary" <dellmary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "nyoung" wrote:
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>> Here's what I found after struggling with the "No TV tuner installed"
>> message
>> while setting up TV in Vista Home Premium Media Center:
>> 1. Go to Computer Management...Services and Applications...Services
>> 2. Find Windows Media Center Receiver Service (this is what keeps
>> failing)
>> 3. Look at the "Log On" setting (mine said Network Service)
>> 4. Right-click this service, select Properties, select Log On tab.
>> 5. Look at the "This account:" section (should list what login account
>> is
>> running the service).
>> 6. Change the username to the Administrator account setup within Vista
>> (usually your username) and enter the password for this account --Select
>> Browse...type the username...select "Check Names"...click OK.
>> 7. Re-type the password for this account int the Password & Confirm
>> password fields (don't accept the password it auto-fills with).
>> 8. Click Apply...OK.
>> 9. Left-click the Windows Media Center Receiver Service (if not already
>> selected) and select the "Restart" button on the Toolbar (last icon with
>> green arrow).
>> 10. Check service to make sure it's Status is Started.
>> 11. Crank up Media Center and try your TV setup again...it worked for me
>> after this routine.
>>
>> So, what this all means...Vista security is a beast (that's why you have
>> to
>> select allow on everything you try to run). I'm an IT Network
>> Administrator
>> and this problem just about brought me to my knees! Hell, even Microsoft
>> apparently hasn't figured this out even with all the forum posters having
>> the
>> same problem with numerous different "Vista Compatible" TV cards. This
>> isn't
>> the first time I've had to figure out Microsoft's problems for them.
>>
>> Anyway, please post back if this helps or doesn't. I'm curious to know if
>> this resolution helps all or none.
>>
>> BTW---I have an Angel Dual Tuner TV card, which offered Vista drivers on
>> the
>> manufacturer's website: www.lumanate.com

I saw those instructions when trying to get my TV card to work. They didn't
help me.

As it turns out, I simply needed to reinstall the drivers from the CD.