4x Vistas here. 

So, where do the roses go?  I've decided to send 6 now, and the rest when the (Vista) fix comes out... 

g.

Hi Jessica,

I lost hope with Media center and switched to the free Media Portal.  If there is finally a fix for Media Center, I will gladly switch back.  I am on XP MCE and there are three other people who I recommending XP MCE for them as well.  I feel badly recommending a product that didn't work (especially considering the investment that they put forth).  I look forward to letting them know that there will be a fix for them.  Please advise as soon as the fix is available.

Thanks for your help.

2 X vista for me and 3 x vista for friends i support, plys 1 x xp

Hey folks, this might be moot now, but for those of you who are interested, check this out!

http://www.defendfairuse.org/

Fair use, copyright and DRM is really becoming a hot bed of controversy.

Can't record your premium TV channels that YOU paid for,

Can't copy your music to your MP3 player of choice,

Can't write fan fiction about Halo,

What's next?  I think it's all becoming ridiculous.

RandyG:

JessZahn:

Hey, I have too responded in this thread!

But the way to get bugs investigated and fixed in our product is to report them to Microsoft Support and your OEM. I like to help when I can, but I think everyone knows that this isn't specifically my job, right? I do this for fun. :-)

However, if someone can capture a full stream, I will do everything in my power to get a capture developer to have a look and see if we can tell whether it's noise on the signal or the CGMS-A flag. Honestly, I could believe that either is about as likely.

So if someone can do this, send me a private message and we'll talk about how to get the stream to me.

-Jessica

Hi Jessica.
There are a few other discussions about CGMS-A here as well.

I am on Shaw in Canada, and they are putting "Copy Never"' on a TON of shows, all the movies, even lots of kid's shows my three year old likes to watch.  Even reruns of Reba that my wife likes.

This is not PPV, or VOD.

I know it's CGMS-A "copy never" because I am an electronics junkie, and a professional programmer.  I trapped the signal on line-21 on my oscilloscope.   Then I made a circuit that blanked it out.   And that fixed it, period, no more guessing.  It's not noise.


Further,
There ** ARE ** laws, in the USA, for CGMS
The MOST prohibitive copy protection (that can be applied by the cable company) is:
OTA broadcast - Copy Freely (EMI=00)
PPV / VOD - Copy Never (EMI=11)
Anything Else - Copy Once (EMI=10)

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/09nov20051500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2005/octqtr/47cfr76.1904.htm
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/09nov20051500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2005/octqtr/pdf/47cfr76.1904.pdf

( all the rules are in http://wireless.fcc.gov/rules.html )

This problem appears to be centered to Canada.   None of the above rules apply here.  No rules apply here for CGMS, actually.   So the cable companies, so far Shaw, and recently it appears Star Choice, and Rogers, have decided to abuse it.

My response from Shaw was "ya, we know.   We don't support Microsoft PVRs, complain to them, not us.  If you want to record everything again, buy a Shaw PVR, it has no problems recording any channels"

Glad to hear!  Do you know if Microsoft will be so kind as to support us Canadians that still use MCE 2005?

Yes, I do know. :-)

We'll release the change for both XP and Vista.

You couldn't understand how happy that makes me!!!

Loyal MS-Fanboy for life.  lol.

Hallelujah!  So is it going to be released as an automatic update?

Thanks Jess!  It's nice to know someone's listening! :)