Okay sorry for the dodgy matrix refrence :) MCE Reloaded is basically a little tool I've been working on which allows you to reset the configuration on a Media Center 2004 PC. During my time using Media Center I've found that sometimes removing specific parts of Media Centers registry and application data can be benificial if changing hardware, or Media Center has simply got itself into a bit of a tiz (particularly performance oddities surrounding MyTV UI and Guide).

The application has a few modes of operation. If you simply run it, Media Center will be shut down, the application data removed and HKLM MCE Settings will be removed. Doing this in itself is enough to have removed the guide, upcoming recordings and trigger the first run wizard again. The other modes come in the form of command line switches

/regonly - does only the registry settings minus tuner hardware settings and leaves application data intact (Program Guide and Upcoming Recordings)

/tuner - full clean including tuner hardware

/tuneronly - only removes tuner registry data

Please note however I do not offer support for this application, although not intended its use may permanently damage your data, Media Center or Windows install. Use this application at your own risk.

http://code.salloway.org.uk/VB6/mcereload