I have an Advent Media Centre PC. Recently I had to "flatten" the system and reinstall windows after a series of problems with it. Initially, the sound drivers were lost, which I was able to restore from disc. However, there is no disk to install the Media Centre software. Does anyone know how I can restore the Media Centre Software, so my computer runs in its out of the box state? I've only had it a few months, so it's still under warranty.
Please note: I am referring to a Media Centre computer, not Windows Media Player, which is a different thing.
I hope someone can help me resolve this issue. Thanks in advance.
2007-05-05 11:05:56 · 1 answers · asked by borogirl 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Unless you have a Fctory Restore CD/DVD, your only option is to find a copy of Media Center 2005 and reinstall from scratch, but be warn, most MCE2005 only come on 2 CDs, the third CD are normally only supplied to OEM, this contains the 'encoder' which allows the MCE to burn recordings to DVD, missing that is going to cause you problems unless you simply just want to record and watch on the same unit.
And of course you also need all the drivers for the hardware you have inside the box, otherwise its pointless
2007-05-05 11:14:54 · answer #1 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some alternative options...
1. Use a third party media center equivalent like Media Portal
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/
2. Upgrade to Vista Home Premium which incorporates Media Center
2007-05-05 19:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋