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Author Restricted Content Update 'fix' is broken on Xbox Extender for Media Center
CJSnet

2005-10-09, 7:34 pm

Hi, very unhappy today. Apparently an Automatic Update for XP has broken
the Xbox Media Center Extender's ability to show Restricted/Protected
Content.

See these two threads for many other people with the same issue since last
month:

http://tinyurl.com/dpt9z
http://tinyurl.com/b4blf

What does MS know about this and what is being done to resolve it?

Urgent reply appreciated.
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Thanks.

CJSnet

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Nigel Barker

2005-10-10, 5:34 am

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 22:46:47 +0100, "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote:
quote:

>Hi, very unhappy today. Apparently an Automatic Update for XP has broken
>the Xbox Media Center Extender's ability to show Restricted/Protected
>Content.
>
>See these two threads for many other people with the same issue since last
>month:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/dpt9z
>http://tinyurl.com/b4blf
>
>What does MS know about this and what is being done to resolve it?
>
>Urgent reply appreciated.


CJSnet,

As you are in the UK where there is no Restricted/Protected content I fail to
see how this affects you or why you are unhappy.

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Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
CJSnet

2005-10-10, 5:34 am

"Nigel Barker" <nigel@hp.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 22:46:47 +0100, "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv>
> wrote:
>
>
> CJSnet,
>
> As you are in the UK where there is no Restricted/Protected content I fail
> to
> see how this affects you or why you are unhappy.


Hi Nigel, I'm not making it up.

Telewest's new 'Teleport' on-demand movies are copy protected.
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Nigel Barker

2005-10-10, 5:34 am

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:33:28 +0100, "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote:
quote:

>"Nigel Barker" <nigel@hp.com> wrote in message
>news:377kk1ppdg76qfps2e5llkhbb2h9ij4827@4ax.com...
>
>Hi Nigel, I'm not making it up.
>
>Telewest's new 'Teleport' on-demand movies are copy protected.


Are you sure that this is an issue for MCE (or rather MCX) in th UK? Telewest's
on-demand movies may be copy-protected but it will be in the same way that Sky
Movies are i.e. with Macrovision. AFAIK The Broadcast Flag is a US only thing.

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
CJSnet

2005-10-10, 7:35 pm

"Nigel Barker" <nigel@hp.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:33:28 +0100, "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv>
> wrote:
>
>
> Are you sure that this is an issue for MCE (or rather MCX) in th UK?
> Telewest's
> on-demand movies may be copy-protected but it will be in the same way that
> Sky
> Movies are i.e. with Macrovision. AFAIK The Broadcast Flag is a US only
> thing.


Hi Nigel, all I can tell you is that I can view the on-demand movies from my
MCE machine and Linksys MCX, but not MCXbox. Update 1 released earlier in
the year fixed this for many people. If you read the above two threads, you
will see that a MS Auto Update has broken it, for many. I am merely
included and looking for a response from Microsoft.

Thanks anyway.
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Robert Schlabbach

2005-10-10, 7:35 pm

"CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message
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> Telewest's new 'Teleport' on-demand movies are copy protected.


Hmm, but *HOW*? The only "copyright bit" available in PAL systems I'm aware
of is one of the WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) bits, and I don't think MCE
respects that.

So how would Teleport's copy protection work if there is no way the
protection could be signalled to the MCE machine...?

Regards,«
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Robert Schlabbach
e-mail: robert_s@gmx.net
Berlin, Germany


CJSnet

2005-10-10, 7:35 pm

"Robert Schlabbach" <robert_s@gmx.net> wrote in message
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quote:

> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message
> news:u48UPVXzFHA.3152@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> Hmm, but *HOW*? The only "copyright bit" available in PAL systems I'm
> aware
> of is one of the WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) bits, and I don't think MCE
> respects that.
>
> So how would Teleport's copy protection work if there is no way the
> protection could be signalled to the MCE machine...?


Well not to worry, a reinstall later and the MCXbox is now playing the
content correctly.

I guess it was just flakiness in the code causing a required reinstallation
of Update 1 for Xbox.
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Thanks.

CJSnet

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> Regards,«
> --
> Robert Schlabbach
> e-mail: robert_s@gmx.net
> Berlin, Germany
>
>



Mike Z

2005-10-11, 2:33 am

Hi CJSnet,

I have the Linksys extender and experienced the same problem even after
Update 1. I updated my video card and TV tuner card drivers and it fixed
the problem. I am pretty sure that it was the TV tuner card drivers that
did the trick. I have an ATI Radeon 9800 video card and a Hauppauge WinTV
500MCE TV tuner card.

-Mike

quote:

>
> Well not to worry, a reinstall later and the MCXbox is now playing the
> content correctly.
>
> I guess it was just flakiness in the code causing a required
> reinstallation of Update 1 for Xbox.
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> Thanks.
>
> CJSnet



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