Windows XP Media Center Edition:

Win95/98/NT/ is NOT supported in any way.
If need older driver use ftp.shspvr.com

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Windows XP Media Center Edition Driver
Driver for Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150MCE/500MCE
Ver 2.0.18.22280 WHQL All card 150/500 board 10/6/2004
Ver 2.0.18.23053 WHQL All card 150/500 board 2/22/2005
Driver for Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250/250MCE/350/Freestyle
Ver 1.14.20283.605 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 10/10/2002
Ver 1.16.11.21022  All card 250/350/Freestyle board 1/22/2003
Ver 1.17.110.21050 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 2/20/2003
Ver 1.17.110.21050 WHQL Freestyle board 2/20/2003
Ver 1.17.250.21108 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 4/18/2003
Ver 1.17.250.21126 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 5/6/2003
Ver 1.17.250.21176 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 6/26/2003
Ver 1.17.270.21197 All card 250/350/Freestyle board 7/16/2003
Ver 1.17.270.21212 WHQL All card 250/350/Freestyle board 8/11/2003
Ver 1.17.390.21261 WHQL All card 250/350/Freestyle board 9/25/2003
Ver 1.17.390.22029 WHQL All card 250/350/Freestyle board 2/2/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22168  All card 250/350/Freestyle board 6/16/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22226  All card 250/350/Freestyle board 8/13/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22252  All card 250/350/Freestyle board 9/8/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22247  WHQL* Freestyle board 9/3/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22247  ** All card 250/350/Freestyle board 9/3/2004
Ver 1.18.21.22254  All card 250/350/Freestyle board 9/10/2004
*Note MCE 2005 OEM card only and User will need this driver start with
1.18.21.22247
**Note MCE 2005 All WinTV-PVR card and it NoN WHQL driver start with
1.18.21.22247
Driver for Hauppauge WinTV-PVR USB2 and OEM
Ver 2.52.1.21268 9/25/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21272 9/29/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21276 10/7/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21321 11/13/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21329 11/24/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21337 12/3/2004
Ver 2.52.1.21346 12/12/2003
Ver 2.52.1.21351 12/18/2004
Ver 2.52.1.22083 3/23/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22125 5/5/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22162 6/10/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22169 6/17/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22182 6/30/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22190 7/8/2004
Ver 2.2.58.22201 7/19/2004
Ver 2.2.73.22260 9/16/2004
Ver 2.2.73.22295 10/21/2004
Ver 2.2.73.22329 11/24/2004
Ver 2.2.73.23063 WHQL 3/4/2005
Ver 2.2.73.23130 WHQL 5/10/2005
Driver for Hauppauge WinTV-PVR Roslyn (Model 28xxx Only)
Ver 2.92.21350 12/16/2003
Ver 2.96.22090 4/5/2004
Ver 2.99.22145 5/24/2004
Ver 2.102.22315 11/11/2004
Ver 2.105.23064 3/15/2005
Installation Instructions thank to Deron Dantzler

Driver for AverMedia M150 AVerTV PVR OEM thnak to zombie10k 
Ver 1.0.3.21 WHQL 10/20/2003
Ver 1.0.3.25 WHQL 11/05/2003
Ver 1.0.3.26 WHQL 11/15/2003
Ver 1.0.3.31 WHQL 02/06/2004
Ver 1.0.5.9 WHQL 07/20/2004

Driver for AverMedia M172 AVerTV PVR OEM 
Ver 1.0.3.6 WHQL 10/09/2003

Driver for AverMedia M179 AVerTV PVR OEM
Ver 1.1.0.1 4/15/2003
Ver 1.1.2.2 8/12/2003

ATI eHome Wonder
Ver 1.17.24.200 10/08/2003

nVidia MCE TV
Ver 1.0.0.26 8/8/2003

Tips
Cyberlink Power Director v 3.0 is now providing import
“Recorded TV” for *.dvr-ms file format and automatically
convert them to *.mpg format for editing, etc, etc so
you XP Media Center user may want check this out.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Please keep mind that Windows Media Center 2003 wasn't made for PAL Video
you need have MCE 2004 or MCE 2005.
WARNING! nVidia add macrovision protection start with 41.09 drv and up
you should be ok GF4 but older GF2 and GF3 that have S-Video/Composite
output you may run in to problem with it if has card as BT868 or CX25870
TV encoder which do not support macrovision.

Q: What drivers do I need for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
A: You need 1.18.21.22247 WHQL.

Q: Where can I get Windows XP Media Center Edition
A:
1a: MSDN if really lucky and have acc to it or you have buy a with OEM system
that come Windows XP Media Center Edition.
2b: Most major web store are now selling MCE2005 like Newegg, Tiger Direct, etc.

Q: What do I need for it all this to work?.
A: Windows Media Center need a SPECIFIC Hardware Base MPEG-2 capture card.
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 Model 26xxx (Where to buy check with your PC loacl store)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150MCE Model 26xxx
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250 Model 32/48xxx (Where to buy check with your PC loacl store)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR Roslyn Model 28xxx (Where to buy eBay, Shop1, Shop2)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR Baldwin (Half Height) Model 30xxx
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE l.p. (Baldwin2 Half Height) Model 25xxx
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250MCE Model 32xxx (Where to buy Shop)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 350 Model 48xxx (Where to buy check with your loacl PC store)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500MCE Model 23xxx
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR Freestyle Model 32/48xxx (Where to buy eBay)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR2 USB (Where to buy check with your loacl PC store)
Hauppauge Nova-T/MCE
AverMedia M150 AVerTV PVR (Where to buy Shop)
AverMedia M179 AVerTV PVR (Where to buy Shop)
Emuzed Maui II PCI PVR (Where to buy OEM Only)
Emuzed Maui III PCI PVR (Where to buy OEM Only)
ATI E-Home Wonder (Where to buy Shop1, Shop2, Shop3)
nVidia MCE TV PCI Tuner (Where to buy OEM Only) check out eVGA
nVidia MCE TV PCI DAUL Tuner (Where to buy OEM Only) check out eVGA
Provideo Multimedia PV-258 (Direct from Provideo unless they have an
appointed distributor in you area)
Provideo Multimedia PV-259 (Direct from Provideo unless they have an
appointed distributor in you area)

You also need the Philips OEM MCE Remote Control IR Blasters/Receiver.
Newegg $33 also try eBay besure you buy rigth one I think there are 3 ver one of
them has dual IR Blaster for MCE 2005.
HP brand Remote Control and IR Blasters/Receiver
RCM-RCVR-I/R SNOWBALL W/EMITTER EPC
$55.00 (ea)
Part #: 5187-2503
RCM-REMOTE CONTROL FOR FREESTYLE
$12.50 (ea)
Part #: 5187-1951
HP Spare Parts Store
You As need nVidia GeForce or ATI Radeon "NoN AIW" Video card.
Here one stop shop web site CnetPC they have it all
Philips OEM brand remote control and ir blasters/receiver $47
or you want $635 you can get this AMD XP2200 XPC System ready to run.

Q: I have Retail WinTV-PVR 150 dose the Hauppauge Remote/IR Blaster work with
MCE 2005.
A: This Yes and No.
Sat and Cable user you must get a real MCE device if going be using S/Video, etc
input with out the real MCE device it will not stick to that input it just auto
switch back to tuner mode after setup or not work at all.
But if your using a Antenna setup the Remote should work with MCE.
The Hauppauge IR Blaster will not work with MCE far I know of.

Q: I have new Model 28xxx board but dosen't work with any other 3rdparty
software tools like BeyondTV or SageTV why that?.
A: This new Hauppauge WinTV-PVR Roslyn model 28xxx base on
Conexant BlackBird Design it should be well support with SageTV, BeyondTV, etc.

Q: After upgrade my motherboard and processor my OEM PVR-250 card no longer
works rigth but worked flawlessly with previously setup why that?.
A: Sound like your motherboard dosen't support PCI bus 3.3volts they are
specifics specs for OEM Manufacturer like Gateway, Viewsonic etc, etc or
your having a power supply problem. 

Q: I having problem getting MCE to display video what wrong?.
A: Since XP doesn't come with MPEG-2 codec you need install one fellowing
nVidia nVDVD or InterVideo WinDVD MPEG-2 decoder which seems work the best
depend on MCE ver you have.

Q: But I'm still have same problem no matter what I do.
A: If you HAVE new style WinTV-PVR 250 that come with a Conexant CX23416 MPEG
encoder you need use the 1.17.110.21050 drv or higher being the old set of
drv didn't support CX23416 chipset at that time sorry.
Some eles it could be the Video card you using.

Q: How can tell which Hauppauge WinTV-PVR I have
A: Here how you tell just by looking at the tuner should be label with number
like 48xxx or 32xxx see WinTV-PVR Family Identification page or see below.

WinTV-PVR 250 Retail board
48xxx Rev1 It come with Composite to S-Video connector adapter.
48xxx Rev2 It come with a REAL Composite input port.
32xxx Rev3 It chip should be label Conexant CX23416.

Hauppauge Freestyle OEM board
48xxx Rev1 It has no IR port.
32xxx Rev2 It chip should be label Conexant CX23416 and has no IR port.
28xxx Rev2 It Dual chip design should be label Conexant CX23880/CX23416
and has no IR port.

Q: Can I use reg Retail drivers that are not label for MCE.
A: Yes you can the drivers are for both OEM and Retail the only real diff is the
Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs(WHQL) Certified.
Note Hauppauge did not add Hardware ID for both OEM and Retail in one INF when to
PVR 250, Freestyle board.

Q: Can I use WinTV2000 or some other 3rdparty Application and still keep my
Windows Media Center?.
A: Yes you can but need make sure you turn off MCE first.

Thanks to Chris.Day on Hauppauge UK forum.
The MCE services need be closing before you can use any 3rd party software
such as WinTV2000, ShowShifter, SageTV etc.

The easiest way to do this is by way of a batch file like bat or cmd.
Example Code:
@ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO Closing Media Center Services...
net stop ehrecvr
net stop ehsched
CLS
ECHO Starting WinTV2000...
start /wait C:\Progra~1\WinTV\WinTV2K.EXE -cg
CLS
ECHO Restarting Media Center Services...
net start ehrecvr
net start ehsched

This stops the services, runs WinTV2000. When you close WinTV2000 the
services are restarted (so MCE timer recordings can proceed if required).


This below hack is only useful for the older drivers other then that most of
the 3rdparty Application should work now of the box now.
You need to find the in the windows\inf\ folder open each oem(x).inf
intell you find the rigth INF and you need to edit it.
Look for
;AddInterface={19689BF6-C384-48fd-AD51-90E58C79F70B},%p2.Encoder%,VideoEncoder,
remove the ";" line so look like this
AddInterface={19689BF6-C384-48fd-AD51-90E58C79F70B},%p2.Encoder%,VideoEncoder,
Del matching oem(x).PNF file
Remove the card from device manager reboot.

Driver 1.17.250.21108 or lower
If you haven't install the drv just edit hcwpvrp2.inf first then install the
drv, Most 3rdpart tool should work after this done like SageTV, SageRecorder,
ViewPVR250, etc, etc But in order to get WinTV2000 to work you need install
reg driver web update and WinTV-PVR soft MPEG decoder drv in order for
WinTV2000 to run.
You need this below and install by number list below.
1: WinTV-PVR 250/350 Drivers 1.7.21177 or higher
2: WinTV32/2000 4.00.21126 or higher
3: WinTV-PVR MPEG Software Decoder 4.0.21154 or higher

Driver 1.17.250.21126 or higher
1: WinTV-PVR 250/350 Drivers 1.7.21177 or higher
2: WinTV32/2000 4.00.21126 or higher
3: WinTV-PVR MPEG Software Decoder 4.0.21154 or higher

3rdparty Media Center Edition Application:

MCE WebGuide
MS-DVR to MPEG2 Ripper made by Luis Burgos.
Jeff Griffin MCE Tools
Media Center Remote
MCE Customizer

Forum and Other site:

SHSPVR Forum
The Green Button
xpMCE
German xpMCE Forum

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