Hey all, first time caller, etc. To the problem...
I built a machine to use as an HTPC. Here's the hardware:
ECS N2U400A motherboard
Athlon 2200 2.0ghz cpu (32 bit)
1.5 gigabytes of DDR 1 266mhz RAM (generic)
PNY Geforce 7600 GS 512mb AGP 8x video
Seagate 80gb ATA133 HD (ma)
Generic DVD R/RW (sl)
AverMedia Go 007 Plus (TV Card)
Plenty of cooling, 420watt p/s, no overclocking, plenty of space (tower case, in fact).
All drivers are updated and latest, the tuner card is confirmed working under Vista (per MS and Avermedia both). Board is flashed to the latest BIOS.
OS is Windows Vista Home Premium, SP2
The issue comes when I try to use MC to view or record TV I get this error:
"Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed.
A problem caused the application to stop working correctly."
(this dialog btw is unviewable unless I alt-tab to it; otherwise I'm staring at either the "blue circle" or a black screen)
If I close that window and go back to the Live TV option, I get a message from Media Center itself that says :
"Viewing or Listening Conflict. The tuner you have selected is in use. Do you wish to take control?" with a yes/no choice. If I select no, it just puts me back at the MC control panel. If I select yes, it does nothing.
Now, I can use the proprietary s/w that came with the card. I can view and record video with it, no problem. The issue lies somewhere with MediaCenter and I'd like to sort it out if possible.
Thanks in advance all.