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Unable to start Windows Media Centre Options mirtna 06-17-2008
Posted by mirtna on June 17, 2008, 5:19 am
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Hi,

I am running Window Vista Home Premium SP1 and have been unable to
start WMC using the remote control, shortcuts or by running the
ehshell.exe both normally and as administrator.


When I try to start WMC using any of the above it looks like the
programme trys to start (blue circle appears for a few seconds) then
nothing happens.


Every few days after restarting the PC an icon appears on the system
tray informing me that WMC is downloading guide information from the
net for the TV channel listing. When I right click on the icon and
select open WMC I get the following error message: -


"Unable to start Windows Media Centre"

I have tried setting up a new shortcut, uninstalled and reinstalled
SP1 and have installed the latest driver for my video card NVIDIA
GeForce 7650 GS driver 7.15.11.7490 and have still been unable to
resolve the problem.

I have searched the net and Microsoft support and have been unable to
find a solution so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mirtna



Posted by S.Sengupta on June 17, 2008, 7:00 am
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Look at the Event Viewer.Do you get any clue there?


regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

mirtna wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running Window Vista Home Premium SP1 and have been unable to
> start WMC using the remote control, shortcuts or by running the
> ehshell.exe both normally and as administrator.
>
>
> When I try to start WMC using any of the above it looks like the
> programme trys to start (blue circle appears for a few seconds) then
> nothing happens.
>
>
> Every few days after restarting the PC an icon appears on the system
> tray informing me that WMC is downloading guide information from the
> net for the TV channel listing. When I right click on the icon and
> select open WMC I get the following error message: -
>
>
> "Unable to start Windows Media Centre"
>
> I have tried setting up a new shortcut, uninstalled and reinstalled
> SP1 and have installed the latest driver for my video card NVIDIA
> GeForce 7650 GS driver 7.15.11.7490 and have still been unable to
> resolve the problem.
>
> I have searched the net and Microsoft support and have been unable to
> find a solution so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mirtna
>
>

Posted by mirtna on June 19, 2008, 1:40 am
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> Look at the Event Viewer.Do you get any clue there?
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>
>
> mirtna wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I am running Window Vista Home Premium SP1 and have been unable to
> > start WMC using the remote control, shortcuts or by running the
> > ehshell.exe both normally and as administrator.
>
> > When I try to start WMC using any of the above it looks like the
> > programme trys to start (blue circle appears for a few seconds) then
> > nothing happens.
>
> > Every few days after restarting the PC an icon appears on the system
> > tray informing me that WMC is downloading guide information from the
> > net for the TV channel listing. =A0When I right click on the icon and
> > select open WMC I get the following error message: -
>
> > "Unable to start Windows Media Centre"
>
> > I have tried setting up a new shortcut, uninstalled and reinstalled
> > SP1 and have installed the latest driver for my video card NVIDIA
> > GeForce 7650 GS driver 7.15.11.7490 and have still been unable to
> > resolve the problem.
>
> > I have searched the net and Microsoft support and have been unable to
> > find a solution so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Mirtna- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi,

I recieved the following error message when I last tried to start
media center.

C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may
not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.


On the event log the error below occurs regularly, it may not be
related to the problem but their seems to be no further relevant
events recorded. If you require further information please give me a
shout.

Thanks again, Mirtna


Log Name: Media Center
Source: ehRecvr
Date: 19/06/2008 06:13:21
Event ID: 4
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Stig
Description:
The description for Event ID 4 from source ehRecvr cannot be found.
Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your
local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or
repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information
had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

713x BDA Analog TV Tuner
80070057

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the
string/message table

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name=3D"ehRecvr" />
<EventID Qualifiers=3D"0">4</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=3D"2008-06-19T05:13:21.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>3247</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Media Center</Channel>
<Computer>Stig</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>713x BDA Analog TV Tuner</Data>
<Data>80070057</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

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