You may receive an exception error message if you disconnect an external USB TV tuner while you are watching Live TV in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Consider the following scenario:

• You connect an external USB TV tuner to a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
• You disconnect the external USB TV tuner while you are watching Live TV.

In this scenario, you may receive an exception error message on a blue screen.

To work around this problem, stop watching Live TV and exit Media Center before you disconnect the external USB TV tuner.

We do not recommend that you disconnect the external USB TV tuner while you are watching Live TV.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Media Center Technical Support

Because Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition was included with your hardware device or system, the hardware manufacturer provides technical support and assistance for this software. Your manufacturer may have customized the installation with unique components such as specific device drivers and optional settings to maximize the performance of that manufacturer's hardware. If you require technical help with Windows XP Media Center Edition, contact your manufacturer directly because the manufacturer is best qualified to support the software that the manufacturer has installed on the hardware.

You can also visit the Windows XP Media Center Edition product information Web site at the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/)