Microsoft Media Center Services (1 Viewer)

[Ralf0815]

Hallo,

since I installed Version 1.1.0 I can't use my attached mediaplayers anymore.

I checked my settings in the MediaPortal TV Server Config and I noticed, that I can't switch on Microsoft Media Center Services. I guess, that this is the reason, why my mediaplayers can't reach my server, on which MediaPortal is installed.

In more details :
TV Server config
Additional 3rdparty checks
Microsoft Media Center Services
Status : Services stopped
ENABLE POLICY TO PREVENT SERVICES STARTUP if I klick on that button, following happens :

services disabled by policy
REANABLE SERVICES if I click on that buton, following happens :

services stopped


Does anybody know, how I can get Microsoft Media Center Services being started again.

Thank you all for your help

Ralf

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Which OS are you on, I'm using Win7 and enabling disabling here works fine, please post logs.

Thanks

 

[Ralf0815]

Thanks alot for your help,

I'm using Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit and I try to attach a log file soon

 

[TommySharp]

Anyone know how to re-enable the MCE services manually after MediaPortal has been uninstalled?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Anyone know how to re-enable the MCE services manually after MediaPortal has been uninstalled?

They should be re-enabled when pc rebooted after the uninstall.

 

[TommySharp]

Yeah had tried changing it to Automatic but just got errors when trying to even start it manually. Used "remove windows features" to remove Media Centre and put it back on again and all fine now.

 

[puulima]

I did a complete uninstall and removed all features and registry entries etc. Rebooted - but Windows Media Center won't start - I get the error window noting it's been disabled:

"Windows cannot open this program because it has been prevented by a software restriction policy. for more information, contact your system administrator"

I don't see anything actually "disabled" in services - so not sure how to resolve this? Please advise.

 

[tomtj]

This looks like it could be helpful;

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/01/28/7294179.aspx

The message is not exactly the same, and this is for Vista, but it shouldn't be too hard to adapt.

Good Luck ... Tony

 

[puulima]

Tried out what's instructed in the blog - but both of the settings are already set to "Not configured" - so that doesn't seem to be the issue. Maybe Windows 7 has some other/different way of handling this? I tried re-installing and un-installing again. that didn't help either.

Anybody know of any other settings that need to be manually corrected after an install?

 

[puulima]

Update: even though the Group Olicy settings said it was "not configured" to stop WMC from starting, I decided to try setting it to disabled (the other suggestion in the blog) and now WMC starts. Seems odd to me - but it's working now. Hope this posting helps others...

Tony - thanks for the link!