TV Tuner

My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
Center, and try again."

I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
if another program is interferring with the Media Center.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

What TV tuner card do you have?

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Mara wrote:
> My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> "TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> Center, and try again."
>
> I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you

what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
also install and driver updates?

On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
<> wrote:

>My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
>several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
>"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
>is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
>Center, and try again."
>
>I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
>if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thank you for replying. I have a ViXS Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC/ATSC Combo). I
have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
scheduled show infrequently.

"S.Sengupta" wrote:

> What TV tuner card do you have?
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
> Mara wrote:
> > My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> > several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> > "TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> > is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> > Center, and try again."
> >
> > I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> > if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
>

Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
scheduled show infrequently.


"S.Sengupta" wrote:

> What TV tuner card do you have?
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
> Mara wrote:
> > My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> > several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> > "TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> > is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> > Center, and try again."
> >
> > I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> > if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
>

Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
scheduled show infrequently.

I have checked for driver updates and there are none.

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

> what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
> also install and driver updates?
>
> On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
> <> wrote:
>
> >My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> >several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> >"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> >is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> >Center, and try again."
> >
> >I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> >if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> >
> >Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

I have the same tuner card. Every time I try to run the MC tv setup MC
either shuts down completely or I get the message "TV tuner unavailable". I
dont know why this is happening. I'm running vista home premium.

"Mara" wrote:

> Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
> have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
> scheduled show infrequently.
>
> I have checked for driver updates and there are none.
>
> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
> > what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
> > also install and driver updates?
> >
> > On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> > >several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> > >"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> > >is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> > >Center, and try again."
> > >
> > >I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> > >if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
> > --
> >
> > Barb Bowman
> > MS-MVP
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> >

does http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929011 apply to
you?

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:24:01 -0700, RodeoClown11
<> wrote:

>I have the same tuner card. Every time I try to run the MC tv setup MC
>either shuts down completely or I get the message "TV tuner unavailable". I
>dont know why this is happening. I'm running vista home premium.
>
>"Mara" wrote:
>
>> Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
>> have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
>> scheduled show infrequently.
>>
>> I have checked for driver updates and there are none.
>>
>> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>>
>> > what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
>> > also install and driver updates?
>> >
>> > On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
>> > <> wrote:
>> >
>> > >My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
>> > >several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
>> > >"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
>> > >is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
>> > >Center, and try again."
>> > >
>> > >I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
>> > >if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
>> > >
>> > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
>> > --
>> >
>> > Barb Bowman
>> > MS-MVP
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>> >
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

I downloaded Windows Vista SP1 and then MC seemed to work. But now as I go
thru the tv setup process, the computer crashes and I get a message saying
the crash was du to the video driver/card (Nvidia GeForce 7500 LE). I have
the latest driver downloaded for that, so I'm not sure why that is happening.
As for the hotfix you suggested, from the looks of it it should help,
however after I downl;oad and try to run it it says it's not for my system.
Not sure what to do from here, but I appreciate the help.
John

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

>
> does http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929011 apply to
> you?
>
> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:24:01 -0700, RodeoClown11
> <> wrote:
>
> >I have the same tuner card. Every time I try to run the MC tv setup MC
> >either shuts down completely or I get the message "TV tuner unavailable". I
> >dont know why this is happening. I'm running vista home premium.
> >
> >"Mara" wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
> >> have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
> >> scheduled show infrequently.
> >>
> >> I have checked for driver updates and there are none.
> >>
> >> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
> >>
> >> > what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
> >> > also install and driver updates?
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
> >> > <> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> >> > >several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> >> > >"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> >> > >is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> >> > >Center, and try again."
> >> > >
> >> > >I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> >> > >if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> >> > >
> >> > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Barb Bowman
> >> > MS-MVP
> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> >> > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> >> >
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

I might add that I'm running vista home premium 32

"RodeoClown11" wrote:

> I downloaded Windows Vista SP1 and then MC seemed to work. But now as I go
> thru the tv setup process, the computer crashes and I get a message saying
> the crash was du to the video driver/card (Nvidia GeForce 7500 LE). I have
> the latest driver downloaded for that, so I'm not sure why that is happening.
> As for the hotfix you suggested, from the looks of it it should help,
> however after I downl;oad and try to run it it says it's not for my system.
> Not sure what to do from here, but I appreciate the help.
> John
>
> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
> >
> > does http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929011 apply to
> > you?
> >
> > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:24:01 -0700, RodeoClown11
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >I have the same tuner card. Every time I try to run the MC tv setup MC
> > >either shuts down completely or I get the message "TV tuner unavailable". I
> > >dont know why this is happening. I'm running vista home premium.
> > >
> > >"Mara" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Thank you for replying. I have a ViXC Pure TV-U 4899 (NTSC?ATSC Combo). I
> > >> have also discovered that my system has intermittently failed to record a
> > >> scheduled show infrequently.
> > >>
> > >> I have checked for driver updates and there are none.
> > >>
> > >> "Barb Bowman" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > what tuner card and what programs did you recently install? did you
> > >> > also install and driver updates?
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:52:00 -0700, Mara
> > >> > <> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > >My Windows Media Center was successfully recording my television shows for
> > >> > >several months. Recently it stopped recording and the message I got was
> > >> > >"TUNER NOT AVAILABLE The tuner is currently in use by another application or
> > >> > >is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media
> > >> > >Center, and try again."
> > >> > >
> > >> > >I have done this several times and the same message reappears. I don't know
> > >> > >if another program is interferring with the Media Center.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you
> > >> > --
> > >> >
> > >> > Barb Bowman
> > >> > MS-MVP
> > >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> > >> > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> > >> >
> > --
> >
> > Barb Bowman
> > MS-MVP
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> > http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> >