Windows Photo Gallery can't open/preview images in some folders/desktop in Vista

If you are having problems opening an image (double-click or enter) in some folders while it works in other folders, then try the following:

• First copy a picture to an empty folder & then double-click on it, if it works then check the folder where its not work & see if there are any html, htm, urls in the same folder. If so, move them to another folder and then try again & it now it should work.
  

Hauppauge WinTV7 change channel name

To change channels name for Hauppage WinTV7 in Windows Vista, do the following:

1. Find the channels database (hcwChanDB_5.mdb) which usually be found under [SystemDrive]:\Users\Public\WinTV\Channel Database.
2. If you have MS Access, open the database with it.
3. Right-click on “hcwChannels” and click “Open”.
4. Find the “Preferred_name” column & you can change each channel name as required.
5. Save and close.

Hauppauge WinTV7 hangs and have to restart windows

Sometimes while changing channels on WinTV7 on Hauppauge Win TV-HVR 4000 it hangs and you have to restart windows to be able to run it again.

To close WinTV7 when its hangs and start it again do the following:

1. Right-click on “Taskbar” and choose “Task Manager”. Under “Applications” Tab, select “WinTV7” and right-click on it and choose “Go To Process”. “Processes” tab will open and then “WinTV7.exe” is selected. Right-click on it then choose “End Process Tree”.
2. Then scroll in “Processes” tab and select “HauppaugeTVServer.exe”, right-click on it and choose “End Process Tree”, then search for “CaptureGenPCI.exe” and right-click on it and choose “End Process Tree”. Then close “Task Manager”
3. Now go to “Start”, then “Control Panel”, then click on “Administrative Tools”, then click on “Services”. “Services” program will open.
4. Scroll to “HauppaugeTVServer”, right-click on it and choose “Start”.
5. Now start WinTV7.

Problem installing Hauppauge Win TV-HVR 4000

Windows Vista

I’ve installed Win TV-HVR 4000 on all vista versions and found one that it only worked with vista that supports media center. Here is a link that shows the features for different vista versions http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx.

So Win TV-HVR 4000 works on two vista versions:

1. Home Premium.
2. Ultimate.

Windows XP

After installing WinTV7 and the program hangs when searching for channels. To solve this problem do the following:

1. After you start WinTV7 and before you search for channels, right-click on “Taskbar” and choose “Task Manager”, under “Applications” tab select “WinTV7” and right click on it & choose “Go To Process”, it will open “Processes” tab and the “WinTV7.exe” is selected. 
2. Now, right click on it & choose  “Set Priority” then choose “High”, a message box will shows to ask you if you really want to change the priority, choose “Yes”/”ChangePriority”. Then Close “Task Manager”
3. Return to WinTV7 and start searching for channels & it should work.