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0Group Policy LogoCustom ADM file for Windows Server 2003 / XP domain

Published on by in Misc Software. Updated 1st January 2012.

I was digging thru an old back-up CD today and stumbled upon a custom ADM file I created when I was administering a Windows Server 2003 / Windows XP Domain. To use, copy the following code into notepad, save the file with a .adm extension on the system32 folder of a domain server. Open Group… Read more »

0PC Hardware CPU RAM UpgradeA guide to effective ways to improve the performance of your PC

Published on by in Misc Software. Updated 22nd January 2012.

There are lots of tips and advice out there on the internet about how to tweak the performance of your PC. Some of them have some useful tips, but the vast majority are of very little use, either because they are for the wrong operating system, or they don’t apply to your setup, or because… Read more »

0Windows Media Center eHome LogoFull 7MC codec setup

Published on by in Codecs, Misc Media Software, Windows Media Center. Updated 30th December 2011.

I’ve previously posted several times about codec issues on 7mc, but I’ve now got a solution that is comprehensive, fairly simple and works consistently.  With a few free codecs and utilities you can have full decoding support, DXVA, subtitles and fantastic flexibility working in 64bit (or 32bit) Media Center.  The following instructions are specific to… Read more »

0Haali Matroska logoProblems with DS splitters playing a range of m2ts files

Published on by in Codecs. Updated 30th December 2011.

Ever since settings up a HTPC running Win7 Media Center I have had the occasional problem playing m2ts files. ffdshow supports all of the codecs used in m2ts files but still a few files play without without either audio or video, or the playback isn’t smooth despite more than ample hardware. I have experimented extensively… Read more »

1Closed Captions Subtitles LogoSubtitles and DXVA in Windows Media Center 7 x64

Published on by in Codecs. Updated 14th December 2011.

Thanks to a guide on theHTPC.net I have been able to get subtitles working with hardware accelerated decoding in Windows Media Center 7 x64. For this simplified guide to work you must already be comfortable with the various tweaks necessary to change the default codecs used in Media Center. Once you know how to tweak… Read more »

0Windows Media Center eHome LogoSpeeding up WMP12 (and 7MC) media library database

Published on by in Windows Media Center. Updated 5th October 2011.

One of the problems with my HTPC that I have only just started looking at is how to use it to play and manage my large collection of audio CD’s which I have painstakingly ripped to FLAC’s. The Xiph codecs (see previous articles and ) make it possible to play FLACs in 64bit media center,… Read more »