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
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Windows XP Service Pack 1
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Windows Media Player 9 or later
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Software to play DVDs
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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).
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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide
If you want more information about this file you can go to
the HP Support Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com
Some recorded TV programs with the
broadcast flag turned on are copy protected
and cannot be viewed on other PCs.
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