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Is a “media-Center-PC” the same as a decent PC running Windows-XP Media Center?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009
silicon_valley_geek asked:


If I start with a modern PC with a decent graphics card and a DVD writer, and if I install Windows-XP Media Center Edition on it, does it become a Media Center PC? I kind of doubt that, but I need to know what else I need to add. Are any of the followings necessary or desired: a TV tuner, dual TV tuner, S-Video output, firewall connection, DVI connection?

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What Media Center PC should I buy?

Friday, January 16th, 2009
Tenant In Review asked:


I am in the market for a good Media Center PC. I’ll be getting dish network soon, and I wanted to be able to record the programs without having to pay for their digital recorder. Anyone make any recommendatons?

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The video card of my HP m7360n Media Center PC fried. I tried to buying a replacement but doesn’t seem to work?

Friday, January 16th, 2009
Yobspoddie asked:


Anyone have any good suggestion?
Thanks.

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What are some tips to perform a system recovery on a Windows XP Media Center pc?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
hammerhawk asked:


I am wondering which files I need to backup? How long a system recovery process takes to complete from start to finish? Any other preparations I need to do prior to running the recovery? Any tips on these questions or any other basic things I should know would be greatly appreciated.

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How Can I Get Rid of the “replace your wireless mouse battery” Warning on my HP Media Center PC?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
BLP asked:


I just replaced the batteries on my wireless mouse for the first time and now whenever I use it I get a “replace your wireless mouse battery” warning about every 10-15 seconds. It is exceptionally annoying. I can’t figure out how to get rid of this warning. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My mouse has no reset button, only a “connect” button, which I pushed, but I still get the error. I went to my mouse settings, but there is no “configure settings”. There is a “hardware” tab, and I looked at both “settings” and did the “troubleshooting” procedure, neither of which helped.

Any other suggestions? Really appreciate the help.

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How do I Record TV with a Media Center PC?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Carlos V asked:


I Have Media Center Pc, Direct Tv and I Want to record Tv, But my pc does not have a Tv turner card. Any recomendation on how to hook this two components together and recomendations for TV Turner.

Thanks

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Where do I find the model number for a HP Media Center PC?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
mlwarner asked:


I am looking for the “m number” so I can download the drivers but can’t find it anywhere.

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How do I connect my N64 to my HP Media Center PC?

Sunday, January 11th, 2009
joeldb35 asked:


I can connect my Nintendo 64 to my PC through the yellow/white/red cords (sorry I don’t know their technical name). However, I don’t know what the next step is. How do I make the Nintendo images appear on my desktop screen?
Thanks

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I’m looking for a Media center PC, what should I look for and what are the best ones?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Haddy asked:


I’ve looked around at different websites, but I am unsure what type of videocard/setup would be good for playing games, streaming videos, etc. Please help!

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What is the best parts to get for a media Center PC?

Monday, January 5th, 2009
drummerdje asked:


Me and my dad are planing to build a media center PC so I need help finding parts. can someone help?

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