Vista - Hauppauge TV PVR-150 - DECODER MALFUNCTION

Hi -

TV tuner will not work. Anyone had this problem and fixed it??

I purchased a Hauppauge TV PVR-150 and installed it, Media Center worked
fine with no problems initially.

Recently, I had to do a re-install of Vista (RC-2 5744), and now, I can't
get the TV tuner to work. When I start Media Center and go to "Live TV", I
get the error message: "DECODER ERROR - THE VIDEO DECODER HAS MALFUNCTIONED
OR IS NOT INSTALLED - PLEASE RESTART MEDIA CENTER OR THE COMPUTER"

I have tried installing all the Hauppauge Win TV drivers/software and the
Windows Vista driver file, as well. The tech from Hauppauge told me this
should not happen, as the decoder is built in to Vista, and that I should
try a 3rd party decoder.

The Hauppauge website says this error is not due to the TV tuner, but rather
the DVD decoder or the VGA graphics driver. ( I thnk this reference is to
the Windows XP Media Center 2005, tho)

I am using the same VGA graphics driver I was using before when the TV tuner
worked, and the graphics are otherwise fine, so I don't think this is the
issue. I have installed all the Hauppauge software/drivers that are
available.

Also, the card works fine if I boot to Windows XP Pro, but I want to use it
in Vista -- I like Media Center

I believe the Vista MCE mpeg decoder expired on Jan. 1
You can try to roll back the system clock and see if it works.

"Rastaman" <Rastaman@dontsendmespam.com> wrote in message
news:OAmEelpNHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| Hi -
|
| TV tuner will not work. Anyone had this problem and fixed it??
|
| I purchased a Hauppauge TV PVR-150 and installed it, Media Center worked
| fine with no problems initially.
|
| Recently, I had to do a re-install of Vista (RC-2 5744), and now, I can't
| get the TV tuner to work. When I start Media Center and go to "Live TV", I
| get the error message: "DECODER ERROR - THE VIDEO DECODER HAS MALFUNCTIONED
| OR IS NOT INSTALLED - PLEASE RESTART MEDIA CENTER OR THE COMPUTER"
|
| I have tried installing all the Hauppauge Win TV drivers/software and the
| Windows Vista driver file, as well. The tech from Hauppauge told me this
| should not happen, as the decoder is built in to Vista, and that I should
| try a 3rd party decoder.
|
| The Hauppauge website says this error is not due to the TV tuner, but rather
| the DVD decoder or the VGA graphics driver. ( I thnk this reference is to
| the Windows XP Media Center 2005, tho)
|
| I am using the same VGA graphics driver I was using before when the TV tuner
| worked, and the graphics are otherwise fine, so I don't think this is the
| issue. I have installed all the Hauppauge software/drivers that are
| available.
|
| Also, the card works fine if I boot to Windows XP Pro, but I want to use it
| in Vista -- I like Media Center
|
|

I have a PVR-150 working without any problem in VISTA RC2 using either the
built in dedcoder or the NVIDIA Decoder. I can run the tuner either in the
VISTA MC application or in the Hauppauge WinTV2K application.
What release of the Vista drivers for the 150 card do you have installed?

"Rastaman" <Rastaman@dontsendmespam.com> wrote in message
news:OAmEelpNHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi -
>
> TV tuner will not work. Anyone had this problem and fixed it??
>
> I purchased a Hauppauge TV PVR-150 and installed it, Media Center worked
> fine with no problems initially.
>
> Recently, I had to do a re-install of Vista (RC-2 5744), and now, I
> can't
> get the TV tuner to work. When I start Media Center and go to "Live TV",
> I
> get the error message: "DECODER ERROR - THE VIDEO DECODER HAS
> MALFUNCTIONED
> OR IS NOT INSTALLED - PLEASE RESTART MEDIA CENTER OR THE COMPUTER"
>
> I have tried installing all the Hauppauge Win TV drivers/software and the
> Windows Vista driver file, as well. The tech from Hauppauge told me this
> should not happen, as the decoder is built in to Vista, and that I should
> try a 3rd party decoder.
>
> The Hauppauge website says this error is not due to the TV tuner, but
> rather
> the DVD decoder or the VGA graphics driver. ( I thnk this reference is to
> the Windows XP Media Center 2005, tho)
>
> I am using the same VGA graphics driver I was using before when the TV
> tuner
> worked, and the graphics are otherwise fine, so I don't think this is the
> issue. I have installed all the Hauppauge software/drivers that are
> available.
>
> Also, the card works fine if I boot to Windows XP Pro, but I want to use
> it
> in Vista -- I like Media Center
>
>

"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:%23sh6w8pNHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I have a PVR-150 working without any problem in VISTA RC2 using either the
> built in dedcoder or the NVIDIA Decoder. I can run the tuner either in
the
> VISTA MC application or in the Hauppauge WinTV2K application.
> What release of the Vista drivers for the 150 card do you have installed?
>
> "Rastaman" <Rastaman@dontsendmespam.com> wrote in message
> news:OAmEelpNHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi -
> >
> > TV tuner will not work. Anyone had this problem and fixed it??
> >
> > I purchased a Hauppauge TV PVR-150 and installed it, Media Center worked
> > fine with no problems initially.
> >
> > Recently, I had to do a re-install of Vista (RC-2 5744), and now, I
> > can't
> > get the TV tuner to work. When I start Media Center and go to "Live
TV",
> > I
> > get the error message: "DECODER ERROR - THE VIDEO DECODER HAS
> > MALFUNCTIONED
> > OR IS NOT INSTALLED - PLEASE RESTART MEDIA CENTER OR THE COMPUTER"
> >
> > I have tried installing all the Hauppauge Win TV drivers/software and
the
> > Windows Vista driver file, as well. The tech from Hauppauge told me
this
> > should not happen, as the decoder is built in to Vista, and that I
should
> > try a 3rd party decoder.
> >
> > The Hauppauge website says this error is not due to the TV tuner, but
> > rather
> > the DVD decoder or the VGA graphics driver. ( I thnk this reference is
to
> > the Windows XP Media Center 2005, tho)
> >
> > I am using the same VGA graphics driver I was using before when the TV
> > tuner
> > worked, and the graphics are otherwise fine, so I don't think this is
the
> > issue. I have installed all the Hauppauge software/drivers that are
> > available.
> >
> > Also, the card works fine if I boot to Windows XP Pro, but I want to use
> > it
> > in Vista -- I like Media Center
> >
> >
>
>

I am using the Vista drivers 20.43_24108 downloaded from the Hauppauge
website. The MCE was working perfectly using this driver and nothing else
before I did the re-install. I have also tried installing the Windows XP
files, as well with no luck.

Did you run the XP install XP compatibility mode?
"Rastaman" <Rastaman@dontsendmespam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:%23sh6w8pNHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I have a PVR-150 working without any problem in VISTA RC2 using either
>> the
>> built in dedcoder or the NVIDIA Decoder. I can run the tuner either in
> the
>> VISTA MC application or in the Hauppauge WinTV2K application.
>> What release of the Vista drivers for the 150 card do you have installed?
>>
>> "Rastaman" <Rastaman@dontsendmespam.com> wrote in message
>> news:OAmEelpNHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi -
>> >
>> > TV tuner will not work. Anyone had this problem and fixed it??
>> >
>> > I purchased a Hauppauge TV PVR-150 and installed it, Media Center
>> > worked
>> > fine with no problems initially.
>> >
>> > Recently, I had to do a re-install of Vista (RC-2 5744), and now, I
>> > can't
>> > get the TV tuner to work. When I start Media Center and go to "Live
> TV",
>> > I
>> > get the error message: "DECODER ERROR - THE VIDEO DECODER HAS
>> > MALFUNCTIONED
>> > OR IS NOT INSTALLED - PLEASE RESTART MEDIA CENTER OR THE COMPUTER"
>> >
>> > I have tried installing all the Hauppauge Win TV drivers/software and
> the
>> > Windows Vista driver file, as well. The tech from Hauppauge told me
> this
>> > should not happen, as the decoder is built in to Vista, and that I
> should
>> > try a 3rd party decoder.
>> >
>> > The Hauppauge website says this error is not due to the TV tuner, but
>> > rather
>> > the DVD decoder or the VGA graphics driver. ( I thnk this reference is
> to
>> > the Windows XP Media Center 2005, tho)
>> >
>> > I am using the same VGA graphics driver I was using before when the TV
>> > tuner
>> > worked, and the graphics are otherwise fine, so I don't think this is
> the
>> > issue. I have installed all the Hauppauge software/drivers that are
>> > available.
>> >
>> > Also, the card works fine if I boot to Windows XP Pro, but I want to
>> > use
>> > it
>> > in Vista -- I like Media Center
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> I am using the Vista drivers 20.43_24108 downloaded from the Hauppauge
> website. The MCE was working perfectly using this driver and nothing else
> before I did the re-install. I have also tried installing the Windows XP
> files, as well with no luck.
>
>