Media Center has never opened

Is the 64bit Vista more trouble than it's worth?

  • Yes, the 32bit version is just as good or better

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Yes, it has too many bugs

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No, the good outweighs the bad

    Votes: 3 75.0%

  • No, it's just a little early but it's time is coming

    Votes: 2 50.0%
  • Total voters
    4
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yellowspring

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My OS is V-home premium 64bit. I've owned this Dell for about 3 weeks and have never been able to open Media Center. When clicked, I get this error message:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll could not be loaded

I had a Dell Tech log into my computer to find "patches," etc. To no avail. His only advice was to restore back to new.

By the way, opening ehshell.exe gives me the exact same message.
I thought I had found the correct patch re: framework applications in the Win Knowledge Base. After a complex set of downloads I finally ended up with the same error message.

Is there something I can do short of full restore?
 
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yellowspring said:
My OS is V-home premium 64bit. I've owned this Dell for about 3 weeks and have never been able to open Media Center. When clicked, I get this error message:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll could not be loaded

I had a Dell Tech log into my computer to find "patches," etc. To no avail. His only advice was to restore back to new.

By the way, opening ehshell.exe gives me the exact same message.
I thought I had found the correct patch re: framework applications in the Win Knowledge Base. After a complex set of downloads I finally ended up with the same error message.

Is there something I can do short of full restore?
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Hi yellowspring,


You can run SFC and also Checkdisk. You might have missing/corrupt files.

Here's how.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html?ltr=S

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Airbot 2.0
    CPU
    Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
    Motherboard
    Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar D2X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60hz
    Hard Drives
    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
    1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
    2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

    Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 932
    Cooling
    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
    Other Info
    Windows 7
    Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8

    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
Thanks for your help, Airbot. First I ran Scandisk. It found corrupt files and corrected them. Unfortunately though, I received the same error message when I tried to open MC. :confused:

Then I ran the SFC. It also found corrupt files but said it could not fix them. :(


And so you know what happened when I tried to run the MC...nada.

Thanks for assisting me though. It appears that scandisk fixed some problems I didn't know I had!

If you or anyone else has another idea, I'm all ears/eyes. So far, my computer has already benefitted in ways I didn't realize.:eek:

Yours,
yellowspring
 

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yellowspring said:
Thanks for your help, Airbot. First I ran Scandisk. It found corrupt files and corrected them. Unfortunately though, I received the same error message when I tried to open MC. :confused:

Then I ran the SFC. It also found corrupt files but said it could not fix them. :(


And so you know what happened when I tried to run the MC...nada.

Thanks for assisting me though. It appears that scandisk fixed some problems I didn't know I had!

If you or anyone else has another idea, I'm all ears/eyes. So far, my computer has already benefitted in ways I didn't realize.:eek:

Yours,
yellowspring
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have you downloaded the latest .net framework redistributable? since it is one of the files that are not loading, Download details: .NET Framework 3.5
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Thanks for the help MrNeeds. This was the same action I did before. But, hope springs eternal, so I tried again and received a message that there was an error in the installation...

See below

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) 'package': [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) 'package'. MSI returned error code 1603
[01/04/09,12:37:16] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) 'package' is not installed.

I'm not one who can decipher this kind of language...

Am I running out of options? Do I really need the Media Center?...just a thought!
 

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Hi yellowspring,

Glad you got some problems fixed. No, you don't really need media center. It's not a necessary app. But it's up to you to decide if you ever need to use it. There is a Net uninstall tool that is supposed to help with the uninstallation of the Net framework. And then you could reinstall it but I've never used it so I personally wouldn't know if it helped or not. The question you have to ask yourself though is, how did all this corruption happen in the first place. Bad installation or uninstallation of something, using a Cleaner program that deleted/corrupted some important files,etc.


Aaron Stebner's WebLog : .NET Framework Cleanup Tool User's Guide
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Airbot 2.0
    CPU
    Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
    Motherboard
    Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar D2X
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60hz
    Hard Drives
    1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
    1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
    2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

    Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 932
    Cooling
    Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless MK700
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
    Other Info
    Windows 7
    Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8

    W.E.I final score= 7.7

    Windows Vista=5.9
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