Media Center - Black Screen and other errors

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FrustratedMan

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So I wanted to check out what Media Center is, so clicked the icon, and I either get a black screen (and can see mouse pointer)and can hear a logo appear (I'm guessing that's what the noise is) or I get a batch of errors. I tried to go to Event Viewer to look at the error and I'm not finding it.
Here's what the error screen says:

Warning: No valid focus target found. Input from a keyboard or remote will be ignored until focus is restored to a valid site.
File: <no filename info>
line: 0

Function
UiSession.Microsoft.MediaCenter.UI.IInputHose.RepairInvalidKeyFocus
KeyFocusRepairItem.Dispatch
Dispatcher.DispatchNextItem
Dispatcher.MainLoopBody
Dispatcher.MainLoop
Dispatcher.MainLoop
Application.Run
PageBasedUCPService.Run
UserControlPoint.Launch
LaunchMediaCenter.LaunchMediaCenterHelper

Everything is current and updated. Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
Here are the "Problem Reports and Solutions" dump:

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: ehshell.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Application Timestamp: 47919b1f
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a797
Exception Code: 80000003
Exception Offset: 00000000000da600
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 5130
Additional Information 2: af2cdea937a84a261979c21f30b6b6eb
Additional Information 3: 8cf2
Additional Information 4: e3ff6035b1c3d2ca8d0797a9ac81da1e

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 1213728
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
I've got:
E6850 3.0GHz
EVGA 790i Ultra MoBO
EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
OCZ 700W-SLI PSU
OCZ 2x2GB (4GB) 13333 RAM
150GB Raptor

Running version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
Well, I've linked my problem to the graphics drivers. Without installing the Graphics Drivers, I can get Media Center to run, but without the graphical flourishes. Installing the driver, I get the black screen. I let it sit for a bit, and Media Center eventually shows up, and runs like expected, whether it takes 10 minutes or 10 hours to get there, I don't know. I get the same error as you Frustrated.

It's still unacceptable though, that the graphics drivers are still bad. I've got to say, I'm more disappointed than surprised.
 

My Computer

System One

Overall, I'm very disappointed with the stability and problems of Vista x64.

-I still am unable to check out DreamScenes because my windows update doesn't see the download.

-If I try and use the latest driver (175.16) for my gfx card I get a BSOD.

-When I'm doing a lot of multi-tasking I have to tiptoe, otherwise I'll get a BSOD.

HOWEVER, when I installed Vista x86 I didn't seem to get any BSODs.
Hopefully their next OS won't be so shoddy. I also wish they had done a better job of copying Apple's OS (we all know that's where they got their good ideas, anyway, right?)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
You really shouldn't be that way toward the OS - after all it runs perfectly on my system here, and I am not that far removed from you. To say that it is the OSs fault just because of *your* experiences is pretty faulty logic. Now, before you go off on me, I am being logical, not hateful, and neither am I trying to cut you down - I am trying to make you see the logic. This x64 build is one of the best x64 OSs M$ has put out - and I am not the only one saying that, It is rock solid, and the only thing hindering it is the lack of drivers for some older hardware. Otherwise, it is rock solid.

I replied to another of your threads, but I'll say it here again - you *really* need to talk to people who have the same board as you, and try to find those that have the same memory as well - they will have the best experience on how to setup your BIOS settings for a normal, *stable* experience.

That being said, I know you have been having issues, but trust me it is not the OSs fault - and, since you have had other issues from the beginning as well, I honestly suggest that you need to get your hardware set up *correctly*, and then format and reinstall from scratch.

OCers always recommend that you install your OS *without* any OC enabled, and a lot of eVGA board owners are saying also to install your OS with only a single stick of RAM installed on your board. I was one of the lucky ones in that I installed with both sticks in place, but I had not OC at all - everything was at stock speeds and whatnot.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Yeah, I hear you on some of the issues johngalt, but I was amazed at how seamless the installation went with x86 versus the x64. I'm sure some people (like yourself) are running x64 just fine.

If I weren't a Do-it-yourselfer/Gamer I probably would have moved to Apple by now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
As far as gaming goes, I haven't really had any problems with x64 (other than that I can't use the current graphics driver). I'd really be ticked if I couldn't at least game smoothly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 790i Ultra
    Memory
    2x2Gb (4GB) OCZ3P13334GK
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS 512MB KO
    Hard Drives
    WD 150GB Raptor
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