No Tuner hardware !

Posted by farrellp on Dec 21, 2008

There are a number of reasons why you might receive the "no tuner hardware" message from Windows Vista Media Center. First, you must have one or more TV Tuners installed on your Windows Vista Media Center computer and each tuner must appear in the Device Manager window as a working device. Second, the television setup must be completed inside of the Media Center software on your computer. Third, the various Windows Media Center services must be running in the background.

If I understand your post correctly, you are unable to view "Live TV" on your Windows Vista Media Center computer or the Linksys Media Center Extender. The Linksys Media Center Extender will not work until you can view "Live TV" on your Windows Vista Media Center computer as the Media Center Extender receives its signal from your Windows Vista Media Center computer. This leads me to believe that you have not met each of the three requirements listed above. Please reply with the specific make and model of the TV Tuner which is installed on your Windows Vista Media Center computer.