Our development team has found a possible root cause and workaround for error code 20 that may appear when trying to download television guide data in Media Center 2005. The guide download error code article I previously published describes error code 20 as a file validation error, possibly caused by a mismatched guide package. Previously, the only recommended workaround was to try downloading guide data again later.
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We got a hold of a machine that was displaying error code 20, and the developer debugged and found the failure resulted from a call to a cryptographic API that is used to decode guide data (which is downloaded in an encrypted format). For some reason we don't fully understand yet, this API returns a set of permissions that don't permit the guide data file to be opened correctly.
This workaround that we used to resolve this issue is the following:
- Log onto the computer as a user with Administrator privileges
- Close Media Center
- Navigate to the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%Application DataMicrosoftCryptoRSAMachineKeys folder
- Delete the file that starts with 1c93d682e65b0f3af0cd51385becba5e_
- Restart Media Center and try to download television guide data again
Error code 20 is being caused by one of the machine keys in that folder, but it appears to be a different key on each computer that hits this problem.
<update date='6/22/2006'> Updated this workaround so that it only includes deleting Media Center-specific RSA keys. The previous workaround ended up deleting the entire RSA key store, which can impact other products on the system. </update>
Microsoft's Windows 10 is a big hit with many users, but not all PC users are happy with the upgrade. The depreciation of Windows Media Center began way back in 2009, but fans of the media add-on have been clinging on to it ever since. Indeed, if you were lucky enough to have Media Center on your PC, the app would uninstall with the Windows 10 upgrade. Instead, users were given a free DVD player as a consolation prize, which hardly makes up for the loss of functionality.
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Now, users at the MDL forums have managed to create an all-in-one package to reinstall Windows Media Center on current Windows 10 builds (including 10240 and 10532). The project had been in the works for a few weeks now, but starting a few days ago users could successfully install the center to their PCs. The site Windows Blog Italia wrote up on how easy it is to accomplish and indeed, we were able to successfully install it on our PC with ease.
Install Windows Media Center on Windows 10
Note:Before we start, we should caution you are download files from an unofficial source. As such, you should heed with the utmost caution when installing as this constitutes a security concern. Although there are no known side effects make sure you have your PC backed up just in case.
1. Download
Confessions of an economic hitman audio book free download pc. Download and extract WindowsMediaCenter_10.0.10134.0.zip from this address.
2. Run
Right-click on _TestRights.cmd and click Run as administrator
3. Reboot your PC
4. Run 2
Right-click on Installer.cm and click Run as administrator
5. Exit
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Now, doing a simple search for Media Center reveals the app installed on your PC. You can then pin it to your Start menu or taskbar for quick access. Due to our configuration we have not confirmed how well it runs with a TV signal setup, so your mileage may vary. Otherwise, despite looking like a throwback to Vista, the app runs just fine on our new 2015 Windows 10 machine.
Windows Media Center Cannot Download Guide Data
Let us know in comments if Media Center is something you still you use and whether you will be using this workaround!
Source: MDL Forums (registration required); via Windows Blog Italia