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I have a problem with LCD writer. Works great until I fire up one of my extenders with VMC. Then display goes blank. Stop/starting Lcdwriter service seems to correct it until another extender connects. Any idea on a fix?

Thanks Steve

I removed the program, rebooted and reinstalled just for the Administrator account (default auto login account). Same results. As soon as an extender connects it kills the display.

I even tried changing the LCDWriter service to only run as the Administrator account and not run as system. Same results LCDWriter works until a extender connects then blanks. I can stop/start the service and it comes back.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Steve

i think the problem is that the msas sink is getting loaded for the extender user, but that shouldn't happen if it is isntalled just for the PC account...

unfortunately I don't have an extender so there's no way for me to try to repro/fix this.

I checked and while the extender is connected ehmsas.exe service is started a second time for user mcx1. Any way to prevent this from starting or telling LCDWriter which copy to connect to get MC status?

Nothng installed except LCD Writer. I have not installed DVRMToolbox (assuming that is dtb). This is the TV pack version of VMC.

in that case.  see if

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service,  AlwaysUseFPD

is present, if it is delete it.