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My HTPC had Vista before and I did a new install of Windows 7 RC. All is fine except when wmc wakes up and records a TV show it doesn't go back to sleep. I know it is just a simple setting, but I can't figure it out. Any suggestions?

I just did a fresh installl of windows 7 RC on my HTPC. All is well except for when I set wmc to record a tv show and it wakes up and records it the pc does not go back to sleep. It displays the logon screen (I have disabled the UAC). Am I missing a setting somewhere. My bios is set for S3 & S4...

Hey Guys, I'm trying to get my new HTPC up and running but having an issue with networking. Its running Windows 7 (RC 7127) on an Asus M3N78-EM motherboard with an nForce network controller. I plug the ethernet patch lead in and it says the Network cable is unplugged. I tried plugging a...

Netflix has told me that Mirosoft is in charge of Releasing the Netflix Player for Widows 7. So why are they so silent on this Matter? This is the only reason I have not switch my Home Theaer PC to Windows 7. The PC that I'm running Windows 7 has everything eles as a go to install this on my...

I am trying to install windows t RC on my HTPC. I already installed it on my office computer and it all went smooth. but when i tried to install it on my HTPC in the living room i am havign problems. it always gets to the "expanding files" portion and at some point during this process the...

This is an exasperating problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I built a HTPC a few months ago and ran Vista Media Center (VMC) great on it. In January, I did a clean install of Windows 7 Build 7000 and have been enjoying it very much. I have ended up using the 32-bit versions of Windows...

I have an HTPC setup and use the coaxial output on my computer for 5.1 surround sound. Worked fine when using XP, but since the switch to 7 I haven't been able to get it to work. All my other sound is fine. I was thinking it might have something to do with AC3 because the icon for AC3 used to...

So, this has absolutely dumbfounded me. I cannot get file sharing or homegroups to work at all, no matter what i try. I have two computers, a desktop HTPC and a laptop. Both are connected by cat-5e. Both are Windows 7 RC. Both enjoy full internet connectivity with all programs and all...

Hi Hope someone can help here! All is great with 7 except this issue. I have a HTPC and I cannot for the life of me connect to the 2 drives. The network is functioning fine - indeed I can connect to my wife's laptop (XP) - I just get a simple error telling me that I don't have permission -...

Hi, First of all, Great Os Windows 7. I have it running on my htpc with a Sempron 2800+ with only 756mb ram and it runs smooth as ever. Got it on my Dell Vostro 1510 as well, Only problem is it cannot detect the Mass Storage Controller. I have seen this problem on other forums as...

Hi. I have had 7 installed on my laptop for a while now and desided to install it on my HTPC. This computer has not normal monitor, but use my Samsun 32" LCD TV as a monitor. When I installed 7 there is a "black" stripe about 1" wide on the left side of the monitor before the desktop/taskbar...

I built a HTPC about 8 months ago. I use the onboard HDMI port to go to my 42" Philips 1080P LCD HDTV. If I reboot my computer with the HDMI plugged in I see the boot screen then it goes black and my TV says unsupported video format and the computer restarts. It does this over and over. If I...

Hi all, My house has both a Wired and Wireless Network installed and on my HTPC I have a Gigabit NIC Onboard and a 108Mb Wireless USB Stick fitted, both Network devices are configured to access the Networks however I am wondering which one is default and I am wondering if one cannot keep up...