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  • Windows 7 Tips

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    Schedule Updates for Windows Media Center
    If you use Windows Media Center in Vista or Windows 7, it can sometimes be annoying when it decides to download updates and waste bandwidth while you’re working on other things. Here we take a look at scheduling the updates for a specific time.

    You may have noticed the icon in your system tray telling you Windows Media Center is updating.
    To schedule the updates for a specific time,
    Open Media Center and go to
    Tasks \ Settings \ General \ Automatic Download Options.
    Then schedule a start and stop time for downloading updates.

  • Media center Live TV setup: Windows 7

    If you’re moving from Windows XP to Windows 7, one of the new features you might be interested in is Media Center. In this article we’ll walk through the process of setting up Live TV 

    Unless you happened to be using Windows XP Media Center Edition or Vista and are new to Windows 7, Media Center is probably completely new to you. Let’s take a look at setting it up for the Live TV
    Note: Windows Media Center is only available in Windows Home Premium and above.
    Windows 7 Media Center Live TV Setup: 
    Click on the Start Menu and click on Windows Media Center.

    Windows Media Center will launch…click on the Continue button.

    On the Get Started screen you can select Learn More, Custom setup, or Express. The quickest way to get rolling is to click Express. You can start with Custom setup, but it will take longer, and you want to get started right away. Also, you can change customizations at any time after you have it up and running. 


    Setup Live TV
    If you do have a TV tuner card, another thing you’ll want to setup right away is live TV. Make sure you’re antenna, cable, or satellite cable is connected to the card.From the main menu under TV scroll over to Live TV Setup.

    Verify the Region for your local TV service is correct.

    Enter in your zip code to get the Program Guide for your area.

    Agree to the Program Guide Terms of Service…

    Then you’ll need to agree to the EULA for Microsoft PlayReady.


    Wait while the Program Guide is downloaded and PlayReady is installed.

    After everything is setup you’ll be able to navigate through the Guide to view you’re favorite shows. If you like to use WMC to mainly watch Live TV, a cool trick is automatically starting Media Center in Live TV mode.

  • Media center sleep timer: Windows 7

      
                         Do you make it a habit of falling asleep at night while watching Windows Media Center? we are going to take a look at the Media center 7 Sleep Timer for Windows 7 Media Center. This simple little plugin allows you to schedule an automatic shutdown time in Media Center.

    Note: At this point MC7 Sleep Timer doesn’t work with extenders. If you’re using ClamAV or Panda it may detect this plugin as a virus, we’ve tested it and this is a false positive for these two antivirus apps.
    Installation and Usage


    After the installation is finished, you will find MC7 Sleep Timer located in the Media Center Extras Library. Click on the tile to open the timer and configure your settings.

    The Media Center  Sleep Timer will open in full screen mode. You can choose to shutdown the PC after 30 or 60 minutes, create a custom length shutdown timer at any 5 minute interval, or select the exact time you want the PC to shutdown.  After setting your PC to shutdown, you’ll get an audio confirmation.

    To set a custom timer length, scroll to the “Custom timer” option and click right or left on your Media Center remote or, the right or left arrow keys, to choose how many minutes before shutdown.

    To schedule a shutdown for a certain time, browse to the “Shutdown at time” button, and scroll right or left with the arrow keys on the keyboard or remote. When you’ve chosen your time, hit “Enter” on the keyboard or “OK” on the remote.
    Clicking the “Monitor Off” button will turn off only the monitor and “Cancel Timer” will cancel your shutdown request.



  • How to Enable or Disable Windows Media Center

    Information
    This article will show you how to enable or disable Windows Media Center from being able to run by all users in Windows 7.

    Windows Media Center is not available in the Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions.
    EXAMPLE:
    Windows Media Center Disabled Message
    NOTE:
    This is the error message that will be displayed when a user tries to open Windows Media Center when it is disabled.
    OPTION ONE
    Through the Local Group Policy Editor
    1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
    2. In the left pane, click on the arrow to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, then click on Windows Media Center. (see screenshot below)
    3. In the right pane, right click on Do not allow Windows Media Center to run and click on Edit. (see screenshot above)
    4. To Enable Windows Media Center
    A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    B) Go to step 6.
    5. To Disable Windows Media Center
    Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)
    7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor.
    OPTION TWO
    Through “Set Program Access and Computer Defaults”
    1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Default Programs icon.
    2. Click on the Set program access and computer defaults link. (see screenshot below)
    3. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
    4. Click on the Custom gray bar or arrow to expand it. (see screenshot below)
    5. To Enable Windows Media Center
    A) Under the Choose a default media player section, check the Enable access to this program box to the right of Windows Media Center, then click on OK. (see screenshot below)
    B) Go to step 7.
    6. To Disable Windows Media Center
    Under the Choose a default media player section, uncheck the Enable access to this program box to the right of Windows Media Center, then click on OK. (see screenshot above)
    7. Close the Default Programs window. (see screenshot below step 2)