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 Apr 17 2008, 09:48 PM
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looking at a Vostro 1400 or 1500 and want nothing to do with media direct. Is there a way to completely remove it and not have it corrupt my MBR when I push the button? maybe have it act as a second power button? |
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Apr 18 2008, 01:20 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 5,247 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Is it listed in Add/Remove Programs? Can you uninstall it?
-------------------- Mark
 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around |
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Apr 18 2008, 08:55 PM
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Well... its not just a program... its on separate partition as an alternative OS for quick booting.. Think Media Center as the whole OS...
This post has been edited by kd7jit: Apr 19 2008, 03:21 PM |
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May 5 2008, 11:51 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 3-April 08 Member No.: 200,535 |
I'm probably a bit late here, but if you haven't got your Vostro yet (or have, but haven't got round to removing Media Direct) be very careful... Fully test your preferred alternative multimedia application first!
I've got a 2 week old Vostro 1500 here that basically won't play audio without skipping/distortion unless I'm using Media Direct. Real Player is the worst, but playback under Media Player is also pretty bad - and yet the same audio files play perfectly using Dell's Media Direct. See my thread on the Dell Community Forums here for more info: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums...thread.id=42558 |
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