How to watch DVR-MS files on a Windows Server 2003 system.
A while back I started toying with playing back DVR-MS files from Media Center on Server 2003. For no particular reason really. Just thought it might be fun. I didn’t bother going all the way through it since I didn’t really see the point. Plus I was able to do it just fine with GraphEdit on Server if I really wanted.
At any rate Jon (not TReKiE) decided that he wanted to be able to watch the files in Media Player on Server so with a little help from myself and Mark Salloway he’s got a working Server install playing back his recordings. Here’s the basic details:
“First, copy the following 3 files from the \Windows\System32 folder on your Windows XP machine to the \Windows\System32 folder on your Windows Server 2003 machine:
encdec.dll 6.05.2600.2180
sbe.dll 6.05.2600.2180
sbeio.dll 9.00.00.3165Now run the following two commands from Start -> Run…:
regsvr32 encdec.dll
regsvr32 sbe.dllNext, load Windows Media Player (or any other media player, I presume), a .dvr-ms file, and enjoy!
Note: Like a regular Windows XP Home/Pro machine, in order to play .dvr-ms files, you will need a DVD decoder installed.”
Here’s a link to the actual posting from Jon.
Tags: Friends, Media, Solutions
August 15th, 2005 at 9:17 pm
I have a question for you. This isn’t the exact place to put the question, sorry… Here’s my ?. I’ve been testing out / using XP MCE for a while now and for the most part I like it. I’m not sure if the average (non-geek) individual will put up with everything they must do with a PC based system as opposed to a instant on, push the button normal Intertainment system but I like it a lot, glad we’re finally moving in that direction. But it seems there is one obvious piece missing. We have the ability to view pictures seemlessly right out of the digital camera, music we can listen to all kinds easily and store, catalog both pics and music. But video is pretty much left out of the picture.
Do you know if MS has a plan for video integration as they have done with still pics and music. I mean come on, there should be a section in the MCE menu for this, you plugin your video camera and watch your movie. You hit record and save your move to your MY Videos folder just like with music or still pics. Any ideas? Any place you know I can get this discussion going or get in on it?