I recently added a Windows Home Server to my home network and moved all of my media to it.  Because of that, I had to reset both of my Vista Media Center Extenders' media libraries to get them pointed to the shares on my WHS. I documented the process here: How to reset your Vista Media Center Extender media library Feel free to comment or ...

If you’re like me, you probably have a bunch of MP3 lying around on a backup somewhere, that you haven’t add to you music library, because they lack the metadata. I would like to know how you “fix” your music, so you can add it to the library. I normally use iTunes (not a fan, but it works), to edit the metadata and to add album covers to the ...

Link to product on AVSoft's site  I had forgotten just how good this product was until I had to reinstall my Media Center last week (yes even 'expert's' have to do reinstalls). It basically scans all your music and prompts you where there are problems like missing artwork or Album Artist entries. It then allows you to fi them in a very easy ...

A lot has been written about the performance advantage of adding a memory card or usb stick to your Vista machine to make use of the ReadyBoost feature but one interesting side effect is that it can also reduce the amount of access needed to your hard disk and appear to make it quieter. To quote the official Microsoft blurb: The flash memory ...

Great tip from Tony Campbells book reproduced here  http://vista.beyondthemanual.com/2006/11/vista_tip_turn_off_data_execut.html Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature introduced in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and now in Windows Vista, that looks for malicious code trying to execute. If DEP's analysis of a process ...

I've had no end of trouble with the new Library database under Vista when it comes to, well, everything actually... but specifically when dealing with Videos I have stored on my Network drive and on another computer - especially when using an Xbox 360 as an extender. Well the steps I've used to make this work well are detailed in my post at my ...

I have found a few problems with Vista MCE when installing video related programs, for example divx and Nero. The main problem being the ehrecvr.exe process crashes which stops live TV from working. Although this is best practice, I would advise that a restore point is taken before installing any such software and if possible depending on ...

If your building or buying a new Media Center PC and want to transfer your scheduled TV and series recordings over to your new PC this is how I did it when I rebuilt my PC Download and install mceBackup 2.0 from here (its my free tool) Set the backup folder to a location that you will have access to on your new PC eg USB memory stick or ...

As there are going to be lots people using Media Center for the first time when they get Windows Vista I thought it would be a good idea to post your top tips on the forums. It could be anything, from how to share recorded TV to picture settings. Anything that you find useful others will too. So get posting and the tip of the week will win ...

As there are going to be lots people using Media Center for the first time when they get Windows Vista I thought it would be a good idea to post your top tips on the forums. It could be anything, from how to share recorded TV to picture settings. Anything that you find useful others will too. So get posting and the tip of the week will win ...