Article ID: 941263 - Last Review: September 7, 2007 - Revision: 1.2

You cannot set up the TV feature after you upgrade from Windows XP Media Center Edition to Windows Vista

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
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SYMPTOMS

You cannot set up the TV feature after you upgrade from Windows XP Media Center Edition to Windows Vista.
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CAUSE

This problem occurs if you remap the drive on which the TV recordings are stored in Windows XP Media Center to another drive in Windows Vista.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Reconfigure Recorder in Windows Media Center

  1. Click Start
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    Start button
    , and then click Windows Media Center.
  2. In the Start window, scroll to Tasks, click Settings, and then click TV.
  3. Click Recorder, and then click Recorder Storage.
  4. In the Record on drive area, select a drive that you want to record to.
  5. Restart the computer.

Method 2: Edit the registry

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
  1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

    Note If you see the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\MediaCenter\Service\Recording
  3. In the details pane, right-click RecordPath, and then click Modify.
  4. In the Value data box, type the path of a folder that has sufficient space to store recordings. For example, type D:\Recorded TV.
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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
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