Can't find Media Center

I have a desktop system that came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium.
Media Center is supposed to be a part of Home Premium. However, Media
Center is not to be found anywhere when I do Start - All Programs. How
do I start Media Center? Under XP there was a way to install additional
Windows components. I don't see an equivalent feature in Vista but if
there is a way to do that and check if the Media Center is installed I'd
like to know that as well.

Thanks

It is not at the top of your Start Orb > All Programs list, above the program
folders (Windows Media Center, with a green icon)? Or on your Quick Launch
toolbar?


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"fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
news:RgxKi.1205$kk4.924@trnddc08...
>I have a desktop system that came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium. Media
>Center is supposed to be a part of Home Premium. However, Media Center is not
>to be found anywhere when I do Start - All Programs. How do I start Media
>Center? Under XP there was a way to install additional Windows components. I
>don't see an equivalent feature in Vista but if there is a way to do that and
>check if the Media Center is installed I'd like to know that as well.
>
> Thanks

No it is not. I see settings for Media Center in the registry but it
doesn't appear anywhere else that I can find. Is there a .exe that I
can start?

Cal Bear '66 wrote:
> It is not at the top of your Start Orb > All Programs list, above the program
> folders (Windows Media Center, with a green icon)? Or on your Quick Launch
> toolbar?
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
> news:RgxKi.1205$kk4.924@trnddc08...
>> I have a desktop system that came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium. Media
>> Center is supposed to be a part of Home Premium. However, Media Center is not
>> to be found anywhere when I do Start - All Programs. How do I start Media
>> Center? Under XP there was a way to install additional Windows components. I
>> don't see an equivalent feature in Vista but if there is a way to do that and
>> check if the Media Center is installed I'd like to know that as well.
>>
>> Thanks
>
>

%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe


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"fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
news:X_xKi.3945$Wo4.3000@trnddc03...
> No it is not. I see settings for Media Center in the registry but it doesn't
> appear anywhere else that I can find. Is there a .exe that I can start?
>
> Cal Bear '66 wrote:
>> It is not at the top of your Start Orb > All Programs list, above the program
>> folders (Windows Media Center, with a green icon)? Or on your Quick Launch
>> toolbar?
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
>> news:RgxKi.1205$kk4.924@trnddc08...
>>> I have a desktop system that came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium.
>>> Media Center is supposed to be a part of Home Premium. However, Media
>>> Center is not to be found anywhere when I do Start - All Programs. How do I
>>> start Media Center? Under XP there was a way to install additional Windows
>>> components. I don't see an equivalent feature in Vista but if there is a
>>> way to do that and check if the Media Center is installed I'd like to know
>>> that as well.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>

when I try to do that I get a message saying it was prevented by a
software restriction policy - and I am running as the administrator

Cal Bear '66 wrote:
> %SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
> news:X_xKi.3945$Wo4.3000@trnddc03...
>> No it is not. I see settings for Media Center in the registry but it doesn't
>> appear anywhere else that I can find. Is there a .exe that I can start?
>>
>> Cal Bear '66 wrote:
>>> It is not at the top of your Start Orb > All Programs list, above the program
>>> folders (Windows Media Center, with a green icon)? Or on your Quick Launch
>>> toolbar?
>>>
>>>
>>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>>> GO BEARS!
>>>
>>>
>>> "fanofthemick" <> wrote in message
>>> news:RgxKi.1205$kk4.924@trnddc08...
>>>> I have a desktop system that came pre-installed with Vista Home Premium.
>>>> Media Center is supposed to be a part of Home Premium. However, Media
>>>> Center is not to be found anywhere when I do Start - All Programs. How do I
>>>> start Media Center? Under XP there was a way to install additional Windows
>>>> components. I don't see an equivalent feature in Vista but if there is a
>>>> way to do that and check if the Media Center is installed I'd like to know
>>>> that as well.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>