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    Disable/uninstall vista windows media center

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by anyways, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. anyways

    anyways Notebook Enthusiast

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    My a8jm has an annoying/weird problem with vista media center. Each time I restart, come out of stand by, of hibernation, change display (between the lcd and the laptop display), vista media center opens 2-3 times and its just annoying! ( i did look in the media center settings and unchecked everything byut didnt help.)
    And i cant find media center in the add/remove program (wtv it is called in vista)...so is there a way to uninstall or disable it... otherwise i guess ill just delete c:/windows/ehome.......actually ill try to find a way to delete this because windows restrict me since i dont have admin privilege since i cant disable user control because i get a blue screen with "pointer reference" error when i do so...
    anyway
    anyone?
     
    anyways, Apr 23, 2007
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    please someone :(
     
    anyways, Apr 25, 2007
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    Go back to the add/remove program area, and this time go to the windows component part (from side panel). Then see if it is there.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Apr 25, 2007
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    i am not beside my laptop now, but i already chrecked for window component i think and didnt find it.... thx though
     
    anyways, Apr 25, 2007
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    Jollins Notebook Consultant

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    I had the same problem.

    Here is what you do:
    run msconfig
    under the startup tab, uncheck "dmedia" and restart

    That should solve the problem. It will make the media center button on the computer not work, but I think its worth it. It would be nice if Asus would fix this software bug.
     
    Jollins, Apr 25, 2007
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    linsook Notebook Consultant

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    thats why vista came with so many versions dont like the media center? go basic or business.

    anyways, i helped you look, seems to be a 'feature' with vista. download vista manager http://www.yamicsoft.com/vistamanager/index.html
    under optimzer>multimedia>disable media center to be run.
     
    linsook, Apr 25, 2007
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    thx guys for your reply... i guess media center is made for people who doesnt even know whats a keyboard....
     
    anyways, Apr 26, 2007
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  9. jxtx

    jxtx Notebook Consultant

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    Windows Media Center works great on my F3SA-A1. I can press a button on the bezel and switch back and forth between WMC and my desktop with no problems. I am sure it takes a bit of hard drive space, but with 160GB drives, who really cares about hard drive space anymore...

    Jeremy
     
    jxtx, Feb 27, 2008
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