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How Windows Home Server Saved My Sanity
By Nick Hodge | November 15, 2007
The recent installation of the Windows Media Center has been an ongoing major project. Apart from the physical install, there has been a a few ongoing issues:
- High-Definition TV "green screen of death".
Thanks to the Vista and XP Media Centre forum, this is a known and fixed issue. The Microsoft Hotfix is available here. - Electronic Program Guide
Attempted to install epgStream. Will install ICE.TV instead (giving a referrer to PMM!) as epgStream isn't working the way I expected. Could be user expectation error. - Noise
Once the processor gets going, fans go on. And never seem to turn off. This is probably a BIOS tweak fix, or turn down the processor a little. A PATA drive vs. SATA drive may also be an issue, too. - IPtv
So, where is Australian IPtv? What about Australian video downloads? For that matter, what's the story behind episode guides? This should just work.
During tweaking the server on Tuesday, I de-installed Windows Live Onecare Family Protection. Installing it in the first place might have been my error. From what I can discern, after de-installation, the remnants of a firewall was left around. 6 hours of troubleshooting later, I decided to restore a previous working version of the Media Center setup.
Thankfully, Windows Home Server had an image of an automatic backup from Monday. Process to fix:
- Make a Restore CD from the supplied .ISO file
- Reboot with Restore CD
- Log into the Home Server
- Select the image to restore
- 18 minutes later, reboot
- Back to Monday night's Windows Media Center
Rather than stuff around for another 6 hours, restoring a known-good backup saved my sanity.
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Topics: technology, windowshomeserver, windowslive, windowsmediacenter |
December 28th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Did IceTV work for you or did you find another option?
Molly
December 28th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Should update the post: I am using
http://www.epgstream.net/Welcome/tabid/36/Default.aspx
Working with Vista x64 Media Center