Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2004

**srcstc** · 03-06-2004, 04:14 PM

Someone should act on this before Ebay shuts it down.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3664980251

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**eCar™** · 03-06-2004, 04:59 PM

So what's the deal on this?

First of all, why would eBay shut it down. Is it illegal to sell this OS on ebay?

M$ says that this OS can't be install on any PC. It is only for PCs that were specifically built for it. Now, I know that someone will make it work on a user-built PC, but has anyone done it yet?

**srcstc** · 03-06-2004, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by eCar™

So what's the deal on this?

First of all, why would eBay shut it down. Is it illegal to sell this OS on ebay?

M$ says that this OS can't be install on any PC. It is only for PCs that were specifically built for it. Now, I know that someone will make it work on a user-built PC, but has anyone done it yet?

As far as I know there's only one piece of hardware that makes a media center PC different, the Tv tuner/capture card.
Ebay will shut it down because you're not allowed to buy MCE unless it comes with a MCE pc.

Do a google search for more.

**eCar™** · 03-06-2004, 05:12 PM

What if you lost the OS somehow? You need to buy an entire PC to get your OS back?

Eh... not interested enough to search.

**srcstc** · 03-06-2004, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by eCar™

What if you lost the OS somehow? You need to buy an entire PC to get your OS back?

Eh... not interested enough to search.

Um, obviously, if you bought a MCE PC you can always get replacement discs from where you bought it.

Rich

**eCar™** · 03-06-2004, 05:31 PM

I bought mine from an estate sale. No warranty. (Hypothetical situation).

**srcstc** · 03-06-2004, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by eCar™

Eh... not interested enough to search.

Seems like you're interested enough to me.

**eCar™** · 03-06-2004, 06:10 PM

Only interested in giving you a hard time.

**srcstc** · 03-06-2004, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by eCar™

Only interested in giving you a hard time.

Why? I'm not selling it.

**TimmyM** · 03-06-2004, 06:38 PM

I have MCE 2004 installed on my Car-Puter. I don't use it much, I switch between MediaCar and Media Engine. I get an error everytime I start MCE because I don't have a TV Tuner card installed. After the error it runs fine on an old PIII-700.