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Re: Windows Media Center crash after W7 update

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Paul - xxx brought next idea :
> Roger Mills wrote:
>
>> I was introduced to WMC by someone in this NG (or another NG to which
>> I cross-posted - can't remember) because the application which came
>> with the dongle kept crashing and freezing my laptop. 
>
> Probably me, I couldn't get my PCTV nanostick to work for longer than a
> few minutes with the supplied software, happened to try WMC and found
> it worked very well, albeit clunky, awkward but very reliable!
>
>> Apart from this
>> recent problem, WMC has fixed that. To answer your question, I think
>> that the user interface is truly awful - but it does the job,once you
>> have found your way around it. The other day, I found some recordings
>> which I hadn't expected. I must at some time have told it to record a
>> series - but I hadn't run the application in the meantime, and didn't
>> expect it to record when it wasn't running - but it did. Presumably,
>> something must be loaded at startup which takes care of scheduled
>> recordings even if the user interface isn't running.
>
> That's interesting, might have to try that it could come in very
> useful, thanks.
>
> karma .. ;)

Yes, I've got Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit in an HTPC I built using a 
BlackGold 3620 tuner and Windows Media Centre works brilliantly. Use 
the guide to choose to record either a single programme or a whole 
series, choose the Shut Down menu and then Sleep from within Media 
Centre and it wakes up and records flawlessly. Highly recommended  :')

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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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