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Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:06 PM

How to report bugs in the Windows Media Center SDK for Windows Vista

I just noticed that Charlie posted a really nice set of instructions for how to report bugs in the Windows Media Center SDK for Windows Vista . If you are working on Media Center development with the public beta releases of Windows Vista and the Media
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:56 PM

DRMCap tool to gather DRM log files in case of protected content playback problems

I recently found out about a tool that has been released by Microsoft that makes it easier to gather relevant digital rights management (DRM) log files in case you run into protected content playback issues in Windows Media Player and/or Windows Media
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:19 PM

Enabling a Windows Media Center Extender if Windows Live OneCare is installed on the system

I posted some troubleshooting links last night for Xbox 360 PC setup issues that I have heard about from customers in the past. Heath Stewart posted a comment describing some issues he has seen on his home system, which has Windows Live OneCare installed.
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Monday, June 26, 2006 9:33 PM

Xbox 360 PC setup troubleshooting suggestions

I have posted a few items in the past related to the Xbox 360 PC setup package that can be used to configure an Xbox 360 as a Windows Media Center extender. In order to make it easier to find all of the suggestions I have posted, I created an article
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
Monday, June 26, 2006 9:15 PM

How to fix Xbox 360 PC setup crash due to old file left behind in the GAC

I investigated an issue last week where Xbox 360 PC setup was crashing when the user tried to launch it in their system. In this case, the customer had already tried the previous repair steps I have suggested to try to workaround this issue (located here
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Friday, June 23, 2006 9:55 AM

Possible resolution for Smart Device Project Package load failure in Visual Studio 2005

I heard from a customer recently who ran into a package load failure error in Visual Studio 2005 that I hadn't seen before. I want to post the description and workaround for this issue to make it easier for people searching for similar issues in the future.
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:04 AM

How to install and run the My Movies add-in in Windows Media Center on Windows Vista

After I posted my blog entry this past weekend about problems installing the My Movies add-in on Windows Vista, I was able to get in touch with Brian Binnerup, the developer who wrote this add-in (thanks to an introduction from Charlie ). It turns out
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Saturday, June 17, 2006 5:04 PM

Comment moderation policy change

I'm sorry to say that I've decided to turn on comment moderation for my blog for the time being. I'm finding that I have to spend too much time deleting advertising spam comments, and I think it will take less time for me to approve valid, on-topic comments
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Friday, June 16, 2006 9:40 PM

Media Center crashes when launched on Windows Vista beta 2 if you have My Movies add-in installed

We got a few bug reports this week from customers who have installed Windows Vista beta 2 and tried to use Windows Media Center . If you have the My Movies add-in installed on Windows Vista beta 2, and checked the box during My Movies setup to add it
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:36 PM

How to uninstall KB904706 if it does not offer an uninstall option in Add/Remove Programs

I have heard from many customers over the past months who have had issues installing Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center 2005 because of a conflict with Windows XP hotfix KB904706 . I previously posted a workaround that requires you to uinstall
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:21 PM

How to manage reboots when deploying the .NET Framework

One of the common questions I get from customers who are trying to redistribute the .NET Framework with their setup package is how to handle reboots that might happen during .NET Framework setup. I'll try to address the various questions I've seen so
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:58 PM

Windows Media Center SDK for Windows Vista beta 2 now available for general public download

As many of you probably know, Windows Vista beta 2 has been available for download by anyone (even if you're not a member of the beta program) for the past week or so. Today, we published the Windows Media Center SDK for Windows Vista beta 2 for public
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Monday, June 12, 2006 11:13 PM

Updated WinFX Media Center Application project templates for Windows Vista beta 2

I posted this item earlier tonight on the Media Center Sandbox site, but I wanted to make sure that anyone reading my blog saw it as well. We found a couple of issues with the WinFX Media Center Application project templates that shipped with the Windows
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Monday, June 12, 2006 8:19 AM

Workaround for deployment bug in the Spanish version of Visual Studio Team System for Software Architects

We recently found an issue that was missed in testing prior to shipping the Spanish version of Visual Studio 2005 Team System for Software Architects . This bug will prevent deployment of this language edition of Visual Studio 2005 by running msiexec.exe
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:38 PM

My file server is back up and running again

As I stated in this previous blog post , the file server that I use to host various troubleshooting tools had to be taken down for maintenance. I just checked and the server is back up and running, so you should be able to download any of the tools that
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Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:14 PM

Mailbag: Why does the .NET Framework 2.0 install .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 files?

Question: I have a new computer and I only have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed so far. However, when I look at the folder %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework, I see folders named v1.0.3705, v1.1.4322 and v2.0.50727. Does that mean the .NET Framework 2.0
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:51 PM

WinFX is now renamed to .NET Framework 3.0

I just noticed a blog post made yesterday by S. Somasegar (the vice president in charge of developer tools at Microsoft). In it, he announced a naming change for the WinFX - it will now be known as the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. I encourage you to
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Friday, June 09, 2006 5:18 PM

Possible solutions for a 2203 error while installing the .NET Framework

I received a mail from a customer today that described a scenario where the .NET Framework 2.0 setup failed with error code 2203 . In this scenario, the application event log contained an entry like the following: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 -- The installer
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:02 PM

My file server is down for upgrades

I'm sorry to have to announce this again so soon after the last time , but the server I use to host all of the tools that I have posted for download is down due to power upgrades in the location that the servers are located. It should be back up in the
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:30 AM

Flickr photo browser add-in for Windows Media Center in Windows Vista announced

I found a blog post from Chris Lanier from this past weekend that announces a new Windows Media Center application that has been built for Windows Media Center for Windows Vista beta 2 . The add-in is named Big Screen Photos , and it is a Flickr photo
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Monday, June 05, 2006 10:02 PM

Mailbag: Why am I prompted to insert the Visual Studio 2005 DVD when installing from the DVD?

Question: I am trying to create an integrated installation DVD that includes Visual Studio 2005 as well as some other programs. I burned a test DVD and used the instructions you previously posted to launch unattended setup directly from the DVD. However,
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Sunday, June 04, 2006 5:16 PM

Configuring network shares as watched folders for Media Center recorded TV content

While not officially supported, it is possible to configure a remote network share as a watched folder for Windows Media Center recorded TV content. Watched folders are locations that Media Center looks in for recorded TV content that it will allow you
Posted by astebner | 5 Comments
Friday, June 02, 2006 10:11 PM

Mailbag: How can I perform a silent installation of Visio for Enterprise Architects?

Question: I have seen your previous posts about how to perform silent and unattended installs of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. I would like to be able to include Visio for Enterprise Architects (which ships with higher end versions of Visual Studio
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:34 PM

Another possible solution if Windows Media Center Xbox 360 PC setup crashes when launched

A while back, I posted this possible workaround for crashes that can happen when trying to launch Xbox 360 PC setup to install the necessary software on a Windows Media Center 2005 system to enable it to act as a Media Center extender. The setup executable
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
 
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