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Whenever I go to Windows Media Center, it no longer opens and instead gives me an error. I have no idea what it means but have tried researching it and found no real answers.
The error is :
Description: Stopped working
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01:ehshell.exe
Problem Signature 02:6.1.7600.16385
Problem Signature 03:4a5bd053
Problem Signature 04:mcstore
Problem Signature 05:6.1.0.0
Problem Signature 06:4ce7b873
Problem Signature 07:1a1
Problem Signature 08:146
Problem Signature 09:System.InvalidOperationException
OS Version:6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033
Can anyone please help me solve this or, sadly, should I just reinstall Windows (again) ?
1.Do you remember any changes done on your computer that could have caused this?
This problem occurs if the Windows Media Center update process (Mcupdate.exe) cannot access the Windows Media Center data store. You may experience this problem if the data store is damaged. Therefore, try to rebuild the Media Center data store.
To do this, follow these steps:
Method 1:
a) Exit any running instance of Windows Media Center.
b) Delete the mediaCenterData Store.db file. By default, this file is in the following location:
c) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click
Continue .
d) In the Open box, type
%systemdrive%\programdata\microsoft\ehome and then click OK .
e) In the details pane, right-click
mediacenterdatastore.db and then click Delete .
f) Click Yes to confirm that you want to move the Mediacenterdatastore.db file to the Recycle Bin.
c) Now start Windows media center and check.
Method 2:
.
Click Start button, click All Programs, click Accessories, then right-click Command Prompt, in the right click menu, please click Run as administrator.
2. Type the following commands, press Enter after each line.
If the issue still exists, please move on to reinstall Windows Media Center:
Method 3:
a.Open Control Panel/Programs and Features.
b.Click "Turn Windows features on or off" in the left pane.
c.Expand "Media Features", uncheck "Windows Media Center". Click "Yes" to continue, and click OK to quit. Then Restart. Note: If you turn off WMP, Windows Media Center will be turned off either. You may need to re-configure settings for Windows Media Center after re-enabling it.
d.Open "Turn Windows features on or off" again. Turn on the features "Windows Media Player" and "Windows Media Center". Restart.
If the issue still exists, please move on to reinstall Windows