Rerunning or Resetting Windows Media Center Software Setup

Rerunning or Resetting Windows Media Center Software Setup

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This document pertains to HP and Compaq computers that came with Windows Media Center (2004 through Windows Vista Premium editions).
Depending on which Media Center version your computer is using, use one of the following sections to reconfigure the initial Media Center setup:

Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Windows Media Center for Vista Systems
Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Media Center 2005 Edition
Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Media Center Original and 2004
If your computer has Media Center Edition 2005, or Media Center Edition 2004, and the steps in this document do not work, you can also try Resetting the original Media Center Setup settings .
Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Windows Media Center for Vista Systems
This procedure allows you to change your existing Windows Media Center settings:

Click Start in the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center.
Scroll to Tasks, and then select settings.
Click General, and then click Windows Media Center Setup.
Click Run Setup Again.
Follow the onscreen instructions to change settings in the Windows Media Center Setup Wizard.

Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Media Center 2005 Editions
This procedure allows you to change your existing Media Center settings:

Click Start in the taskbar and then click Media Center.
Click Settings, General, and then click Media Center Setup.
Click Run Media Center Setup Again.
Follow the onscreen instructions to change settings in the Media Center Setup Wizard.

Rerunning the Setup Wizard in Media Center Original and 2004 Editions
This procedure allows you to change your existing Media Center settings:

Click Start and then Run.
Type the following into the Open field exactly as it appears:
c:\windows\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:fr.welcome.xml /pushstartpage:true
A Setup Wizard window appears.
Follow the onscreen instructions to change the Media Center software settings.

Resetting the original Media Center Setup Wizard settings
This procedure s used for troubleshooting and resets all Media Center settings in Media Center 2005 and earlier to allow Media Center Setup Wizard to start from the beginning and create new setup files.

CAUTION: The following procedure deletes all previous Media Center setup settings

CAUTION: The following procedure involves editing the Windows registry. Incorrectly editing the registry could cause Windows to not start. Create a backup of the registry before carefully following the steps.

Close Media Center.
Open My Computer. Click Start and then My Computer.
Make sure you can view hidden files, system files, and file extensions.
In the My Computer window, click the Tools menu and then select Folder Options.
Select the View tab.
Under Files and Folders place a check mark in the check box next to Display the contents of the system folders.
Under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
Remove check mark from the check box next to Hide extensions for known file types.
Click OK.
Double-click the C: drive.
Double-click Documents and Settings, and then double-click All Users.
Double-click Application Data, double-click Microsoft, and then double-click eHome.
Right-click the ehshell.config file, and then click Delete. Close the eHome window.
Click Start, click Run, type
regedit into the Open text box, and then click OK.
Click the plus sign next to each item in the following path:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Media Center
In the Media Center folder, right-click Settings, and then click Delete.
Click the plus sign next to each item in the following path:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Media Center
In the Media Center folder, right-click Settings, and then click Delete.
Open Media Center. Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center to open and rerun the Media Center 2005 setup wizard.
Follow the onscreen instructions to set up the HP Media Center software.