Windows Media Center crash after W7 update

From	Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	uk.tech.digital-tv, comp.sys.laptops, alt.computer.workshop
Subject	Windows Media Center crash after W7 update
Date	2011-12-18 11:28 +0000
Organization	Association of Revolting Peasants
Message-ID	<9l60svFjrlU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)

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I installed some 'important updates' to W7 (32 bit) last night, and now 
WMC - or rather the whole PC - crashes when I try to watch live TV via 
my USB-based Freeview tuner.

It will run for a minute or so, and then stops dead. The picture freezes 
and a distorted sound loop about a second long keeps repeating 
relentlessly. The whole laptop freezes, and doesn't respond to any 
keyboard or mouse inputs - so the only way out is to hold down the power 
button until it turns off, and then re-boot.

Anyone else experienced this - or have any suggestions about how to fix 
it? As with most freezes, I can't find anything in the Event Log.
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Cheers,
Roger
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Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-12-18 11:28 +0000
  Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-18 05:48 -0600
    Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-18 13:07 +0000
      Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-18 07:44 -0600
        Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Daniallo <I@think.not> - 2011-12-19 12:19 +0000
          Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-20 14:51 -0600
    Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 13:38 +0000
      Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-20 14:11 +0000
        Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update John <not@telling.com> - 2012-04-20 16:59 +0100
    Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-04-20 13:33 -0700
      Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update CJB <chrisjbrady@gmail.com> - 2012-05-17 10:50 -0700
  Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update James <noone@nowhere.net> - 2011-12-18 11:52 +0000
  Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-12-18 11:59 +0000
  Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-18 12:38 +0000
  Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-12-18 23:17 -0400
    Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.removethisbit.myzen.co.uk> - 2011-12-19 08:56 +0000
      Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-19 04:00 -0600

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