media center edition conflict with video capture

[mk]

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I have purchased two windows media center edition
computers (HP, m1070n). When I try to capture analog
video from my camcorder, this often doesn't work. An HP
tech support person told me there is some kind of
conflict in which media center edition software takes
control of the video inputs and thus won't let me use
them for capturing from the camcorder. This occurs even
though I have no recordings scheduled in media center
edition. I can capture television fine, but not the
camcorder. At one point, I resolved by ending all tasks
starting with "eh" or something like that, but this
doesn't always work. Is there some way either to stop
media center from loadingin the background (I don't use
it anyway, as it turns out, but it loads even when I
don't start it) or from disabling something to prevent
this conflict - if indeed this is a conflict. I have the
same problem on two identical computers. Please respond
to the email above, as well as a post. The HP person, of
course, said it was a Windows issue, and that it was
resolved in the 2003 edition, but came back in the 2004
software. Thank you in advance for any help you can
provide.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

You may find more help in the mce newsgoup.
Graham

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com

"mk" <mkposts-mcequestion@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:700901c4946b$3f96de80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have purchased two windows media center edition
> computers (HP, m1070n). When I try to capture analog
> video from my camcorder, this often doesn't work. An HP
> tech support person told me there is some kind of
> conflict in which media center edition software takes
> control of the video inputs and thus won't let me use
> them for capturing from the camcorder. This occurs even
> though I have no recordings scheduled in media center
> edition. I can capture television fine, but not the
> camcorder. At one point, I resolved by ending all tasks
> starting with "eh" or something like that, but this
> doesn't always work. Is there some way either to stop
> media center from loadingin the background (I don't use
> it anyway, as it turns out, but it loads even when I
> don't start it) or from disabling something to prevent
> this conflict - if indeed this is a conflict. I have the
> same problem on two identical computers. Please respond
> to the email above, as well as a post. The HP person, of
> course, said it was a Windows issue, and that it was
> resolved in the 2003 edition, but came back in the 2004
> software. Thank you in advance for any help you can
> provide.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Hi mk --

Your HP tech support person had the story right.

"ehrecvr" builds a Dshow graph which includes the drivers for your TV tuner
(and any other software components it requires). MCE presumes that all video
capture drivers are multi-instance, as this is a expectation in the design
of Dshow. But in reality, some drivers aren't multi-instance, and will barf
when more than one video capture application tries to use them.

If you want to disable ehRecvr, do the following (be aware that any timed
records will not proceed once you do this):

1. Choose "Start" | "Run"
2. Launch the services dialog by typing: services.msc
3. Select the "Services (local)" node of the tree in the right-hand pane.
4. In the LEFT-hand pane, scroll down and find "Media Center Receiver
Service". Right-click on it, and choose "Properties"
5. In the "Start-up Type" drop-down, select "Disabled".
6. Reboot to make sure your changes have taken effect.

If you later want to re-enable ehRecvr, just go back through the steps, and
in Step 5, choose "Automatic".

Hope this helps!
-Kristen Miller
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"mk" <mkposts-mcequestion@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:700901c4946b$3f96de80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I have purchased two windows media center edition
> computers (HP, m1070n). When I try to capture analog
> video from my camcorder, this often doesn't work. An HP
> tech support person told me there is some kind of
> conflict in which media center edition software takes
> control of the video inputs and thus won't let me use
> them for capturing from the camcorder. This occurs even
> though I have no recordings scheduled in media center
> edition. I can capture television fine, but not the
> camcorder. At one point, I resolved by ending all tasks
> starting with "eh" or something like that, but this
> doesn't always work. Is there some way either to stop
> media center from loadingin the background (I don't use
> it anyway, as it turns out, but it loads even when I
> don't start it) or from disabling something to prevent
> this conflict - if indeed this is a conflict. I have the
> same problem on two identical computers. Please respond
> to the email above, as well as a post. The HP person, of
> course, said it was a Windows issue, and that it was
> resolved in the 2003 edition, but came back in the 2004
> software. Thank you in advance for any help you can
> provide.