Fix For Recent Media Center Studio Problem

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 08:22 Written by Alan Saturday, 19 June 2010 08:00

If you use Windows Media Center and you use Media Center Studio to customize the menus then chances are you have been bit by the recent problem.  Specifically, all of your customization has disappeared and no amount of opening Media Center Studio and “fixing” it works.  Thankfully a simple fix has been found and here it is:

1. Make sure you have enabled viewing of hidden files (if you don’t know how, then click HERE)

2. Close Media Center.

3. Navigate to Computer => C Drive => ProgramData => Microsoft => eHome => Packages => MCEClientUX => dSM

4. Locate the file startresources.dll and rename it to startresources.old.

5. Now reopen Media Center and all of your customization work should be back.

Alan

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