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MCE 2005 - Multiple Profiles Is this Possible... Reflex 08-17-2005
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Posted by Reflex on August 17, 2005, 10:12 pm
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Having installed MCE edition on my laptop I'm now finding it very useful
when on business. I have three or four regular stops but I'm finding it a
real pain that every time I travell to a new location I have to retune all
my Freeview channels. What would be nice would be to have a number of
predefined configurations for each location which I could the select from
the configuration menu.

If this is not available what files are used to store the TV station data
in, it maybe possible to create a script that copies the appropriate file at
startup?





Posted by Bob [MVP] on August 17, 2005, 8:54 pm
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The guide and scheduled recordings are located in:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\eHome

You could certainly create backup copies of that folder
for each geographic location, after you go through the
setup. Writing a simple script to restore from one of
those backup folders should be pretty trivial.

I'm not sure if you'd also need to modify the registry
for each geographic location, but if you do:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center

I'd try backing up & restoring the eHome folder first,
and only mess with the registry if you have to, and if
you feel comfortable doing so. Registry hacking can
be hazardous to your PC's health...

Oh, just thought of something else. Some of the files
in the eHome folder may be in use so you might need to
stop the ehSched system service before copying the folder,
then start it up again.

> net stop ehsched
> net start ehsched

Good luck, and please let us know how you make out.

--
-Bob
_______________________________
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/ehome


> Having installed MCE edition on my laptop I'm now finding it very useful
> when on business. I have three or four regular stops but I'm finding it a
> real pain that every time I travell to a new location I have to retune all
> my Freeview channels. What would be nice would be to have a number of
> predefined configurations for each location which I could the select from
> the configuration menu.
>
> If this is not available what files are used to store the TV station data
> in, it maybe possible to create a script that copies the appropriate file at
> startup?
>
>
>


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