The New England Digital Media Users Group (NEDMUG) is conducting a full day of training on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server, geared at novice computer users. The all-day event is being presented at Microsoft’s offices on September 13, 2008, and is co-sponsored by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
Even if you’re beyond novice stage, you might want to look into this event. It should offer the opportunity to see some features and system configurations that you might not otherwise have a chance to experiment with.
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Since spending approx. 4 days with MS tech support and finally downloading Service Pack 3, I’m unable to use my Windows Media Center. Navigation through the menus is possible, but activation of any portion of the Media Center is not possible. The TV updates still download. Has anyone else had this problem?