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Hi folks,

I bought an ATI TV Wonder Pro, installed it, and then my normally-wonderful
girlfriend threw the box away almost immediately. In other words, I can't
take it back.

Problem: The thing crashes virtually every time I use it. It will usually
work for a while, then freeze up, leaving the last image frozen on my
desktop. I can still use my computer, but have to restart to get the TV
working again.

It came with the MMC 82 package on the CD, and I see on the ATI website that
MMC 89 is out. But when I try to install it over MMC 82 (following all the
steps in the 89 docs), it looks like it's going to install, then it runs the
MMC 82 installer AGAIN to re-install that. When I start the program, yep,
it's 82.

If I uninstall the TV Wonder Pro drivers and software, then then install the
89 package, the installer will just silently quit partway through.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why I can't install this? Please help. I'm
stuck, and I spent far more money on this than I should have.

Greg

Computer: Gateway 3.06 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
OS: Windows XP Pro SP1
Video Card: nVidia GeForceFX 5200

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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:22:31 GMT, "gregs" <john@smith.com> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>I bought an ATI TV Wonder Pro, installed it, and then my normally-wonderful
>girlfriend threw the box away almost immediately. In other words, I can't
>take it back.
>
>Problem: The thing crashes virtually every time I use it. It will usually
>work for a while, then freeze up, leaving the last image frozen on my
>desktop. I can still use my computer, but have to restart to get the TV
>working again.
>
>It came with the MMC 82 package on the CD, and I see on the ATI website that
>MMC 89 is out. But when I try to install it over MMC 82 (following all the
>steps in the 89 docs), it looks like it's going to install, then it runs the
>MMC 82 installer AGAIN to re-install that. When I start the program, yep,
>it's 82.
>
>If I uninstall the TV Wonder Pro drivers and software, then then install the
>89 package, the installer will just silently quit partway through.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas as to why I can't install this? Please help. I'm
>stuck, and I spent far more money on this than I should have.
>
>Greg
>
>Computer: Gateway 3.06 GHz
>Memory: 512 MB
>OS: Windows XP Pro SP1
>Video Card: nVidia GeForceFX 5200
>

I beleive the problem relates to hyperthreading. It is a known bug and
Microsoft has a patch to fix it. It was posted here a few weeks back.
This should take care of the problem. Someone else posted it
originally, I *think* I posted it for someone else. Do a search for my
name and see if you can find where I posted it.



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"Avatar" <avatar@donoteventhinkaboutit.com> wrote in message
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>
> I beleive the problem relates to hyperthreading. It is a known bug and
> Microsoft has a patch to fix it. It was posted here a few weeks back.
> This should take care of the problem. Someone else posted it
> originally, I *think* I posted it for someone else. Do a search for my
> name and see if you can find where I posted it.

Avatar,

That's great news, but I've searched both Google and Yahoo, and can't find
the patch. I also searched back on this forum, but I've only got messages
from the last few days.

Do you have any more information on that patch?

Greg

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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:53:45 GMT, "gregs" <john@smith.com> wrote:

>"Avatar" <avatar@donoteventhinkaboutit.com> wrote in message
>news:r3ab709629fvhf58qpni87ptv6ftv9jg3a@4ax.com...
>>
>> I beleive the problem relates to hyperthreading. It is a known bug and
>> Microsoft has a patch to fix it. It was posted here a few weeks back.
>> This should take care of the problem. Someone else posted it
>> originally, I *think* I posted it for someone else. Do a search for my
>> name and see if you can find where I posted it.
>
>Avatar,
>
>That's great news, but I've searched both Google and Yahoo, and can't find
>the patch. I also searched back on this forum, but I've only got messages
>from the last few days.
>
>Do you have any more information on that patch?
>
>Greg
>

Hope this fixes the problem. Please let me know one way or another.

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jt007/TUNERFIX.exe



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"Avatar" <avatar@donoteventhinkaboutit.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:53:45 GMT, "gregs" <john@smith.com> wrote:
> >Avatar,
> >
> >That's great news, but I've searched both Google and Yahoo, and can't
find
> >the patch. I also searched back on this forum, but I've only got messages
> >from the last few days.
> >
> >Do you have any more information on that patch?
> >
> >Greg
> >
>
> Hope this fixes the problem. Please let me know one way or another.
>
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jt007/TUNERFIX.exe

That's perfect, working great so far. Thanks Avatar!

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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:45:02 GMT, "gregs" <john@smith.com> wrote:

>"Avatar" <avatar@donoteventhinkaboutit.com> wrote in message
>news:lubb705ue6m57jnah11fu05kcpkugb8atp@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:53:45 GMT, "gregs" <john@smith.com> wrote:
>> >Avatar,
>> >
>> >That's great news, but I've searched both Google and Yahoo, and can't
>find
>> >the patch. I also searched back on this forum, but I've only got messages
>> >from the last few days.
>> >
>> >Do you have any more information on that patch?
>> >
>> >Greg
>> >
>>
>> Hope this fixes the problem. Please let me know one way or another.
>>
>> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jt007/TUNERFIX.exe
>
>That's perfect, working great so far. Thanks Avatar!
>

Glad to hear that. Always a plus when you hear that things are working
rather than "You screwed up my system."