Ok So I've used XP Media Center for years.
Formatted my computer after my last hard drive died, and installed windows
XP Pro because I couldn't find the Media Center CD and key.

Of course, I just found the thing and it's 2 months later.

Is there a way I can just upgrade from Pro to Media center without a format
or partition?

I tried doing Windows Repair with the Media Center CD, and even activated
the Media Center CD KEY, but nothing has changed.

I just want the Media Center application on my PC so I can watch cable T.V.
on my pc.

Any help would be great. A format would just be a pain right now, I just
moved into my college dorm and most of my backed up files and music are back
home, so formatting just isn't an option.

Cooketh said this on 1/11/2009 1:31 PM:
> Ok So I've used XP Media Center for years.
> Formatted my computer after my last hard drive died, and installed windows
> XP Pro because I couldn't find the Media Center CD and key.
>
> Of course, I just found the thing and it's 2 months later.
>
> Is there a way I can just upgrade from Pro to Media center without a format
> or partition?
>
> I tried doing Windows Repair with the Media Center CD, and even activated
> the Media Center CD KEY, but nothing has changed.
>
> I just want the Media Center application on my PC so I can watch cable T.V.
> on my pc.
>
> Any help would be great. A format would just be a pain right now, I just
> moved into my college dorm and most of my backed up files and music are back
> home, so formatting just isn't an option.

A bit off topic, but I have MCE and how do you watch TV off of cable
with it. I play DVD's, play movies, play all sorts of things, but I
have no place to screw a cable into the PC nor do I have a channel
changer as part of my PC, so how does this work.

I bought MCE on this PC thinking it would give me some great tools, but
other than 1 day of exploring I have never used it, and find nothing it
has that a person can't do without it. But I'm open to ideas....

"Cooketh" <Cooketh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33C8DA88-0A38-4C97-831E-8396FB8CFF28@microsoft.com...
> Ok So I've used XP Media Center for years.
> Formatted my computer after my last hard drive died, and installed windows
> XP Pro because I couldn't find the Media Center CD and key.
>
> Of course, I just found the thing and it's 2 months later.
>
> Is there a way I can just upgrade from Pro to Media center without a
> format
> or partition?

No, and you've proven this with the repair install.


>
> I tried doing Windows Repair with the Media Center CD, and even activated
> the Media Center CD KEY, but nothing has changed.
>
> I just want the Media Center application on my PC so I can watch cable
> T.V.
> on my pc.
>
> Any help would be great. A format would just be a pain right now, I just
> moved into my college dorm and most of my backed up files and music are
> back
> home, so formatting just isn't an option.

Then you are where you are.

HTH
-pk