Hi, So about 6 months ago i bought a Media center PC from HP. I know, big mistake.
Well i recently upgraded the pc and basically only kept the cpu and hard drive. The problem i am having is that HP doesnt ship with the OS on a disk, only a recovery partition.
Since i upgraded most everything this recovery partition is basically useless. I have a totally legit cd key to windows media center 2005 but i cannot find a good copy on the net(bit torrent. I just need the cds because i have my own ability to activate seeing as how i technically have a license.
If Would someone be so kind to make some isos out of the cds and send them to me. Maybe over msn? I would be willing to over some cash over paypal if things worked out. Its better then paying 160$ for the cds at teh store. If you want to make sure i have a legit cd i can send youa pic of my case badge with the serial on it. Please someone help me.
I am so frustrated! There are a few good copys of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 on the following web site ( I do not know if this will be deleted as s.pa.m or anything but here goes nothing) i s o h u n t d o t c o m. Extremely good torrent site, what you will want to do is check the comments and such from the users to determine if its a good copy, most are in ISO image format, therefore you may want to use Active ISO Burner (its what I use, free, simple, works perfectly), or MagicISO witch costs money.
If you have any questions or concerns contact me at [email protected], I am an IT Technician, about to get 2 certifications. If you are having any issues at all feel free to contact me at any time, i check this email every day so I will be able to answer your question, I have been down this path millions of times, especially for work.I do not endorse using torrents or downloading copyrighted material from the internet (blahblahblah) and no I do not repair computers by installing torrented software on them. Well I do't want to ramble so ima be on my way. Good Luck with getting your computer back up and running smoothly! Let me know how it turns out! OEM and Retail licenses/keys are not interchangeable (ie.
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A retail key will not work with an OEM disk and vice versa). Different OEM's keys are not even interchangeable, it's ridiculous, thanks again Microsoft!
The money that you give for a Microsoft operating system is for the license/key and not for the disk/media. It is legal for me to give you my Microsoft XP Pro, Media Center, home etc. Disk, it is not legal for me to provide you with my license/key. The license to use their operating system is what you are paying for. All this guy is asking for is somebody else that has the HP or Compaq OEM 2005 Windows XP Media Center disk, to hook him up with a copy since he has ALREADY PAID MICROSOFT for the license and has it in his possession.
If somebody can hook him up with an HP or Compaq OEM disk, it will work. The drivers are not going to be an issue if it came from a different model because they are not necessarily going to load from the XP install disk. That is only going to be an issue with the recovery disks (if you were using recovery disks from a different model it would load the wrong drivers). You will still probably end up downloading drivers for that model from HP. The OEM Media Center disks will install on non-OEM PC's without any problems (as long as you have the correct key).
Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005 Boot Disk Download
Contents. windows xp mce 2005 installation and setup. the big question is: how do you get a copy? There are no retail versions of windows xp mce. So you'll need to buy an oem version.
Different outlets have different requirements for buying a copy. Most require that you buy a substantial piece of hardware—a motherboard, hard drive, or cpu is typical. One reseller, directron, only requires you check a box that states you'll install it into a new pc. Other resellers require you to buy most of the pc.
Igi 5 game setup download. The price ranges from around $130 to $150. Windows xp media center edition 2005 arrives on two cd-roms. The first cd is the bootable windows cd, so you'll need to set up your system bios to boot from the optical drive. The setup process for windows mce is pretty similar to any windows setup.
At one point, you'll be asked to switch cds. After some files are installed from the second cd, you'll receive a prompt similar to this: please insert windows xp service pack 2 cd neither of the two cds is labeled 'service pack 2'. What this prompt really means is to insert the first cd back into the drive, as the sp2 files are on the initial boot cd. Once you get the os installed, you'll need to install drivers and software in the following order:. install the chipset from the motherboard driver cd. You'll have to reboot after the install.
install the ethernet (lan) driver. This may not require a reboot.
once you've got your network drivers installed, use windows update to download the latest update. The key update is the 'update rollup 1 for windows xp media center edition 2005 with hdtv support (kb873369)'. install the intel hd audio drivers. install the ahanix vfd driver. Make sure the parallel port dongle is connected to the motherboard's parallel port. install the bluetooth keyboard drivers for the logitech dinovo, from the logitech web site. install the creative labs drivers.
Make sure you also install the dvd-audio player, which is the primary reason for installing the audigy 2 zs. install the drivers for the x700 pro. You want to use the from the ati web site. install the drivers for the evga analog tuner card.
Note that you'll install the nvidia dvd decoder software at the same time. These are certified for wmce 2005. install the dvd decoder software if you plan on using something other than the nv dvd decoder supplied with the evga card. We used powerdvd 5, which is approved for wmce use. install the you'll need to download them from the ati web site. Do not use the drivers from the hdtv wonder cd. activate windows xp media center edition.
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Ok In order to create a disk for media center to do what you need there is some information that is needed. This is what we need to know to help you make the disk you need and it is going to be done legally so if this is a hacked version of media center this will not work. For one thing you will need a recovery disk for media center made from your computer. What is the make and model of your computer? Does it have a recovery partition?
If it does have you made the recovery disk yet? As a matter of fact if you have made the recovery disk you do not have to go any further than that because that is all you need. Dear OZ: Thanks for replying. Yes, I know that I need i386. No, a recovery disk will not all me to perform a repair, nor can I run sfc /scannow with a recovery CD. See: wxp10.zip creates 'C: bcd cds wxphome' and 'c: bcd wxppro' wxphome & wxppro contain 3 files and a folder called 'files'. 'files' contains multiple files Thus, I don't think I can simply create c: bcd cds wxpmce.
Thanks for your input. I sent a message to Bart Bart's PE , but I have not, as yet, received a reply.
Sincerely, RF123.
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