Are you sure you are downloading the Media Center 2005 specific drivers from
ATI's website and not the non-MCE ones?


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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95E6C198-13E0-49AB-B2E7-A1A8C99F1D25@microsoft.com...
> ok, from the beginning:
>
> My computer was working fine a month ago when I would watch downloaded
> videos in Divx player/WMP10/PowerDVD and even with the stock graphics card
> (Radeon 9200) the picture was crystal clear.
>
> Now, when i watch programs they look grainy and there is clear pixellation
> on the outlines of objects. This does not affect pictures, only video and
> occurs on all video viewers.
>
> Also, When i try and start my Media Centre it looks it appears large in
> contrast to the 1280/1024 my desktop is currently set at and starts by
> telling me "Your video card or drivers are not compatible with Media
> Centre".
>
> How can this be if they were supplied with the computer and worked before?
>
> I tried updating the driver for the graphics card and also the TV tuner
> card. What else can i do?
>
> --
> OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
> Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
> RAM: 1024 DDR
> Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Let's start again, what is the exact problem you have?
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>>
>>
>> "Andy H" <AndyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EABB5574-C830-4CBE-A32B-9755B581A4A4@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok. I'll start in saying that i have posted several posts on this board
>> > who
>> > try and be helpful at first but end in the same result.....my computer
>> > not
>> > being fixed.
>> >
>> > After looking at these posts and the sheer volume of problems that come
>> > in,
>> > I have come to one conclusion.....computers are made with a built in
>> > 'random
>> > problem generator' after the warranty runs out.
>> >
>> > Think of it this way - two programmers (one honest and one
>> > not-s-honest)
>> > create exactly the same program but the less honest of the two puts in
>> > a
>> > backdoor code so a problem occurs in the program. Result? The
>> > programmer
>> > gets called back to solve the problem and thus creating a need to call
>> > him/her back. More money for the less-honest, no after-sales service
>> > required
>> > from the honest one.
>> >
>> > So I buy a computer and after a year it comes up with a problem which
>> > no-one
>> > can decipher and doesn't appear to have a solution. Oh wait, i know a
>> > solution. Take it back and be told it'll be expensive to fix.
>> >
>> > Is it some kind of insider knowledge where manufacturers are all
>> > laughing
>> > behind our backs while their computers run fine?
>> >
>> > We live in a world where people where the only way to ensure service is
>> > to
>> > provide a bad one?
>> >
>> > I am seriously peed off and thinking of taking an axe to mine and
>> > moving
>> > to
>> > tibet where there are no computers in the monastrys
>> >
>> > --
>> > OS: Windows XP MCE 2004 SP2
>> > Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
>> > RAM: 1024 DDR
>> > Graphics: Sapphire Radeon X700
>>
>>
>>