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    Hp Mediasmart refuses to install

    Discussion in 'HP' started by sean473, Oct 21, 2009.

  1. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    hi, i've got a Dv5t which had vista 32bit and i formatted the hard disk and installed windows 7 64 bit... whenever i try to install hp mediasmart, it refuses to install.. what can i do?
     
    sean473, Oct 21, 2009
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    Bump...........
     
    sean473, Oct 22, 2009
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    Bump someone help...all the other drivers work but this one doesn't.
     
    sean473, Oct 23, 2009
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    because you might be installing

    32Bit version of media smart in a 64Bit Win 7 version

    because it is not compatibile (and might be possible if you installed it in Vista SP2 compatibility mode)

    wait for HP to release a WIN7 edition of MediaSmart
     
    paradigm, Oct 24, 2009
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    stefanp67, Oct 24, 2009
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    My model also had a 64 bit version and i downloaded that.. it didn't work.. each time i clicked install , some command prompt came up and some commands went through but the stup didn't strart... I'll try your's but i've a feeling it won't work.
     
    sean473, Oct 24, 2009
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    And i've got a feeling that you don't actually need it. ;)
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Oct 24, 2009
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    i need it because the software's good for burning cds playing dvds etc.
     
    sean473, Oct 24, 2009
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  9. KenM

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    Windows Media Center, already on your box, will do most of what you want. If fact the only difference, I'm told, is WMC doesn't support Blueray.

    K.
     
    KenM, Jan 28, 2010
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    I have the same issue with MediaSmart TV. After upgrading to Win 7 it won't install from the HP site. The install comes up, a bunch of Command prompts go by, then it dies. And no, Media Center won't do the same things as the MediaSmart. For one, Media Center keeps saying I can't tune TV because I don't have a TV tuner installed.....which is of course incorrect.
     
    Davidoo, Jan 31, 2010
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    WMC and Mediasmart are basically redundant programs. Just add Mediasmart DVD (or one of the other players for blu-ray) and you're good to go.
     
    Krane, Jan 31, 2010
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    Davidoo,

    sounds like you may need to install the TV drivers. Win7 has some native drivers, but I'm sure not all. try the manufacture's site to see if there are drivers avail.
     
    KenM, Jan 31, 2010
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    My tuner card or drivers are not the problem. It is the MediaSmart Live TV that won't install. I am trying to install the latest version for my model from the HP website. It starts to extract the files than just dies right when the Installshield Wizard should take over. HP support no help as they always parrot the same thing.....go back to Vista. Not an option.
     
    Davidoo, Feb 1, 2010
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