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Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Right,

Just a quicky this one - I didn't see anything online about this when I was searching for the solution but - basically - I fired up Media Center and went to watch Live TV, and I got the following error message:

“Video Error: Files needed to display video are not installed or not working correctly. Please restart Media Center and or restart the computer“

Uh oh..
This was working last night...
All I'd done was remove myself from the homegroup on the machine...
Hmmmm

Reinstalling video codecs - no joy.
Reinstalling video drivers - no joy.

Bugger.
Quickly test the TV I wanted to record last night did infact record...

"Cannot find file"

eh???

Browse to the files in explorer - there they are.. though I notice I needed to elevate to Administrator to run it...

Hmmm

Close Media Center... restart - but run as administrator...

Recorded TV - ok
Live TV??? -- ok...

Weird..
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# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

AWESOME!!!!! I WAS FINDING THIS SOLUTOINON FROM LAST 6 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! BIGGEST THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooooooohhhhhhooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5/31/2009 9:42 AM | Vishal

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Thank you! I was trying to reinstall driver after driver with no luck! Really appreciate the help! 8/19/2009 10:09 PM | Neal

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Doesn't work for me. Tried to re-install codecs etc. but of no avail. Movies are running in media player smoothly.

Any more ideas how to solve this issue?


Thanks in advance,
11/26/2009 2:39 PM | michiel

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Not sure what you say when "elevate to administrator" I am logged on as administrator like I am the admin man. What do I need to do? 11/29/2009 1:41 AM | GJ

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Ok, first - GJ - elevate to administrator means run the application in administrator mode. If you have UAC on still even if you are the admin of the machine you will still need to do this. The main way is to hold SHIFT whilst right-clicking on the link and selecting 'Run as Administrator', if it works then modify the shortcut itself to always run like that.

Secondly - Michiel - I really don't know I'm afraid. I kind of stumbled on the solution, but it was definitely to do with permissions for me...

11/29/2009 1:55 AM | Chris

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

I am having the same issue and tried the elevated permissions but MCE on Win7 x64 is still not displaying TV but movies are fine. 1/5/2010 12:53 AM | Joe

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

I am having the same problems as you guys and nothing has worked so far. Now what I did try is to bypass my surround sound processor and it worked fine. Back through the processor and the problems return. This may be a HDCP or EDID problem with Media Center. 2/22/2010 7:42 PM | Jon

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

I finally got mine to work by lowering the resolution within Media Center. I was trying to get it to work at too high a resolution with my integrated chipset. I dropped the resolution to 1024x768 and it actually worked. I have the Intel 82915g/v 4/19/2010 8:45 PM | Chris

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

UPDATE!!!! your diver software!!!!! go to your control panel then under Hardware and Sound and click connect to external display under Display click on advance settings and click properties and then under driver tab and click update driver after that it will say restart your computer and should work :) oh and maybe if necessary hold shift and right click on windows media center and select run as Administrator under the drop down menu :) 5/7/2010 10:33 PM | Bradley Nelson

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Whem I login into my account (Amdinistrator) everything works fine. When I login in wife's account also an Administrator, I have the same error posted here. 5/8/2010 2:25 PM | Elias

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Hi Elias,

I need to run it in elevated priveledges - i.e. Right click and select run as administrator, I am an admin of my machine but MC will only run under normall priveledges normally.

Cheers
Chris 5/8/2010 3:49 PM | Chris

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

this is an intermittent fault for me. If I close and restart Media Centre (Windows 7 x64), or even switch channeks and then come back to the originak channel it works.
Does it happen to everyone else here all the time or only sometimes?
7/30/2010 9:08 PM | Tee

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

I tried updating the driver and it says that the system deteremined that the driver is up to date.
Before that I reinstalled windows 7, ensured that there was more than 64mb of memory available in the video card 10/27/2010 9:41 PM | Augusto

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

All you have to do is lower your resolution setting in Windows Media Center by going to tasks then TV monitor settings. Then the error will go away. WINDOWS 7 // Dell D600 from 2003 // 2.0 GHz only one 1/4/2011 1:57 AM | Carl Corvin

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Thank you for you help because i was getting nuts with the pc... 3/8/2011 9:59 AM | cs

# ques; Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

hey i m having same problem of video error ...i have tried using shark codec and also run as administrator but still i m not able to watch tv. i m having happauge tv tuner card 26xx... 8/13/2011 9:34 PM | priyal

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Hi Priyal, I'm not sure what to say with that I'm afraid. This solution was for the problem I had, it sounds more like you might need to try a different codec 8/13/2011 9:52 PM | Chris

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Hello,

Just bumped into this thread, I am experiencing the same issue as the original poster. Here's hoping the thread is not completely dead... The issue is sorted by running MCE as Administrator, but I need to find a better solution as I launch MCE with a remote control. Any suggestion? 11/6/2011 6:25 AM | Carlo

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

Hey Carlo,

I use a remote to run my MCE, there are a couple of things you can do / try... 1 is to run with UAC off, that would mean the remote works fine, - this is currently what I have - as it's just an MCE for me, this doesn't cause any concern..

The other would be to have a look at your folders you are saving to and check out the permissions on them - and perhaps change them...?

cheers

Chris 11/6/2011 10:55 PM | Chris

# re: Windows 7 - Media Center Video Error

A lot of the video errors are actually audio problems. The post above about video errors fixed my audio stuttering. I disabled media center's beeps/sounds through media center's settings. I also removed/re-installed the Shark007 Codecs and set it to shark007's recommended settings and problem solved. 12/23/2011 2:34 AM | Matthew Lengenfelder
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