Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

My TV program didn’t

Make sure you do not put the PC into manual standby mode while Media

 

 

record and/or my

Center is open. (You manually put the PC into standby by pressing the

 

 

screen was blank

power icon or moon icon on the remote control or by pressing the moon

 

 

when I tried to get it

icon on the keyboard, or by clicking Start on the desktop taskbar, then

 

 

out of standby.

clicking Turn Off Computer, then Stand By.)

 

 

 

Close Media Center before putting the PC into manual standby. This will

 

 

 

avoid missed TV recordings and a potential blank screen when coming

 

 

 

out of standby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m getting a disk full

You may receive a disk full error message that is false. Confirm the free

w

error message.

space available on your hard disk drive: Click Start on the taskbar, click

 

My Computer, right-click the C: drive, then select Properties. View

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pie chart.

TV recordings in

 

 

If you have plenty of hard disk drive space available, close Media

progress will be

 

 

Center and then open it.

stopped and all

 

 

If you don’t have much free space, archive recorded TV programs, or

scheduled recordings

 

 

will be missed until

 

 

other data onto recordable CDs or DVDs, then delete them from your

the disk full error

 

 

hard disk drive. You can also uninstall unneeded software programs:

message is cleared

 

 

Click Start on the taskbar, click Control Panel, then click Add or

and Media Center is

 

 

Remove Programs.

restarted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also perform disk cleanup: click Start on the taskbar, choose

 

 

 

All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk

 

 

 

Cleanup and select the C: drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My DVD is vertically

If your DVD playback is vertically stretched in Media Center, stop

 

 

stretched.

playback and eject the disc. Reinsert the DVD and try to play it again.

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, Video and then

 

 

 

click InterVideo WinDVD to play the DVD.

The Television Program Guide did not automatically download.

Media Center will not automatically connect to the Internet and download the Television Program Guide if you are using a dial-up modem. Automatic connection occurs only with broadband Internet access. You must manually connect to the Internet and download the Guide. Be sure to disconnect when the download is complete.

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HP m1050y (PU127AV) Problem Solution My TV program didn’t, Record and/or my, Screen was blank, When I tried to get it

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