Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:43 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:43 GMT Rev9 7 -7 -1 Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous I just received my free Media Centre key, put it in the box, and hit next. Several minutes later Windows suddenly restarted without warning, then restarted a second time (sudden, but an OS restart, not a hardware restart).

When it came back up all of the items pinned in my taskbar have been cleared and the defaults returned, Steam has been corrupted (and is repairing), iTunes has lost a lot of settings, and even Chrome wasn't able to recover the tabs I had open.

So word of warning, shut down EVERYTHING before you install Media Centre. You still might see your Explorer settings reset. 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/669823e6a473455cb49aa0f70087fcca#669823e6a473455cb49aa0f70087fcca Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:15:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/669823e6a473455cb49aa0f70087fcca#669823e6a473455cb49aa0f70087fcca Manip 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ManipUni/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous What do they say about gift horses?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/389f878b70a448cea472a0f70108380e#389f878b70a448cea472a0f70108380e Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:01:59 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/389f878b70a448cea472a0f70108380e#389f878b70a448cea472a0f70108380e Joshua Ross 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jsoh/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous There is a "million" of us that cannot find the place to enter the key!!   Sad

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/53fa29c657684b338e4ea0f70119c487#53fa29c657684b338e4ea0f70119c487 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:05:53 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/53fa29c657684b338e4ea0f70119c487#53fa29c657684b338e4ea0f70119c487 JohnDaddyo 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/JohnDaddyo/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous @JohnDaddyo: Control Panel -> Add features to Windows 8

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/8a13c23b7fcb40f98e0ca0f701228d26#8a13c23b7fcb40f98e0ca0f701228d26 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:37:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/8a13c23b7fcb40f98e0ca0f701228d26#8a13c23b7fcb40f98e0ca0f701228d26 Manip 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ManipUni/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous @ManipUni: That prompts me to pay $10 to get Media Center, yet I read everywhere that it's supposed to be free for a limited time. Where are you getting your key?

edit: Nevermind, I found it on Microsoft's site.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/c102de840840413bb247a0f70155749b#c102de840840413bb247a0f70155749b Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:43:12 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/c102de840840413bb247a0f70155749b#c102de840840413bb247a0f70155749b Scott 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/spivonious/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous @ManipUni: Completely disregard what I said. And thanks for the warning.

-Josh

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/83a93f93120e4b0696b0a0fa01712a5d#83a93f93120e4b0696b0a0fa01712a5d Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:24:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/83a93f93120e4b0696b0a0fa01712a5d#83a93f93120e4b0696b0a0fa01712a5d Joshua Ross 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jsoh/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Add Features (aka installing Media Centre) is dangerous @ManipUni: I wonder if this is because you're entering a new product key and it doesn't keep user files between "upgrades".

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/bb3366628bc449a3a915a0fb013da7d0#bb3366628bc449a3a915a0fb013da7d0 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:16:32 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Add-Features-aka-installing-Media-Centre-is-dangerous/bb3366628bc449a3a915a0fb013da7d0#bb3366628bc449a3a915a0fb013da7d0 Scott 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/spivonious/Discussions/RSS