Media Center Component failing to load.

[02darkRS]

*****1/12/2012. Well I have finally performed the correct search query on google & found the issue to be my 60GB OCZ Vertex + SSD. Anyone with one of these drives incurring Check disks, corrupt files, & boot issues, head over to their forum & look up the firmware update. The issue is your SSD.*******



"A necessary component of Windows Media Center did not start. Restart Windows Media Center to load files. " I get this error any time I try to use media center. Is there a way I can uninstall or reinstall to start fresh or what should I do? My set up is: W7 Ultimate 64 on an SSD with all User & data Files on a separate HDD. I would assume MC would find the files itself... but I can't even find a place to tell it where to point if that is the problem. Strangely tonight it detected my music for the first time. I don't have any movies or pictures loaded other than desktop files. I haven't bothered to load anything since it won't work. /////edit: I found where to point the libraries. Any time I try this it also says a necessary component failed to load. Restart Media Center. Restart does not solve the issue.

 

[carwiz]

Try running this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Use option two.

 

[02darkRS]

I've changed all kinds of settings as far as menu times, etc. This says I'll lose changes made in explorer.exe. does this include things like removing sleep options, menu display times, no log on/off sounds, etc?

 

[02darkRS]

I ran the verify only. When I attempt to open the log it says access denied. I am the admin......

 

[Sardonicus]

This may help you.
A necessary component of windows media center did not start properly, - Microsoft Answers

 

[carwiz]

That may be useful if the OP hasn't installed Windows updates in over a year.

SFC detects corrupt system files. If you have modified system files directly, they will be replaced. (Or at least an attempt to.) Program options will generally not be affected since these are Registry or data file oriented.

You can view the log by running Note Pad as Administrator then opening the CBS.log file.

 

[02darkRS]

thank you. I got the log opened but it's too large to post. What am I looking for?

 

[carwiz]

The return from your command window should look something like this:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /verifyonly
Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
C:\Windows\system32>

If you didn't get that, then there's problems that will be listed in the CBS.Log file. If you ZIP the file, it should upload. But if it's that large, I already suspect you have corrupt files.

 

[02darkRS]

It did find serious integrity violations. BUT, I have Programs installed on a seperate HDD as well as the UAC assigned to a seperate HDD. Could these be the violations?
The file is very large & it has dates back to when I installed the OS. Not just the date I ran the SFC.
So, if I allow it to fix the errors. I want to understand first what the system file types are that you are referring to? Is it going to replace changes I made such as optimizing for SSD install, menu hover times, etc? What system files are you referring to? Another example, I had to make a registry entry in order to keep the system time displaying accurately due to some problem with UTC & linux, windows was always showing 4-5 hrs ahead. Also note, the next boot after I ran SFC, it had to perform a disk check. Booted up fine but it forced this action first.

 

[carwiz]

I understand your concern but the alternative is a clean install of Windows 7. It may turn out that you will have to do that anyway. This is an attempt to restore OS files that are corrupt on your system. It's not uncommon to see system software that dates before your install. Windows 7 was released October of 2009.

The steps I use to repair a system starts with SFC. It's the easiest and most comprehensive repair for system files. If that doesn't repair the OS then a Repair Install of Windows 7 might but that's not always the case either. Then there's individual file repair. The last alternative is a clean install of Windows 7. And it makes no difference about options or Registry changes you may have set if the OS isn't working. The number one best practice with Windows 7 is NEVER run a Registry cleaner or "Regfix" unless instructed to do so and with specific settings. The default settings in most cleaners can cause more harm than good.

This article explains what SFC does and how to interpret the contents of the log. It speaks of Vista but it applies to Windows 7 also.
How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista

This article applies to Windows 7 but it's basically the same.
How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

The SFC.exe program performs the following operations:

• It verifies that non-configurable Windows Vista system files have not changed. Also, it verifies that these files match the operating system's definition of which files are expected to be installed on the computer.
• It repairs non-configurable Windows Vista system files, when it is possible.

 

[carwiz]

Forgot to mention:
Windows will auto-schedule a disk check at boot if it detects possible read and/or write problems. Be sure to let it finish. A bad disk area may be the cause of the corrupt system files. The disk check will attempt to move data to another area of the disk but it can't repair the data.

 

[02darkRS]

Thank you for all the info. I was asking because if it will replace everything I've done I was going to create a checklist with the reference material prior to performing the repairs. That's all.
Also to clarify, I've never run a registry cleaner or fix. I created a new entry to fix a time issue.

The only issue I have is Windows Media Center. Does this really point to a bad OS? I guess this has been our miscommunication. I am assuming something is wrong with Media Center & you're looking towards the whole OS being corrupt? Am I correct?

 

[carwiz]

As you reported:

Any time I try this it also says a necessary component failed to load. Restart Media Center. Restart does not solve the issue.

Your issue with WMC shows up because you tried to use it. Other OS files may be corrupt too but you wouldn't see that unless you happened to execute a process that needs the damaged files. If there are corrupt OS files caused by a bad disk area, they'll all need to be restored. If SFC returns errors, you do indeed have corrupt OS files. Whether or not they include WMC modules would be indicated in the log if you knew all the DLLs called by the WMC modules. A single module could call 10 or 20+ DL libraries.

Windows Media Center is a Feature of Windows and as such can't be un-installed and re-installed by itself. It doesn't show up in the Add/Remove Programs list. A feature can only be turned on or off.

 

[02darkRS]

Alright, last thing to figure out before letting it repair: I use this PC for DeVry online school. My session ends in two weeks. Everything I need, internet, Citrix, Microsoft office, work like a charm. Is it possible attempting to allow SFC to fix the errors could brick my system? If so, I will wait until Christmas break to do it.

 

[02darkRS]

Forgot to mention:
Windows will auto-schedule a disk check at boot if it detects possible read and/or write problems. Be sure to let it finish. A bad disk area may be the cause of the corrupt system files. The disk check will attempt to move data to another area of the disk but it can't repair the data.

This system is brand new. Should I be sending my SSD back?

 

[carwiz]

Personally, I would wait if it's meeting your requirements for now but I wouldn't start using new programs. It's a tough call since I haven't seen the log file and can't form an opinion on what OS files are corrupt.

The SSD has built-in provisions for bad areas just like a HDD. Run Crystal Disk Info and post a screen shot of the SMART data. You may have to expand the lower boarder to get all of it. (Click and drag) If there are excessive errors, the report will show the count and the general condition of the drive.

Crystal Disk Info Utility

 

[02darkRS]

Alright, finished up school yesterday. I had attempted to post the log files previously but it fails since it is so large. How would you want to see it broken down? Post multiple posts?

I'll also try to run teh disk utility tonight.

 

[carwiz]

Compress the files into a zip file then upload the zip file. What was the outcome of Disk Info?

 

[02darkRS]

 

[02darkRS]

In the interest of time I went ahead & attempted to run scannow... it returned the following:

Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.

edit:
I followed this process from vista forums:

The problem is in your primary hard disk drive partition (usually C

and the
solution is to check this partition for errors: open Computer, right-click on
this partition (local disk), click Properties, click the Tools tab, click
Check Now, schedule a disk check for the next time your computer starts,
restart your computer and let CHKDSK run its course. After your computer
retstarts you should have no problem running SFC /SCANNOW succesfully.

http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-general/170200-scannow.html

Disk Check advised it was healthy. Scannow ran & found errors but was unable to fix some of them:

WRP found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.

^^ this pops up when it hits 12% of the verification phase.

added: verify only log after running sfc /scannow failure:
View attachment 190494

edit:
12/30- I've performed a clean install of W7. I attempted to install a program for my sons new camera & recv;d the no such device error again. Sick of repairing windows. Installed W7 ultimate x64 leaving user accounts on the SSD this time. It appears to have fixed the issues. Even though all my media, documents, etc. are still in the same place on the HDD media center now allows me to access & I have reinstalled about 10 programs with no failures at reboot like we usually saw.