System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs

To play back recorded TV files (.dvr-ms files) that were recorded on your HP Digital Entertainment Center on another non-HP Digital Entertainment Center, the PC must have the following items installed:

■Windows XP operating system

■Windows XP Service Pack 1

■Windows Media Player 9 or later

■Software to play DVDs

The audio and video codec file allows Windows Media Player to play recorded TV programs (.dvr-ms files). You can find this file in Windows Update. Click Start, choose All Programs, and then click Windows Update. You can also go to the Windows Web site and search for this code file (Q810243).

If you want more information about this file you can go to the HP Support Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com

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Some recorded TV programs with the broadcast flag turned on are copy protected and cannot be viewed on other PCs.

186Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide