Windows 7 - Media Center - Pinnacle USB Pro Mini (80e) TV Adapter doesn't show QAM Clear TV Signal Option.

Hi X-RaNgEr,

Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft answers

I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in the link below.

Set up a TV signal in Windows Media Center

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Set-up-a-TV-signal-in-Windows-Media-Center

Also, check

The digital TV transition and Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/The-digital-TV-transition-and-Windows

TV signals that are supported by Windows Media Center

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/TV-signals-that-are-supported-by-Windows-Media-Center

Hope this information is helpful

Thanks and regards
Ajay K

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

I don't see your tuner on the W7 compat list

On Tue, 10-Nov-09 00:04:51 GMT, X-RaNgEr wrote:

>Hi Ajay,Thank You for your response, it is much appreciated!I
had reviewed the links you provide prior to posting my question on
the forums.Do you or any have any specific instructions for enabling
Signal QAM Clear in Windows 7 Media Center.Thanks,Jay

open an administrative cmd prompt

(from a user with admin privileges)

Bcdedit.exe –set TESTSIGNING ON

when you get a signed driver

Bcdedit.exe –set TESTSIGNING OFF

On Tue, 10-Nov-09 14:41:58 GMT, X-RaNgEr wrote:

ly working on the drivers to get them Digitally Signed as quick as possible, however, they could not provide me with an ETA on release, however, once they are release ClearQAM should show up in Windows 7 Media Center. He did indicate the 32-bit beta drivers will work on Windows 7 32-bit, as 32-bit Windows 7 doesn't prevent non-digitally signed drivers from working, as Windows 7 64-bit does. That being said, I am going to try and load the 32-bit drivers and on Windows 7 64-bit and see what happens. Anyone know if you can tell device manager to not care about digitally signed drivers?The Beta Drivers for PCTV adapters can be found here:http://www.pctvsystems.com/tabid/62/default.aspx/Downloads/Windows7BETAdriver/tabid/181/language/en-US/Default.aspxThanks,Jay

1. did you run from an administrative cmd prompt and reboot?

2. can you uninstall the driver and run the installer as an
administrator?

On Thu, 12-Nov-09 14:13:49 GMT, X-RaNgEr wrote:

Hi All,No dice.I tried:Bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING
ON&Bcdedit.exe /set
DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKSWindows 7, shows Test mode enabled in the
bottom right
hand corner so it seems to do something. However, Device manager
still has an
nt on the TV Adapter. The status shows This driver is
not
digitally signed, blah blah blah...I tried to manally sign the
driver myself,
however, I am still getting the same message in Device Manager. I am
unable to
get this to work.I don't know if there is a different between RC1
and the
General release which I have. Does anyone know what else I should
try?Thanks,Jay

I'm using an NNTP bridge to the forums as I don't have time for the web interface. I'll bow out and hope that someone else can help you that meets your
criteria for how you'd like answers presented.

For me, it is far faster and easier than having to refer 'back' which is time consuming.

Best of luck!

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On Fri, 13-Nov-09 02:44:14 GMT, X-RaNgEr wrote:

and rebooted.Yes, I uninstalled All drivers for the PCTV adapter and
reinstalled it via Device Manager. The drivers do not have a seperate install, they are just drivers. I am not clear on how you would install the drivers in
Admin mode? I am logged on to the system as an Administrative user. Barb, if you could please stop quoting, it takes up alot of space, and seem unnessesary.
Thanks,Jay