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How to restore WMC digital cable DRM after reinstalling Windows?
My SSD died recently taking Windows with it. I managed to save my data, but the Windows installation is trashed. Now I find that after reinstalling Windows 7 on the exact same hardware (minus the hard drive) I can no longer access any of my recorded digital cable TV files. I've tried everything I can think of - copying over the Windows activation tokens, all the eHome and DRM folders, but Media Center still won't play the files because it thinks they came from a different PC.
The suggestions on Microsoft's site don't help - they assume that the DRM keys can be reacquired from a central source, but as far as I can tell there is no central source for digital cable DRM. It's all built into the client when the CableCard and PlayReady are set up. Help please?