Starkiller5

Ok, I've read and know exactly what you mean because I want to do the same thing. I keep hearing a mention of this "msgina.dll" among others and it makes me wonder if this file is the key... I know there a few files to add from XP as well like fast.exe, nusrmgr.cpl and of course logonui.exe.... I'm going to experiment with this and see what happens.... Anyway, I'll try this and hope a few more of you can help.

Hi all, First of all, there are a few special hardware requirements for MCE as far as video adapter, TV card, and sometimes remote. As far as motherboard chipsets and drivers go for them, think of Windows XP MCE the same as Windows XP Professional layered over with a few extras. In fact, that is the OS at MCE's base. Alot of people don't realize this and see MCE as a completely different animal until they go to Windows Update. It will have updates for both Windows XP Pro and MCE listed together. As far as the other hardware, if your nforce 2 board has the integrated Geforce 4, you should be fine as far as video adapter goes, although, you can go better with a newer non-onboard video card and save your RAM. As far as TV card, any WinTV will work, also, any new TV card made from 2005 and up. I'd recommend the ASUS WiFi TV card which combines wireless a/b/g networking, FM radio, and an HDTV TV input. I've seen it usually for $90 bucks, but for all the things it combines, it's worth it. As far as remote, my theory is go with what you see or have already seen work. What I mean by this is the remote featured in the MCE 2003 and 2004 introduction video. It is a Philips/Gateway remote #8006551 and reciever. You can find these all over e-bay and all versions of MCE already have the drivers for it, or you can download newer drivers from Gateway. Anyway, I hope all this helps, Starkiller5.