fcisler
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Re: Too limited
here here! My mac mini should be on it's way soon.
Now my big question is will bootcamp install windows MCE (i know it says it does not support it)?
I still want to retain dual boot capabilities with it....but there's nothing in the apple/i* world that can compete with MCE.
If there is - show me. I don't just want playback, i want recording - and full integration. |
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| »forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=192355 There is a guide to get it to work. You may also want to try Windows Vista Home Premium (get it OEM), but I am not sure if that would work. Look around the web an you should be able to find out. |
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RideRed
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said by fcisler  :here here! My mac mini should be on it's way soon. Now my big question is will bootcamp install windows MCE (i know it says it does not support it)? I still want to retain dual boot capabilities with it....but there's nothing in the apple/i* world that can compete with MCE. If there is - show me. I don't just want playback, i want recording - and full integration. MCE is installed in 2 steps, first is XP then after reboot it installed the MCE components. The first step wouldn't be a problem, it's the second that would be in question and my answer would be I'm not sure.
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RideRed
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said by Googler :» forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=192355 There is a guide to get it to work. You may also want to try Windows Vista Home Premium (get it OEM), but I am not sure if that would work. Look around the web an you should be able to find out. There are a number of problems with Vista on a Mini the least of which is drivers. If you have a recent mini there is no reason to run a Win Media Center. Late minis have Front Row.
If MCE is what you want, you're better off buying a crap box Dell refurb and running MCE on that.
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fcisler
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| I didn't say i wanted vista, i said i wanted MCE. I don't want vista at all - at least not for now.
So I don't need media center, then? Front row will show me a TV schedule....let me pick what i want to record, and record it for me? Really....cause i'm sure that's a shocker to alot of people.
There are PLENTY of reasons to run media center - maybe not for you, but for me there are.
Again, i specifically said something that will also let me RECORD - not just play. Front Row is fine for playing, and there's a good chance that's what i will be using 75% of the time - i do want MCE, though, to see how well the mini does as a DVR/recorder. |
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fcisler
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MCE does install in two steps, but you need a MCE/XP disk for step 1 - at least i've never gotten it to work with one of my standard XP SP2 disks....i've had to use the MCE disk 1, and then disk 2 (MCE) to get an actual MCE going.
Not saying it can't be done, but that's how i've had to do it. I didn't anticipate any major problems, though. |
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said by fcisler :I didn't say i wanted vista, i said i wanted MCE. I don't want vista at all - at least not for now. So I don't need media center, then? Front row will show me a TV schedule....let me pick what i want to record, and record it for me? Really....cause i'm sure that's a shocker to alot of people. There are PLENTY of reasons to run media center - maybe not for you, but for me there are. Again, i specifically said something that will also let me RECORD - not just play. Front Row is fine for playing, and there's a good chance that's what i will be using 75% of the time - i do want MCE, though, to see how well the mini does as a DVR/recorder. MCE on a Mini won't record either. What are you going to record from? What USB TV tuner are you planning on using with a Mini running MCE?
I've always had frustration with MCE as a DVR, not because it doesn't work, but because so much programming requires a stand alone box and MCE's IR blasters. Then it's a question of will MCE's IR blaster drivers work with the Mini and will a USB TV tuner/capture board work with the mini.
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fcisler
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Riverhead, NY | The drivers i have for MCE for my TV tuner card won't work under MCE? I'm not running under emulation, so why would the drivers not work? |
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RideRed
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fcisler
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Same as the IR receiver/blinker |
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RideRed
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