Oh yeah, having a few backups - just in case - isn't a bad idea at all (even if you don't start experimenting things )
Hello everyone. Since installing Windows update KB5065426, WMC (windows media center) crashes when I want to watch live TV. I have to restart Windows, go to "Tasks", "Settings", "TV", "TV Signal", "Search for additional channels", "Yes", "Search again", "Stop searching", "Yes" and everything returns to normal until the next Windows startup where the problem occurs again. Putting ehshell.exe in administrator mode did not solve the problem. Here is the information from the ehshell dump: STACK_COMMAND: !C:\ProgramData\Dbg\sym\SOS_AMD64_AMD64_4.8.9310.00.dll\67DB4E3A232000\SOS_AMD64_AMD64_4.8.9310.00.dll.pe 0x22439c17cd0 ; ** Pseudo Context ** ManagedPseudo ** Value: ffffffff ** ; kb SYMBOL_NAME: mscorlib!System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal MODULE_NAME: mscorlib IMAGE_NAME: mscorlib.dll BUCKET_ID_MODPRIVATE: 1 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: CLR_EXCEPTION_System.UnauthorizedAccessException_80070005_mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal OS_VERSION: 10.0.26100.1 BUILDLAB_STR: ge_release OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64 OSNAME: Windows 10 IMAGE_VERSION: 4.8.9310.0 FAILURE_ID_HASH: {8d5cd658-d0cb-fa4e-0feb-7480750067b6} Do you have any suggestions? Yours sincerely, Rémy
I had updates paused, and it updated last night and I awoke to; not recorded: disk full, xxxx was not recorded due to a lack of available disk space. I do have space. live tv crashed if not run with admin rights with admin rights I got, viewing or listing conflict, no tuners available to satisfy the current request. I uninstalled KB5065426 and paused updated again, all is ok again, I do not have KB5064081 installed. I am on 24H2 build 26100.4652 now.
Is there anyway I can get a link to version 13. I have a 32 bit laptop. I upgraded it to 22H2. Now I can’t get WMC to work. I went back to the previous version and it still doesn’t work.
I just did a clean install of 25H2 and a restored backup and WMC-V8.8.5 worked fine. I couldn't get 24H2 to upgrade and the kb5064081 is over 3gb, I will try an in-place upgrade when there is a gap in my recording schedule
New poster. I've had a Dell Win7 machine hooked up to an HDHomeRun 2 station tuner for maybe 4 years (no problems). Several days ago my dumb tv screen snapped to a colorful jagged static pattern and I'm left with no signal going to the screen and no booting at all. I changed the power source and pulled the ram out and reinserted it in new slots one stick at a time. I changed the cmos battery and it's still dead, it won't even attempt to boot, no cpu fan running, etc. Does anyone have an idea for what may have gone down? Motherboard? I have a spare Win10 box and am wondering if anyone has been successful at building a WMC Win 10/11 box? If I'm asking this in the wrong forum, please advise. Thanks.
Does anyone know the last "good" version of WMC x86 that works with the latest version of Windows 10 (22H2) x86? EDIT: Nervermind. I found a working copy here for anyone looking for the 32bit/x86 version that works with the MVS WIn10 22H2 (Oct 2025 Update): https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ible-alternatives.61061/page-534#post-1810045
I'm pretty sure that would be above my league patching binary to skip some check is not difficult but changing the behavior or code....
Hello. Not sure if this is the proper place to report this, but I'm having an issue while something is recording. If I try to play a recording, access the guide, or access TV settings WMC will crash. If nothing is recording everything is fine. If something is playing and a recording starts, I think it's fine but cannot say for sure. A few weeks ago, I upgraded to Windows 11. I'm running it on unsupported hardware, but it works great. Also, I installed Gary's version of WMC this go around. Below are the errors that I am seeing in Event Viewer. If you need anything else or I posted in the wrong spot, please let me know. Thanks. Code: Application: ehshell.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.UnauthorizedAccessException at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32, IntPtr) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.TV.Tuning.MarshalHelper.ThrowExceptionForHR(System.String, Int32) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.TV.Tuning.MarshalHelper.ComException(Int32) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.TV.Tuning.SafeComWrapper.CreateObject(_GUID*, _GUID*) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.TV.Tuning.SystemTuningSpaceCollection..ctor() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.TuningSpaces.get_SystemTuningSpaces() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.TuningSpaces.GetTuningSpace(System.String, System.Type) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.TuningSpaces.get_PrototypeATSC() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.TuningSpaces.GetTuningSpace(System.String, System.String) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.DeviceType.get_TuningSpace() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.DeviceGroup.ContainsTunerType(Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.TunerType) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.EPG.get_HasIsdbTuners() at MediaCenter.Video.EpgTable.PrivateInitialize(Boolean) at MediaCenter.Video.EpgTable..ctor(ServiceBus.UIFramework.Panel, Microsoft.MediaCenter.Guide.Lineup, MediaCenter.Video.EpgPageState) at MediaCenter.Video.EpgPage.TryToLoadTable() at MediaCenter.Video.EpgPage.OnLoad(System.Object) at ServiceBus.UIFramework.Page.OnLoadEvent(System.Object) at ServiceBus.UIFramework.XmlControlParser.LoadXMLFile(System.String, System.Object, Boolean, Boolean, ServiceBus.UIFramework.XmlControlArgs) at ServiceBus.UIFramework.PageBasedUCPService.LoadNewPageInternal(System.String, System.Type, System.Object, Boolean, Navigate, PageTransitionCompleteEvent, Boolean) at ServiceBus.UIFramework.PageBasedUCPService.LoadNewPage(System.String, System.Type, System.Object, PageTransitionCompleteEvent, Boolean, Boolean) at MediaCenter.Home.ShowGuideCommand.ShowGuide(Boolean, Boolean) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Command.InvokeWorker() at MediaCenter.Home.CommandQuickLink.InvokeEP() at MediaCenter.Home.QuickLink.OnInvoked() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Command.InvokeWorker() Exception Info: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(System.Object, System.Object[], System.Signature, Boolean) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(System.Object, System.Object[], System.Object[]) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(System.Object, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.ObjectPath+MethodOperations.Invoke(System.Object, System.String, System.Object[]) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Template.InvokeMethodService.MethodInvoke(Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.IVirtualPropertyObject, Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.ObjectPath, Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.ObjectPath, System.Object, System.Object, System.Collections.IList) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Invoke.ApplyWorker(System.Object) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Template.RuleCollection.Update(Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Template.IRulesHost) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.View.UpdateBindings() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.View.UpdateBindings() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.View.UpdateBindings() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.View.UpdateBindings() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.NewUiZone.ImplementUiTask(Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiTask, System.Object) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiZone.ProcessUiTask(Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiTask, System.Object) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiZone.ProcessUiTask(Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiTask, System.Object) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UiSession.ProcessDataBinding() at Microsoft.MediaCenter.Queues.Dispatcher.MainLoop(Microsoft.MediaCenter.Queues.Queue) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.UIDispatcher.MainLoop(Microsoft.MediaCenter.Queues.Queue, Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.LoopCondition) at Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.Application.Run() at ServiceBus.UIFramework.PageBasedUCPService.Run() at ServiceBus.UIFramework.UserControlPoint.Launch(System.String) Code: Faulting application name: ehshell.exe, version: 6.3.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x5215efc2 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.26100.6584, time stamp: 0x0a9b38fe Exception code: 0xe0434352 Fault offset: 0x00000000000c66ca Faulting process id: 0x73BC Faulting application start time: 0x1DC575EC43AE5F4 Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehshell.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: 6501a038-d264-4f9b-ae20-67c782bc320e Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:
Hey @rhinox202 It's the same issue as the one discussed here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ible-alternatives.61061/page-545#post-1889770. This should be fixed in the 8.8.8 installer: let me know if you'd be interested in testing it. If you prefer waiting for Gary's version, it should be ported at a later date (like all previous fixes). Cheers.
Thanks for the response, Kevin. I had glanced at that thread prior to having issues and never put 2 and 2 together. Wow! Feedback has been positive for your fix and I've been working around it, so I can wait until Gary implements your fix. In prior years I've enjoyed reading your blog posts about fixing Media Center. Thank you for all your work with that and on the forum!
Hello Kévin, Version 8.8.8 is working like a charm, thanks for your work !. I didn't install 8.8.9 since I don't use DVBLink (I use an old USB TV stick since Windows XP that still works with Vista drivers), but I'll test when I'll have some time. Or maybe, extracting new MUI files in ehome folder is sufficient ? Just a question : MyChannel Logo software doesn't work anymore in Windows 11 (error message about missing files when you apply some tweaks). Is there any tweak to increase the number of lines in TV Guide (12 instead of 4-5) ? Thanks