Windows 10: Microsoft's discontinued Media Center suite can now unofficially...

I am using AIMP 4 , it works great.

 

@alphanumeric and anyone else wondering. I am no longer an insider since the 29th when I upgraded to W10. This works for me to, installed with no issue and works.

 

Well, Windows DVD Player looks and sounds like crap compared to
Windows Media Center, which looks and sounds amazing on most DVD's

 

I am running Windows 10 x64 ver 10240.

At first I tried several times to install Windows Media Center, following the instructions exactly. With no result. The scripts didn't seem to be running.

I finally got it to work with the following procedure. Don't know which of these steps made the difference.

1. First I reset the default apps settings to Microsoft recommended defaults:

-Settings, System, Default Apps, Reset to Microsoft recommended defaults. press RESET.

2. I extracted the WindowsMediaCenter_10.0.10134.0.zip file as a folder on my Desktop (previously it was extracted to my Downloads folder).

3. I opened a Command Prompt (Admin) window. Then didn't touch this command prompt window until Windows Media Center was installed.

-Right Click Start Button, select Command Prompt (Admin).

4. On the Desktop, open the extracted folder "WindowsMediaCenter_10.0.10134.0"

-Right Click on Uninstaller.cmd Run As Administrator. Wait until it completes.

-Right Click on _TestRights.cmd Run As Administrator. Wait until it completes. If it opens another Command Prompt window run Installer.cmd, otherwise reboot and then run Installer.cmd.

-Right Click on Installer.cmd Run As Administrator. Wait until it completes. When the message "Press any key to exit." appears in the Command Prompt Window, press a key and close the Command Prompt Window and close any other open Command Prompt Windows then Reboot.

5. The Windows Media Center icon should now be in the All Apps Menu under "Windows Accessories" folder, "Media Center".

If you have problems installing Windows Media Center, hopefully this will work for you, also.

 

Yep, Groove combined with OneDrive is an absolute winner, your music everywhere you go.

 

I have. *Smile

Using an unofficial version of Microsoft's WMC is probably illegal too.

 

The redistribution of the files is certainly illegal, however some of us have paid for Media Center on the systems we upgraded from so it's fair game imo.

 

Hi there

Tested WMC as per the OP's instructions -- working fine (W10 insider build 10532 PRO x-64). Not that I have a lot of use for it - but Hey it's a TEST while waiting for a NEW build !!!).

If Ms were that bothered they would have requested the link be taken down - after all the server isn't exactly "hidden" !!! Also as stated in the previous post in this thread - some people had legitimately PAID for it.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Ok, thanks for the replies from those that tried it. I may give it try on my Media PC.

 

Some fellow posters (on a TV forum) that use WMC with cable cards are able to load an launch this WMC version. However, they get these errors:
- One gets a "decoder error" when they try to play live TV. It's complaining that the codec is either missing or incompatible.
- The other gets an activation failure while setting up live TV. I suspect this has something to do with their cable card but I'm not sure.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you.

 

I had the decoder error on live tv until I added the LAV codecs as per the readme file instructions.

 

I wasn't having a go at anyone. *Smile

All this legal mumbo-jumbo is carefully crafted to trip up the unwary.

 

Thanks for the hint -- I'll pass it on to the other people with the codec issue.

 

Installed and running without any problems here. Mind you rather than try then reboot if it fails, I just went for a reboot then try.

 

I think I'll pass. Looking at that site and what they talk about on that site, I'm not even going to bother downloading it. Just not my cup of tea.