Media center files missing corrupt

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Thread starter JMateer Start date Dec 11, Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies. The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. JMateer Thread Starter. Joined Dec 11, Messages 1. I am new to techguy forums and hope there is someone who can help me with this nagging problem: Background info: Sony Vaio desktop Pentium 4, 3.

SP3 update in Sept Media center info screen says Media center version is: Media Center Ed. Everything works fine except Media Center. There has not been a problem with it for the years of owning this computer until recently. I cannot identify any new programs or drivers that may have caused the problem. I have already tried to do a system restore to prior dates - without success.

Click Yes to confirm that you want to move the "Mediacenterdatastore. Start Windows Media Center. Media Center will rebuild the mediacenterdatastore. To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows Vista by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot. After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps in the above article to reset the computer to start as usual.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow. If you are not able to boot even in safe mode, I suggest you to run startup repair and check. Startup Repair is a Windows recovery tool that can fix certain system problems that might prevent Windows from starting. Startup Repair scans your computer for the problem and then tries to fix it so your computer can start correctly. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.

Thanks for your feedback. Les Jr. My computer crashed and it would not reboot. I used the recovery disk and the system came up. I then went to Safe Mode and used the trouble shooter. It stated that the Windows Media Center is corrupted.

How do I fix this? The machine will not boot. This thread is locked.