how do i upgrade my laptop to media centre?

Question

i have a 4152Mi acer laptop with windows xp, intel centrino mobile tech. and want to upgrade it to windows media centre.

Answer 1

if hardware upgrade is required then it would not be worth taking all those pains. pls check hardware specifications. if ur hardware is supported, buy windows xp media centre package and install it. It is a real good thing for multimedia.

Answer 2

First uninstall Windows XP and then buy Windows Media Centre Edition and install it.

Answer 3

You could by windows media centre, use the tv out if it has one, attach the laptop to the surround sound and get a remote. Should do the job

Answer 4

Yes i would start over. As the ideal set up is from the factory, To get the most from the OS you need a fully capable configuration.



It is not reccommended to install yourself.



I have a Dell 6400/e1505 and the Media center is way powerful and cool

Answer 5

Exchange your laptop for a new One with Media centre. Thats the only way.

Answer 6

You would have to cantact your laptop Manufactorer for that, becuse if you use just a ordanary media center installation disk, most of your PC parts wont work...the manufactorer makes special disk for each PC..incase some1 needs to upgrade...so try it out

Answer 7

First buy a PCMIA card based or USB based TV Tuner card.



then buy a media center edition

even while buying the tuner card, the company which you buy a product will give u its software including the driver as well as media center(its own).



i prefer pinnacle PCTv

Answer 8

Remember to back up all your files. And try to do a reformat before you upgrade

Answer 9

It would be a simple matter of buying the software and installing it.The only problem is, this software is expensive.

Answer 10

your going to have to buy the disk from any computer store like best buy, circut city, comp usa, or office depot.