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<blockquote data-quote="jshoffman" data-source="post: 618641" data-attributes="member: 104566">Hello All - This is my first post in this forum. I have a brand new Dell XPS 8100 with the 1250 TV card. Running Win 7 Home Premium 64bit. Of course Dell told me that all would be fine with the new system and my DishNetwork satellite service. WRONG. Hauppague tells me that I need a Win7 v7 installation disk to use Windows Media Center. I didn't get one of those and no one is inclined to send me one. So:Can I use MediaPortal to watch tv from a signal from the satellite reciever?I just tried to install MediaPortal but no joy. I am very new to this and I am sure I am doing something wrong! After I install it it showed no channels. I guess I am not savy enough to figure out how to get things started. I have looked thru the online documentation and am even more lost than I was when I started.If one of you MediaPortal gurus has time would you please get me pointed in the right direction?? I have been attempting to get the Windows Media Center to work for days now and I am at the end of my rope!!!Thanks in advance for any help.Jeff<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="jshoffman, post: 618641, member: 104566"] Hello All - This is my first post in this forum. I have a brand new Dell XPS 8100 with the 1250 TV card. Running Win 7 Home Premium 64bit. Of course Dell told me that all would be fine with the new system and my DishNetwork satellite service. WRONG. Hauppague tells me that I need a Win7 v7 installation disk to use Windows Media Center. I didn't get one of those and no one is inclined to send me one. So:Can I use MediaPortal to watch tv from a signal from the satellite reciever? I just tried to install MediaPortal but no joy. I am very new to this and I am sure I am doing something wrong! After I install it it showed no channels. I guess I am not savy enough to figure out how to get things started. I have looked thru the online documentation and am even more lost than I was when I started. If one of you MediaPortal gurus has time would you please get me pointed in the right direction?? I have been attempting to get the Windows Media Center to work for days now and I am at the end of my rope!!! Thanks in advance for any help. Jeff:growl: [/QUOTE]

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