[dexter.inside]

tim427, on Mar 23 2008, 03:07 PM, said:

Does anybody finished this project; watchting tv at server 2008 via Vista Media Center?

Dexter: Do you have a newer/better version of this MCE.zip? I get an error when I want to add to the registery....

I would be gratefull if some one can tell me how to do this. I just want to use the Vista Media Center on Server 2008 to stream the Live TV to my XBOX 360 elite.....

I still can't find what's preventing it from working.. i'm quite sure we're missing something here, after the "policy" issue my RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy) is unusable. Any ideas? I still don't understand how the policies are related to the registry data

[AMDOpteron_185]

Hey Guys -

I know someone in an earlier post mentioned that they were getting the messages that their tuner card couldn't be communicated with. I have solved that problem on my system with the following set of commands:

regsvr32 /s Mpeg2Data.ax
regsvr32 /s mpg2splt.ax
regsvr32 /s kstvtune.ax
regsvr32 /s MSDvbNP.ax
regsvr32 /s MSNP.ax
regsvr32 /s VBICodec.ax
regsvr32 /s vbisurf.ax
regsvr32 /s bdaplgin.ax
regsvr32 /s ksxbar.ax
regsvr32 /s psisrndr.ax
regsvr32 /s WSTPager.ax

I grabbed those files from my Vista 32-bit install and it works (they will be under system32 and need to be copied to system32 on your 2008 install.) You can put the commands in a batch file for ease of running them. It just registers a whole bunch of ax filter files that aren't registered by default. My TV (Hauppauge HVR-1600) now works in DScaler, but I still can't get the WinTV software working.

Hope this helps someone.

[tim427]

dexter.inside, on Mar 24 2008, 01:10 AM, said:

tim427, on Mar 23 2008, 03:07 PM, said:

Does anybody finished this project; watchting tv at server 2008 via Vista Media Center?

Dexter: Do you have a newer/better version of this MCE.zip? I get an error when I want to add to the registery....

I would be gratefull if some one can tell me how to do this. I just want to use the Vista Media Center on Server 2008 to stream the Live TV to my XBOX 360 elite.....

I still can't find what's preventing it from working.. i'm quite sure we're missing something here, after the "policy" issue my RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy) is unusable. Any ideas? I still don't understand how the policies are related to the registry data

Maybe an stuppid idea. But is it possible to copy and overwrite every file from Vista to Server 2008. And just copy the Registery of Vista to Server 2008 and overwrite everything?

Then is must be working... If NOT, it's not possible.... I Suppose....

The regserv32.exe command... That registers some file, does he save that in the Registery :S ?

I think if we test this, we get an Vista machine with some extra (not over-written) files. Everything must be the same as Windows Vista...

Is this possible?

And your program w-desing, is the VMWare workstation needed? When I start the wizard: "New Acquisition", I can't "browse" to the files :S

[Crockie]

Great news.
# AMDOpteron_185 - Would you mind uploading those files. I don't have a Vista installation avaliable.

[Mercury_22]

AMDOpteron_185, on Mar 24 2008, 02:58 AM, said:

Hey Guys -

I know someone in an earlier post mentioned that they were getting the messages that their tuner card couldn't be communicated with. I have solved that problem on my system with the following set of commands:

regsvr32 /s Mpeg2Data.ax
regsvr32 /s mpg2splt.ax
regsvr32 /s kstvtune.ax
regsvr32 /s MSDvbNP.ax
regsvr32 /s MSNP.ax
regsvr32 /s VBICodec.ax
regsvr32 /s vbisurf.ax
regsvr32 /s bdaplgin.ax
regsvr32 /s ksxbar.ax
regsvr32 /s psisrndr.ax
regsvr32 /s WSTPager.ax

I grabbed those files from my Vista 32-bit install and it works (they will be under system32 and need to be copied to system32 on your 2008 install.) You can put the commands in a batch file for ease of running them. It just registers a whole bunch of ax filter files that aren't registered by default. My TV (Hauppauge HVR-1600) now works in DScaler, but I still can't get the WinTV software working.

Hope this helps someone.

You're wrong your Card it's working because it's a CX2388x card and it's using DScaler's own drivers (NO WDM drivers ?!) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any CX2388x & SAA713x Cards it will work with DScaler 4.1.17 on a tipical (out of the box) install of Windows Server 2008 Standard Trial x86 & x64 + drivers !!! All you have to do it's to say yes when DScaler it's asking you if it should use his own drivers instead of typical (WDM?!) drivers !
The Proof is the fact that your app (WinTV software) it's not working!!!!

This post has been edited by Mercury_22: 05 April 2008 - 02:50 PM

[dexter.inside]

xlnet, on Apr 4 2008, 02:28 AM, said:

I was wondering... If vlite can remove Media Center from Vista iso, there should be a way to add it to Windows 2008 ISO. The question is - how

There is no performace benefit in running server os, but it's very useful for laptop when you can't have access to development server and you need to test a code...

I have already compared the list of stuff to be added against what vLite does and there are all in there. The problem is the component policy that doesn't allow you to run Media Center.
Same codebase means same policy... when they built the distributions they opted in for a particular set of components and tied it to the policy.
Removing is not a problem because the policy grants you the right of executing those components. But adding is quite useless if you are not allowed to run components not included in the policy.

Btw, does anybody have any idea what wcm://Microsoft-Windows-Licensing-Server-Enterprise?version=6.0.6001.18000&language=neutral&processorArchitecture=x86&publicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35&versionScope=nonSxS&scope=allUsers does?

This post has been edited by dexter.inside: 07 April 2008 - 04:38 PM

[pinh3ad]

would it be possible when...?

load reghive
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\*everything mce needed*
setting owner to the "server sku" like the other ones!?

dont have time to test it

but i think it will work!

[shahed26]

tim427, on Mar 23 2008, 01:07 PM, said:

Does anybody finished this project; watchting tv at server 2008 via Vista Media Center?

Dexter: Do you have a newer/better version of this MCE.zip? I get an error when I want to add to the registery....

I would be gratefull if some one can tell me how to do this. I just want to use the Vista Media Center on Server 2008 to stream the Live TV to my XBOX 360 elite.....

hi
maybe media center is impossible on server 08 at this moment. but does anybody knows how get bda support on server 2008. i just need my tv tuner to work on server the way it does on vista, and then i can use a third party application to watch tv.
thanks

[boe]

daveb34, on Feb 20 2008, 10:41 AM, said:

Would it be possible to copy over vista media center to ws2008??

I copied the ehome folder over, but am guessing you need to do more than just this,
maybe some services need starting and some reg enteries need adding.

Anybody tried?

I would love to install media center on my 2008 server! I hope someone figures this out!

[m.wansinck]

boe, on Apr 22 2008, 06:47 PM, said:

daveb34, on Feb 20 2008, 10:41 AM, said:

Would it be possible to copy over vista media center to ws2008??

I copied the ehome folder over, but am guessing you need to do more than just this,
maybe some services need starting and some reg enteries need adding.

Anybody tried?

I would love to install media center on my 2008 server! I hope someone figures this out!

me too

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

shahed26 has developed a process for this. I have consolidated all 3 threads related to this into this thread

[jfpx]

Why I can't download the zip file? I just registered.

[shahed26]

jfpx, on Jun 6 2008, 07:25 PM, said:

Why I can't download the zip file? I just registered.

what zip file your talking about?

[jfpx]

shahed26, on Jun 6 2008, 12:35 PM, said:

jfpx, on Jun 6 2008, 07:25 PM, said:

Why I can't download the zip file? I just registered.

what zip file your talking about?

never mind, just mce.zip file. I get it now.

[gordon8452]

Since everyone got stuck at the same spot i'll at least post the two batch files i made for easy copying of files, though some tweaking is still needed for putting the files in the proper spots in the server 2008 installation. You will still run into the policy issues mentioned here, but the batch files grab the files easily.

Attached File(s)

•  More_MCE_Stuff.zip (135.28K)
  Number of downloads: 470

[gordon8452]

Right, that's where we had left off, we all got stuck at that software restriction policy.

[Thadius]

gordon8452, on Jun 9 2008, 09:36 PM, said:

Right, that's where we had left off, we all got stuck at that software restriction policy.

I have a few ideas for you to check out..

Local Security Policy.
Software Restriction Policy
New
Additional Rules.
Unrestricted.

Have you tried changing everything so that it runs from within c:\program files\ or c:\windows rather than the MCE directory?

(I haven't tried or looked at the batch file / install) Just some observations