Discussion:
Removing on-line functionality from MC
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Slugsie
2008-07-14 16:30:57 UTC
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I have Vista Ultimate x64, and I frequently use Media Center for watching TV
and videos etc, but nothing else.

This was fine until a few months ago when some additional menu entries
appeared which just clutter the root menus up. They're Sports, Online Media,
and Internet TV.

Even if they were of interest to me (they're not, not even slightly), I
can't access them as I am in the UK, and apparently we're not allowed such
features. Is there any way I can remove them? Ideally, I'd like to remove a
whole bunch of menu entries, or at least re-order them. As I say I only
watch videos using MC, so having 'Pictures + Videos' default to Pictures
just means I have additional actions to perform to get to what I'm after.

BTW, these new entries appear to be Ultimate only as they don't appear on my
laptop running Home Premium.
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</Slugsie>
Richard Miller
2008-07-14 17:20:20 UTC
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Your geo setting are set to US not UK
Go to “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages\NetTV “and delete NetTV, you
should also see Sports under “ C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages
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Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Post by Slugsie
I have Vista Ultimate x64, and I frequently use Media Center for watching TV
and videos etc, but nothing else.
This was fine until a few months ago when some additional menu entries
appeared which just clutter the root menus up. They're Sports, Online Media,
and Internet TV.
Even if they were of interest to me (they're not, not even slightly), I
can't access them as I am in the UK, and apparently we're not allowed such
features. Is there any way I can remove them? Ideally, I'd like to remove a
whole bunch of menu entries, or at least re-order them. As I say I only
watch videos using MC, so having 'Pictures + Videos' default to Pictures
just means I have additional actions to perform to get to what I'm after.
BTW, these new entries appear to be Ultimate only as they don't appear on my
laptop running Home Premium.
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</Slugsie>
Slugsie
2008-07-14 19:27:44 UTC
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Nope, all geo settings are UK, as they should be. If they weren't, how would
it know that I am in the UK, and thus not able to watch them? ;)

However, I have deleted a bunch of folders from the indicated folder, and
most of the stuff I don't want is gone. Thanks. :)
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</Slugsie>
Post by Richard Miller
Your geo setting are set to US not UK
Go to “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages\NetTV “and delete NetTV, you
should also see Sports under “ C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages
--
Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Post by Slugsie
I have Vista Ultimate x64, and I frequently use Media Center for watching TV
and videos etc, but nothing else.
This was fine until a few months ago when some additional menu entries
appeared which just clutter the root menus up. They're Sports, Online Media,
and Internet TV.
Even if they were of interest to me (they're not, not even slightly), I
can't access them as I am in the UK, and apparently we're not allowed such
features. Is there any way I can remove them? Ideally, I'd like to remove a
whole bunch of menu entries, or at least re-order them. As I say I only
watch videos using MC, so having 'Pictures + Videos' default to Pictures
just means I have additional actions to perform to get to what I'm after.
BTW, these new entries appear to be Ultimate only as they don't appear on my
laptop running Home Premium.
--
</Slugsie>
Richard Miller
2008-07-14 19:39:02 UTC
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Glad the worked
It uses your IP address for “Internet TV”.
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Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Post by Slugsie
Nope, all geo settings are UK, as they should be. If they weren't, how would
it know that I am in the UK, and thus not able to watch them? ;)
However, I have deleted a bunch of folders from the indicated folder, and
most of the stuff I don't want is gone. Thanks. :)
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</Slugsie>
Post by Richard Miller
Your geo setting are set to US not UK
Go to “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages\NetTV “and delete NetTV, you
should also see Sports under “ C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\Packages
--
Richard A Miller MCE mvp
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Post by Slugsie
I have Vista Ultimate x64, and I frequently use Media Center for watching TV
and videos etc, but nothing else.
This was fine until a few months ago when some additional menu entries
appeared which just clutter the root menus up. They're Sports, Online Media,
and Internet TV.
Even if they were of interest to me (they're not, not even slightly), I
can't access them as I am in the UK, and apparently we're not allowed such
features. Is there any way I can remove them? Ideally, I'd like to remove a
whole bunch of menu entries, or at least re-order them. As I say I only
watch videos using MC, so having 'Pictures + Videos' default to Pictures
just means I have additional actions to perform to get to what I'm after.
BTW, these new entries appear to be Ultimate only as they don't appear on my
laptop running Home Premium.
--
</Slugsie>
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