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Posted by Tom A. on May 5, 2008, 8:48 am
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Thank-you for your responses.
According to my Registry Editor, it looks like the “Media Center” folder
does not have any value for “Ident”.
I hope I am looking at the Registry Editor correctly.
On the left pane, I am highlighting the folder “Media Center” (which is
under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\”).
On the right pane, I only see two variables:
1) Name: (Default); Type: REG_SZ; Data:
(value not set);
2) Name: TunerContentRate Type: REG_DWORD Data: 0x0000003c (60)
The right pane does not have a variable named “Ident”.
On the left pane, under “Media Center”, there are four subfolders:
1) Display Settings;
2) Remote Controls;
3) Service;
4) Settings.
None of the four subfolders contains a variable named “Ident”.
Tom A.
"Gary Tsang" wrote:
> Wow
>
> What a pain...
> I see your problem... your version of Media Center indicates you only have
> Update Rollup 1 for MCE2005...
>
> So two things you need to do...
>
> First, ensure the ident value is correct for your version of Media Center
> I guess you'll have to do it manually...
>
> Open regedit
> Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> Center
> Edit the Ident value to 3.1
>
> Once you've done that, you'll need to install Update Rollup 2 for MCE2005
>
> This is available at http://support.microsoft.com/KB/900325
>
> Reboot as necessary, and then goto windows update to get all the other media
> center updates.
>
> Then Install Media Player 11.
>
> Hopefully that goes through without a hitch.
>
> --
> Gary Tsang
> http://www.gtsang.com
>
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Media Center
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
> > Thank-you for your response.
> > I downloaded Mark Salloway's ident set utility, but when I ran it,
> > it gave the error message:
> > "Error during initialization: This software is for Windows XP Media
> > Center
> > Edition only.
> > Exception Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
> > The version of the Salloway utility I got was named "VersionSet.exe" and
> > is
> > dated 7/22/2006.
> > Even Salloway's utility is unable to recognize my computer's Media Center.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom A.
> >
> >
> > "Gary Tsang" wrote:
> >
> >> Your Media Center 'ident' value is likely wrong, most likely due to an
> >> unnecessary installation of Service Pack 2 over Media Center 2005.
> >>
> >> To fix this, download Mark Salloway's Media Center ident set util
> >> http://www.salloway.org.uk/mediacenter/util/index.htm#ident
> >>
> >> This will set the ident to the proper version.
> >>
> >> Once you have done this, try re-installing Media Player 11.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary Tsang
> >> http://www.gtsang.com
> >>
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Media Center
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> >>
> >>
> >> > Thank-you for your response.
> >> > I followed the instructions on that microsoft webpage, which says to
> >> > install
> >> > the
> >> > "Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005", which is
> >> > file
> >> > "WindowsXPMediaCenter2005-KB900325-usa.exe". It gave the error
> >> > message:
> >> > "This upgrade can only be run on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005."
> >> > That error message must be wrong, since my computer runs Media Center
> >> > 2005.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Tom A.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "S.Sengupta" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Go through the following:-
> >> >> Installing the Player on Windows XP Media Center Edition
> >> >>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/readme.aspx#InstallingthePlayeronWindowsXPMediaCenterEdition
> >> >>
> >> >> regards,
> >> >> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
> >> >>
> >> >> Tom A. wrote:
> >> >> > I am unsuccessfully trying to upgrade to Windows Media Player 11 in
> >> >> > Media
> >> >> > Center on a Dell Computer I bought in January 2005.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > According to Media Center under "Settings - General - About Media
> >> >> > Center -
> >> >> > Software Version", I have:
> >> >> > Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
> >> >> > Version: 5.1.2700.2230 built by:
> >> >> > private/xpsp_mcs_qfe(wmbla)
> >> >> > Copyright 1985-2004 Microsoft Corp.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When I execute "wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe", it gives the error
> >> >> > message:
> >> >> > "Unsupported Operating System.
> >> >> > Please visit Windows Update to download the Update Rollup 2 for
> >> >> > Windows
> >> >> > XP
> >> >> > Media Center Edition 2005 before installing Windows Media Player
> >> >> > 11."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The log file "wmsetup.log" says:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > [*WMC Logging begun at 2008/05/04 - 20:15:01. Logging at level:
> >> >> > '4'.
> >> >> > OS is
> >> >> > NT. OSVer is 5.1.2600.0.3119. System Lang is 1033. Prev version
> >> >> > system
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > 10.0.0.3802. Setup version 11.0.5721.5146.]
> >> >> > Setup commandlines are
> >> >> > C:\DOCUME~1\Tom\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\setup_wm.exe
> >> >> > /P:D:\Windows Media Player updates\wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe.
> >> >> > Validation completed.
> >> >> > Setup beginning.
> >> >> > =====Building Install list.
> >> >> > Finished building install list. Result: '0x0'.
> >> >> > =====Updating Install list for UI.
> >> >> > Package 'MYMUSIC' is version '0.0.0.7'. This is 'newer' than the
> >> >> > version
> >> >> > currently installed.
> >> >> > Finished updating install list.
> >> >> > Install denied: Unsupported Media Center OS. Version is 3.0.
> >> >> > Install denied: Unsupported Media Center OS. Version is 3.0.
> >> >> > Package clean-up: Cleaning up files at
> >> >> > 'C:\DOCUME~1\Tom\LOCALS~1\Temp\WMC0001.tmp\Rollup3.exe'.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I then try to execute "WindowsXPMediaCenter2005-KB900325-usa.exe",
> >> >> > which
> >> >> > gives the message:
> >> >> > "This upgrade can only be run on Windows XP Media Center Edition
> >> >> > 2005."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The log file "MCSetup_UI.log" says:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ***********************************************************
> >> >> > Sunday, 04 May 2008 20:18:43
> >> >> > ***********************************************************
> >> >> > 8:18:43 PM : Checking admin account.
> >> >> > 8:18:43 PM : Checking .Net Framework 1.1 and SP1 installed .
> >> >> > 8:18:43 PM : Checking only instance of installer.
> >> >> > 8:18:43 PM : Checking (correct version of MCE OS)
> >> >> > This upgrade can only be run on Windows XP Media Center Edition
> >> >> > 2005.
> >> >> > 8:18:45 PM : start condition(s) failed.
> >> >> > 8:18:45 PM : Exiting
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I then try to run Mark Salloway's utility "VersionSet.exe" (dated
> >> >> > 7/22/2006)
> >> >> > but it says:
> >> >> > "Error during initialization: This software is for Windows XP Media
> >> >> > Center
> >> >> > Edition only. Exception Message: Object reference not set to an
> >> >> > instance of
> >> >> > an object."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >> >> > Tom A.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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