The WMC version is 6.3.9600.16384 - 2013 on Windows 8.1 and the same was installed on the Windows 10 test PC. My main computer runs on Win10 version 1607 Build 14393.0, so I might just try to install the WMC on the test PC with that version. Just for fun! Yes, I have disabled the Windows update in Services and checked that Defender gets the updates, so hopefully it will run for years. Also, I'm fine with Windows 8.1 for the HTPC. I don't use it for anything else, so it wouldn't really change anything if I used Windows 10 I guess.
I'm currently running Windows 10 Anniversary Update version. I installed the latest WMC Patch (DISM version). I installed it per the directions and all seemed to work, but WMC will not launch. Any ideas on how to resolve this? Thank you
Backup the settings on the one that is working, then import the settings into the one that is broken.
crash2009, Thanks for your response. Sorry for the naive question, but I ran the BackupRestore.cmd on the HTPC where WMC patch is working. How do I import it into the other HTPC? Thank you.
When you run backuprestore it makes two things, a folder of files named "SettingsBackup" and a registry file named "Settings.reg" in whatever folder you run it from. All you should need to do is copy those two items to the same version of WMC install folder on the other system and run backuprestore again to import them (I suggest you run resetsettings before you import just to be safe). The only catch to this is you may need to re-run the TV setup, sometimes the tuners and such don't quite match up if you try to restore it on an alternate hardware/windows install... YMMV
Hi all, I have been running win 10 and MCE well for a while, I have come across the issue that if you do a disk cleanup, cleanup system files including updates and then try to launch win mce and navigate to the videos folder, navigate around a bit it freezes and the circle of death comes up. Has anyone experienced this at all? I have had it happen on 2 machines the only fix is a complete reinstall but I was curious as to why it happens in the first place
So I have been running WMC on my Win10 systems for a while (thank you for all of the work to date!) After Anniversary came out I reverted my systems back and disabled updates, reinstalled my HDHomeRun tuners and WMC using v12. Everything was running great, so I felt it was time to bring pain into my life. I rarely use the tuner capability in WMC, I really only want WMC because of the integration with MyMovies. From what I've been reading, WMC does run in Anniversary edition, but there are the issues with the tuner cards. Last night I upgraded to Anniversary edition and then tried installing the v12 installer. _testrights launched with no issues, then I launched installer, it got to around 99%, then errored out. Rebooted, and went through the process again with success...so I thought. I can search for Media Center and it shows in the start menu, but when I try and launch as Administrator, nothing happens. Any thoughts/ideas on what I can do to get WMC installed and launched from my Anniversary edition install? I know I can revert and get things to work, but I would like to try and make things work with this build.
Even if...you manage to get WMC running correctly in AU 14393, when you run tuner setup, .... WMC will not detect a CableCard Tuner. If you must have AU 14393, WMC will need the assistance of DVBLink Server to detect the HDHR. Even with...this workaround, DRM channels will not work. The first "Wave" of AU 14393 started about August 2, 2016. Review our various attempts. The DVB connection was discovered about 2 weeks later. OTA or Satellite detect fine in WMC/14393, however, DRM will not work in Satellite. In response to your original question.....Use WMC v8.8.1 to completely uninstall v12, then install v12 or v8.8.1 check the readme in v8.8.1 for instructions.
Update: Does not work on build 14393.726. WMC services refuse to stay on. Group policy setting(s) may be the issue. Haven't checked this. FYI, My PC is running Windows 10 Pro x64.
so far so good, as I use dvblink I have no problem running it on 15048 insider preview. I am using the 8.8.1 version as I could never get the v12 version to work on my setup. Thanks for the work on this project. As I side note, every new insider build I update, I always unistall wmc from the bat file, reboot and reinstall, reboot and it all works fine again.
Did you have WMC installed prior to getting AU? if so WMC needs to be uninstalled and windows needs to be cleaned up before you install the latest WMC. You should be using the most advanced version...go get WMC v8.8.1it has a better uninstaller, plus a couple add ons that you might want in the future. Read Readme.txt for uninstall instructions
WMC vs. Hauppauge decoder software? We have been using WMC for over-the-air broadcasts. With the recent bad weather our reception of SF Bay Area ABC station (KGO, channel 7, 174 MHz (VHF)) has been marginal and unwatchable. The signal, however, is ok directly on the TV. Before buying a new antenna, we used the Hauppauge signal monitor to optimize our antenna direction. The Hauppauge monitor indicated that channel 7 was about 20% weaker than the best UHF channels, but that it was acceptable. In fact the picture and recordings for ABC on Hauppauge tv application are OK even though the same channel on WMC is unwatchable with the same Hauppauge tuner hardware. Somehow the decoder software? Hauppauge uses is superior to the WMC code since the hardware is the same. Is there a way to modify WMC to improve the behavior for weaker stations? Our workaround is to record ABC programs on the Hauppauge tv application and everything else on WMC. This is acceptable as long as we are careful about conflicts for the tuner hardware. Thanks for your comments!
Installed v12 on a clean Windows 10 v1607 build 14393.693 computer with hdhomerun dual (OTA only). Running well except for right-click convert to dvr-ms format, as others have mentioned in the thread. Getting error message: "WTV Converter cannot convert the file from .wtv to .dvr-ms format because the content is not compatible with the .dvr-ms format." The wtv file is/should be mpeg-2 unencrypted, but MediaInfo doesn't return video and audio info, only filename, format, and file size. edit: MC-TVConverter can convert the wtv file (311MB) to ts format (998MB), but it is not the most ideal solution. edit2: installed v12 on Windows 8.1 Enterprise and 'Convert to dvr-ms format' works fine--just not in Windows 10 AU.
Hi, anyone had issues with watching TV after the last windows 10 build 1607 update (14393.953)? I got .net runtime crash when trying to watch TV from my TV-tuner. Event viewer reports and application error and a .net runtime error related to WMC: Code: - <Event xmlns="schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> - <System> <Provider Name="Application Error" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>100</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-03-14T21:10:36.832467000Z" /> <EventRecordID>93473</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>DESKTOP-ALESSIO</Computer> <Security /> </System> - <EventData> <Data>ehshell.exe</Data> <Data>6.3.9600.16384</Data> <Data>5215efc2</Data> <Data>CompPkgSup.DLL</Data> <Data>10.0.14393.953</Data> <Data>58ba5c12</Data> <Data>c0000005</Data> <Data>000000000000349d</Data> <Data>93c</Data> <Data>01d29d075c82cc3a</Data> <Data>C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe</Data> <Data>C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSup.DLL</Data> <Data>0864f22e-5d49-4f2b-98fe-d84c8d61c2c7</Data> <Data /> <Data /> </EventData> </Event> Code: - <Event xmlns="schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> - <System> <Provider Name=".NET Runtime" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1026</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-03-14T21:10:36.724953300Z" /> <EventRecordID>93472</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>DESKTOP-ALESSIO</Computer> <Security /> </System> - <EventData> <Data>Applicazione: ehshell.exe Versione framework: v4.0.30319 Descrizione: il processo รจ stato terminato a causa di un'eccezione non gestita. Informazioni sull'eccezione: codice eccezione c0000005, indirizzo eccezione 00007FFC506F349D</Data> </EventData> </Event> UPDATE: I am also unable to play DVDs anymore with WMC and the DVD player app. UPDATE 2: Replacing the new CompPkgSup.dll with the previous version solved both issues. Microsoft broke CompPkgSup.dll ? -.-
same issue here as i told in my green button tv forum, i have exactly the same issue where can i find this previous version?