Customize Windows Vista and 7 Media Center Using Media Center Studio

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Media Center Studio is a free and very useful utility for Windows Vista and 7. It allows you to easily customize look of Windows Media Center.

If you want to manually change the Media Center look, you'll need to edit a system file "ehres.dll" which is stored in "%windir%\ehome" directory. But no need to do so much complicated task, you can easily edit existing Media Center theme or create new themes using Media Center Studio.

Features List:

Edit your start menu - rearrange or disable native menu items
Create your own menu strips, and your own items to go in them
Monitors your application and returns to Media Center when it exits
Set up a button on your remote to exit your application
Create menu items that take you to native Media Center pages, or start media
Apply themes to Media Center
Create new themes or edit existing ones

You can download it using the link given below. After downloading, run the downloaded "MCStudioLauncher.application" file. It'll show a dialog box asking your permission to install the main application, click on "Install" button and it'll download the main setup file (4.41 MB).

~~Download Link~~

PS: It seems the developer has stopped working on the software and its not available any more. But you can check out other free alternatives to Media Center using following link:

Ultimate List of Best Free Alternatives to Windows Media Center

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tbvnz

Thanks. Working beautifully!!!
SCBright

Don't work for me, it crashes on initialization.
link6155

VG, every time I open a app, It saids I need to install .net framework, but I have the latest version. I click repair, but it still says the same thing. (I tried to uninstall then reinstall too) :(
MAGNUMHEART

@VG no reply on my wmp12 issue??

@Carlos just use a live cd if u have 1 and boot...

then after logging on ur system just uncheck the "compress" attribute of ur

bootmgr... or all system files on C:\ or system root of all of ur OS.

that is hidden and can be seen by

unchecking the "hide protected system files..."

it works for me. this had happened after double booting on my xp.

^^
VG

^^ I don't have much idea about it but you should definitely try to uninstall and re-install it using "Turn Windows Components On/Off".
Davorin

I can't install this to windows Vista SP2. It says: "Unable to install or run the application. The application requires that assembly system.core version 3.5.0.0 be installed in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) first...." The top of the page says it works on vista.
Davorin

Thanks VG. I'll try it.
Davorin

It worked. I've allready edited one theme, applied it, and then backuped the ehres.dll.
Dragon

Excuse Me For This Horrible Necropost, but whether it is possible Unistall The Media Center and Shellstyle (where does the size of folders with a picture) It seems to me that Windows 7 would run much faster without that nuisance.
VG

^^ You can uninstall Media center using Programs & Features applet in Control Panel.