Keystation and Windows XP Media Edition

[Hex]

I have a friend who is using Windows XP Media Edition. They also have an M-Audio Keystation. They were told they can not use the M-Audio with that particular version of Windows. Is there any way around that?

Thanks!

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by Hex

I have a friend who is using Windows XP Media Edition. They also have an M-Audio Keystation. They were told they can not use the M-Audio with that particular version of Windows. Is there any way around that?

Thanks!I have a friend who is using Windows XP Media Edition. They also have an M-Audio Keystation. They were told they can not use the M-Audio with that particular version of Windows. Is there any way around that?

Thanks!

I really don't see why he cant use it but then checking on M-Audio's site it doest confirm you can't use them together:
http://www.m-audio.com/?do=support.f...bb230c809fef0c

Seems to be because of the class compliant USB drivers don't work with MCE.

[dagosto]

This is a total shot in the dark but it could have something to do with which service pack of windows you or your friend is running. I know some drivers have issues with service pack 2. If all else fails try rolling back to SP1.

[warmowski]

XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a version of XP with multimedia interafce handling in its core. It's a rewrite of the rules that the OS follows to talk to multimedia interfaces such as sound cards and whatnot.

This means that many interfaces for video and audio, and USB devices that were supported under XP Pro or Home won't be under MCE. At this point, the device vendor's word is what I would take as final on the subject.

Maybe there is the barest wiggle room in this fact, however: XP MCE comes as a 2-cd installation and I have read reports that intsalling MCE by using only CD1 and not CD2 leaves a "vanilla" install of XP Home. In other words the MCE changes to the OS are localized on the second install disk and you can supposedly halt your install at the point it asks for CD2 and this will leave behind a working vanilla XP home install.

I have not tried this myself, so don't quote me.

Another caveat: of course these days you're lucky to even receive facory install disks at all when you buy a preinstalled PC of any kind.



-r

[davedmg]

Originally Posted by warmowski

XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a version of XP with multimedia interafce handling in its core. It's a rewrite of the rules that the OS follows to talk to multimedia interfaces such as sound cards and whatnot.

This means that many interfaces for video and audio, and USB devices that were supported under XP Pro or Home won't be under MCE. At this point, the device vendor's word is what I would take as final on the subject.

Maybe there is the barest wiggle room in this fact, however: XP MCE comes as a 2-cd installation and I have read reports that intsalling MCE by using only CD1 and not CD2 leaves a "vanilla" install of XP Home. In other words the MCE changes to the OS are localized on the second install disk and you can supposedly halt your install at the point it asks for CD2 and this will leave behind a working vanilla XP home install.

I have not tried this myself, so don't quote me.

Another caveat: of course these days you're lucky to even receive facory install disks at all when you buy a preinstalled PC of any kind.



-r

I have XP Media Center OS on just one Dell CD, identified as "XP MCE version 2005 with update rollup2."

My new M-Audio Keystation 49e will not run with this OS. The OS will not recognize the keyboard's midi input driver.

Is it feasible to delete MCE and install XP Home Edition OS?

-- Old Dave, Even More Puzzled After All These Years