Q: When (what date) will MCE 2005 be available to MSDN subsribers?
A: Soon!
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Q: Will Microsoft UK be launching MCE 2005 and if so when.
A: Yes, it should be available now from your authorized Microsoft OEM Distributor.
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Q: To your knowledge is Hauappauge releaseing new drivers for 250se?
A: they should be releasing new 2005 drivers
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Q: what exactly is an extender?
A: An extender is a hardware device that allows you to connect other devices to the MCE PC. Both wired and wireless connectivity is available.
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Q: Will this work with NTL (digital cable) in England?
A: should be able to use it
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Q: Will there be a service pack in the future so MCE2005 will be able to be joined in a domain?
A: not at this time
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Q: Will the version of MCE that comes with the Action Pack come with a remote control?
A: not at this time
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Q: Who is answering the questions in this Q&A session?
A: There is a team of about 10 people in Redmond who are answering all the questions.
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Q: Why can you not a record a radio program? I have the ancer of that question?
A: There are copyright issues with recording OTA radio broadcasts. This feature has been requested multiple times and we are working to get this resolved by the legal team.
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Q: as an oem system builder in the uk. when can we get our hands on the software?
A: You can order MCE 2005 from your authorized distributor today. For your internal use, your Action Pack subscription for October will include it.
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Q: at which time are extender in germany aviable?
A: will be available at a later date
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Q: Is the new Microsoft remote in the 34-40KHz infrared range, or does it use the 56KHz spectrum? Some folks like to hide the PC and use a RF remote extender, so 56KHz may require a new extender.
A: Good question.
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Q: what is recommened HD size when using MCE
A: Please go to the
http://oem.microsoft.com/mceready webiste for minimum and recommended hardware requirements.
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Q: When will Media Player 10 for Mobile Devices be available?
A: Unfortunately I am not familiar with WMP 10 availability for mobile devices.
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Q: How do you integrate HDTV tuner?
A: ATSC (HD over the air) support in MCE 2005 is available in the US only and requires downloading the Update 1 for Media Center 2005 packages from Windows Update. You must have an NTSC tuner present in order to install a ATSC tuner card. For a list of supported ATSC tuner cards please visit
http://oem.microsoft.com/mceready
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Q: Whats the min. video card recommended?
A: 64 MB card