Re: Digital Cable TV product key -- a VISTA issue....
Re: Digital Cable TV product key -- a VISTA issue....
"maya" <maya778899@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:fn3hu8$khv$1@aioe.org...
> actually the guy said it's a known Vista problem that has been reported to
> MS.. he says what happens is Vista gets corrupted and doesn't accept the
> product key, I have to re-install it.. he's not the one saying I have to
> reformat the HD; it turns out that the CD Vista comes with ERASES all your
> data (and it says so on the CD itself..) the tech-support guy says that
> unfortunately that's a Vista thing, that you can only re-install it by
> losing all your data...
This is not a normal Vista DVD, this is the one that is supplied by the
manufacturer of the system where Vista is pre-installed. A retail Vista DVD
can perform a non-destructive re-install that leaves all of your user files
intact.
>
> the Digital Cable Product Key is on a sticker on the machine right
> alongside the product key to activate windows... Windows Media Center
> demands this key when you activate Digital Cable TV for WMCtr.. (this
> product key comes from MS, not from the cable co....)
>
The Digital Cable Product Key is supplied by the manufacturer of the
hardware that enables you to access the digital cable functions on the
machine. This key is not from Microsoft. The installed Media Center
component is just the interface that the digital cable hardware uses.
If this is a compatibility problem with that hardware and Vista, hopefully
they will have it fixed soon. Make sure that you have all of the current
updates installed.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User