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Posted by AllanF on March 7, 2007, 11:01 am
Please log in for more thread options FWIW: My experiment with Vista....
My computer much happier with upgrade from MCE2000 than with clean install.
Me too... Upgrading takes much much longer than a clean install, but the
time is well spent... no reinstallation of programs, files, settings,
backups, etc, etc.
> Thank you.
>
> "Jason Tsang" wrote:
>
>> I think my brother my have got this confused with Media Player 11 (which
>> you
>> do have to have MCE2005). You can upgrade MCE2004 or MCE2005 to Vista
>> Home
>> Premium or Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> Either way, I'd highly recommend you (the OP) do a clean install, and not
>> an
>> upgrade. This will take more time to do, but in the end, it will most
>> likely
>> save you a lot of trouble.
>>
>> As long as none of your previous recordings are flagged by the
>> broadcaster
>> as copy-protected, they will continue to playback in Vista.
>>
>> --
>> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Read my blog for the latest in Media Center topics
>> (and other topics that interest me)
>> http://jtsang.blogspot.com
>>
>> More information by me
>> http://jtsang.mvps.org
>> http://www.classicsunveiled.com
>>
>> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> >A clean install would probably be better anyway correct? One of my
>> >questions
>> > was about the recorded tv files that we recorded with MCE 2004, as long
>> > as
>> > we
>> > save the files along with any other data before we wiped the hard drive
>> > they
>> > would still work with the Vista MCE once that operating system was
>> > installed?
>> > I don't understad what DRM'ed is.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You're kidding, right? Given that the 2004->2005 upgrade was offered
>> >> for
>> >> only a short time, from only some OEMs, I would have thought the
>> >> upgrade
>> >> software would consider it XP Pro just like any other XP
>> >> Pro-variant...
>> >>
>> >> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>> >>
>> >> > Just so there is no confusion (based on the subject line), you can't
>> >> > upgrade to Vista from MCE2004.
>> >> > You'll need to do a clean install.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Gary Tsang
>> >> > http://www.gtsang.com
>> >> >
>> >> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Media Center
>> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> What type of video card, how much memory, and speed would I need to
>> >> >> sucessfully upgrade to the Vista Home Premium Operting system and
>> >> >> still
>> >> >> have
>> >> >> a Media Center computer?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would assume that I would need to completely get rid of MCE 2004
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> do
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> clean install of Vista, correct? Would it still be able to run any
>> >> >> recorded
>> >> >> show that were done with MCE 2004?
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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