Windows 7 MCE - No subs

Posted on February 15th, 2009 in Windows 7 by Terp

So .. wanted to see an AVI movie (backup ofcourse) on my newly installed media center, but after installing Win7 on my MCE it didt show subs, after some search on the www i found this solution,

On Win7 32bit;
1) Rename the MP3DMOD.DLL file in system32 folder to MP3DMOD_bak.DLL
2) Take ownership of mfpmp.exe in system32 folder
It may require you to have full ownership of the file, a guide to that is right here: Take Ownership Guide

On Win7 64bit:
1) Rename the MP3DMOD.DLL file in windows\syswow64 folder to MP3DMOD_bak.DLL
2) Take ownership of mfpmp.exe in system32 folder, not rename, just ownership

This may disable playback of mp3 files on your system, but as far as i can read, you can copy this file from vista and that should fix the problem, i will try to locate the files from my friends pc so all of you can leech it from my site.

You might not have permission to use this network resource

Posted on January 16th, 2009 in Windows 7 by Terp

This error also applies for previous versions of windows, but its the first time i saw it since i became a beta tester for Windows 7
The problem is that there is a local policy blocking all in the guest account to access the computers share.
(seeing that the guest account is allready active)
but what i did to edit the policy;
1- Make sure the guest account is enabled
:Right click My Computer
->Manage
-> Local users and groups
-> UsersRight click on the account “guest” and select properties
->Make sure the box “Account is Disabled” is NOT checked.
2 Set correct local security policy:Start the “local security policy” console. (Under Administratove Tools, in the control panel)
->Go to: Local Policies
-> User right assignements
->Go to item 13: “Deny access to this computer from the network”.
->Right click it and go to Properties
->Remove the “Guest” account from the list, and OK
->Go next to to item 1: “Access this computer from the network”
->Right click it and go to Properties
->Add the “Guest” account to the list and OK.