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Installation Overview:
If you have previously had WinTV PCI board running under Windows 95, 98 or ME, and are upgrading
to Windows XP, you will need to install WinTV using our latest driver and application for
Windows XP.
Note: WE RECOMMEND DISCONNECTING YOUR PC FROM THE INTERNET BEFORE STARTING THIS
UPGRADE. You can do this by removing your modem or LAN cable from your PC until you have
installed the WinTV application (step 5 below). The reason to do this is to prevent the Windows
Update program from disrupting the new installation of this driver.
Note: These installation instructions are for the WinTV PCI boards only, including the older WinTV BT848 based boards.
For the WinTV-PVR's and WinTV USB products, please follow the installation instructions for a
Windows 2000 installation on our main support page.
Note: We are currently working on a new AVI video capture application for use with
Windows XP. Please check back for the new video capture application. In the meantime, you can
use AMCAP.exe which is found on the WinTV Installation CD-ROM in the MISC/UTILS directory.
Note: Remove any CD-ROM from your CD-ROM drive before installing the updates for WinTV.
Note: Many people report they do not hear any sound from the WinTV after Windows XP was installed.
Windows XP mutes audio from the LineIn jack when it is installed, so you must unmute LineIN in
the "Volume Control" mixer. The volume control mixer is the "speaker" icon in your device tray, which
is normally in the lower right hand corner of your PC screen. Double click on the "speaker" icon, and
unmute LineIn.
Note: We recommend printing out these instructions before beginning, since there will be a reboot of your PC halfway through the installation.
The reinstallation of WinTV will require these steps:
- Download our latest WinTV driver for Windows XP.
Then disconnect your PC from the Internet (see above for an explaination of why we recommend this) until after step 4 is complete.
- During the installation of Windows XP, a default Multimedia device was installed. Remove it.
- Run the WinTV driver for Windows XP, and then reboot your PC.
- The WinTV driver for Windows XP will continue to be installed
- Download and run the latest WinTV2000 application
You can now run WinTV2000 and scan for TV channels. The de-interlacer will be activated
when you run WinTV full screen. If you would like the de-interlacer to be activated while
watching TV in a window, click the Pref button on the WinTV application, then click on
the Deinterlace tab and, in the Window setting, click on Deinterlace.
The following are detailed steps on how to reinstall WinTV under Windows XP.
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