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Tags: hibernate vista windows]]>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:26:28 GMTprograms_id_533kuchin@nosuchserver.comhibernatevistawindowshttp://tagfacts.com/kuchinControl ProductOptions -> in XP Home: ProductSuite (multistring value)with value Personal - delete it, add new DWORD parameter Brand with zero value.
Reboot Windows - F8 -> Load last good known configuration.
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Tags: home windows]]>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:18:29 GMTprograms_id_363kuchin@nosuchserver.comhomewindowshttp://tagfacts.com/kuchin (link)
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Tags: development windows]]>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:17 GMTprograms_id_323kuchin@nosuchserver.comdevelopmentwindowshttp://tagfacts.com/kuchin by kuchin
Tags: home security windows]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:25:54 GMTprograms_id_269kuchin@nosuchserver.comhomesecuritywindowshttp://tagfacts.com/kuchin
IMPORTANT NOTE: Tekmaven brings up a valid point -- Those that join a domain with Media Center 2005 will *not* be able to use extender devices due to the Fast User Switching dependency (who uses extenders anyway?)

UPDATE (January 8th): I have received news the Linksys MCE Extender device works fine when joined in a domain.

UNIMPORTANT NOTE: Yes, I know this is somewhat painful for us lazy folk. If you want to pick up where I left off, go patch netapi32.dll, lsasrv.dll, netid.dll (and more?) to ignore the IsLegacyMce value (beware of future hotfixes). Or maybe you could write a nifty restricted-registry-key-permission-bypassing-mabob to make this change on the fly?

Insert Windows XP CD.
Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe ⁄cmdcons
(replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)
Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'
After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter
Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.
File > Load Hive...
Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK
Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'
(Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Join domain. What, you were expecting instructions on this too?
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Tags: mce2005 network windows]]>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:33:07 GMTprograms_id_2kuchin@nosuchserver.commce2005networkwindowshttp://tagfacts.com/kuchinHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
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Tags: remote_desktop windows]]>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:31:19 GMTprograms_id_1kuchin@nosuchserver.comremote_desktopwindows