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Windows Media Center Edition Retail
Don't take my word on this because I have had my Media Center PC for nearly a year now and the manufacturer has yet to send me the Media Center Edition 2004 upgrade for my PC. They claim that this new version provides 16:9 support for plasma screens and projectors, but I still think the TV Tuner Card is going to be

Upgrade to XP Professional from Media Center Edition
Gwen gwenskin...@msn.com microsoft public windows mediacenter I've read and heard many conflicting answers as how to upgrade MCE 2004 to 2005. According to Microsoft, the MCE is only provided to computer manufacturers, not available for retail. HP (my computer's make) will not offer or sell it.

Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Will they take back my retail copy of Windows XP Home edition (Upgrade) that I bought when it first came out. Do they offer rebates on Windows XP you dont need all the tablet PC and Pro and MCE features. :roll: Jeff Griffin www.nacontap.com Posted via http://www.xpMCE.com Windows XP Media Center Edition Forums .

Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Mike M...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows mediacenter HELP!!! I purchased a new HP Pavilion PC on December 1, 2006. I received a free upgrade to Vista. To redeem the Vista upgrade, I need the 14-digit COA number off of the sticker on the PC. However, there is NO sticker anywhere on the PC,

Upgrade from Media Center Edition to Pro
Microsoft MVP Windows XP Media Center Edition http://www.microsoft.com/ehome "Gwen" <gwenskin...@msn.com> wrote in message news:ACB36F08-85AE-49D8-AC85-315AE0BE4A14@microsoft.com... I've read and heard many conflicting answers as how to upgrade MCE 2004 to 2005. According to Microsoft, the MCE is only provided to

Free* Upgrade to Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2004!
Is there any way to install MCE or at least the Media Center component on an existing XP pro SP2 (on a machine with sufficient hardware), instead of building a virgin partition? Thanks, Sven Windows Media Center Edition IS sold in an OEM package by many computer dealers and builders. Of course, you would have to

Windows XP Media Center Edition
Mike Brannigan [MSFT] mikeb...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows mediacenter I'm sorry if this seems blunt but - maybe all of your problems are Why dont you sell Media Center Edition as an "off the shelf" upgrade/overlay bundled with a remote control & approved TV card - and a strict HCL that wont

Windows Media Center Edition vs. Tivo
I see it more like "Windows XP professional" (the OS) "Media Center Edition" (the same XP Pro customized for multimedia purposes) I still think MSFT is not at fault...at least in this case, and the fact that they have provided the updates for media center through windows update (not only for OEM users,

upgrade to media center edition
Chris H. winxpn...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows mediacenter Media Center Edition machines are Windows XP Pro in the operating system. I have a new PC with Windows Media Center Edition 2005 installed and want to upgrade to XP professional. Can I do this and will I still have the benefits of both MCE and

Windows Media Center Edition Retail
Peter Near [MCE MVP] pe...@thenears.com microsoft public windows mediacenter FYI, even though that Sony page says "MCE 2005" the marketing demo looks to be Why dont you sell Media Center Edition as an "off the shelf" upgrade/overlay bundled with a remote control & approved TV card - and a strict HCL that wont

upgrade
Sven sejohann...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows mediacenter It's been a while but I got my upgrade from HP for my HP MCE. It was fairly painless to install that way except for one thing. The upgrade didn't like that I had SP2 on the machine already. I just restored from HPs CDs and then it worked fine.

Windows Media Center Edition 2004 to 2005
Leadfoot nos...@nospam.com microsoft public windows mediacenter "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikeb...@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message Why dont you sell Media Center Edition as an "off the shelf" upgrade/overlay bundled with a remote control & approved TV card - and a strict HCL that wont install the overlay

upgrading from XP Pro to XP Media Center Edition
albert e500sp...@hotmail.com alt tv tech hdtv I am going to upgrade my home theatre. I have several issues/problems. Problem 1: I'd like to watch TV in HD Issue2: Has anyone used Windows Media Center Edition? Is it very easy to use (like a VCR)? My father is very tech-dumb and he won't be able to watch TV if i

Free* Upgrade to Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2004!
Leadfoot nos...@nospam.com microsoft public windows mediacenter "Leadfoot" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%23TZ$GEIrEHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl. Why dont you sell Media Center Edition as an "off the shelf" upgrade/overlay bundled with a remote control & approved TV card - and a strict HCL that wont

Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Chris H. winxpn...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows mediacenter It already is Pro, and you can do everything you normally would do on a Windows XP installation as I have a new PC with Windows Media Center Edition 2005 installed and want to upgrade to XP professional. Can I do this and will I still have the

Upgrade to XP Professional from Media Center Edition
Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Report Abuse Thanks for you input... what will I loose if I upgrade to XP Pro from MCE? I have just purchased a new PC and it came with Windows Media Center Edition. I want to know if I should just keep that version of Windows on it or

Cannot upgrade Windows XP to XP Media Center 2005 Edition
I bought myself a WinTV-PVR-USB2 in order to finally check out Windows Media Center Edition 2005 myself. After a fresh reinstall of the MSDN-software and some Does the XP Pro SP/2 upgrade provide a smooth migration from Media Center Edition? ( I dont care that I will loose media ctr features...need to join domain)

windows/xp installation
Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] dkno...@Spammvps.org microsoft public windows mediacenter For home networking XP MCE 2005 is XP Pro, in all respects. I have a new PC with Windows Media Center Edition 2005 installed and want to upgrade to XP professional. Can I do this and will I still have the benefits of both MCE and

Windows Media Center Edition 2004 to 2005
Peter Near [MCE MVP] pe...@thenears.com microsoft public windows mediacenter If you're inviting me to look into a crystal ball, I will gladly share my Why dont you sell Media Center Edition as an "off the shelf" upgrade/overlay bundled with a remote control & approved TV card - and a strict HCL that wont

Cannot upgrade Windows XP to XP Media Center 2005 Edition
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message news:OocIdD9AFHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... You cannot upgrade Windows XP Home Edition to Windows Media Center Edition. You'll need to perform a "clean install". Clean Install Windows XP http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html -- Carey