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Old 11-26-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Media Center will not run after reinstall

Okay I basically have the same problem. My hard drive crashed and I had to install a new one, reinstalled Windows Vista, but Media Centre is nowhere to be found.

Searched for %SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe as barman58 suggested.

However, the following error message pops up "Windows cannot open this program because it has been prevented by a software restriction policy. Contact your system administrator."

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Old 11-26-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Media Centre Missing.

Hi, Vortex81, and welcome to the forums.

I am moving your topic off to a new topic as your issue is not quite the same as the one you responded to.

Now, can you detail the process by which you 'reinstalled Vista' on your machine? Also, machine specifications would be helpful, such as if this is a home built machine or a machine purchased from an OEM, etc...
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Old 11-27-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Media Center will not run after reinstall

I had to reboot the machine.

It's a Dell 1525 Inspiron
32-bit OS
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Old 11-29-2008   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Media Center will not run after reinstall

Sorted.
control panel- default program - set access and computer defaults - custom - choose a default media player.

Clicked Windows Media Centre
The Icon then appeared in the start list.
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Old 11-30-2008   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Media Center will not run after reinstall

Glad ya got it fixed.
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Media Center will not run after reinstall

Great post..it worked. Been searching for a fix for this same issue for a long while. Thanks man
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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Media Center will not run after reinstall

That how I am I think of the most simple answer and usually it works.If not ask a pro here Nice avatar BTW johngalt
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