Media Centre on Windows 8
I am trying to install media centre on windows 8. I downloaded a key and installed it on my laptop with no problems.
When I try to install on it my desktop it informs me that the key checks out but then hits me with an error saying 'Something went wrong', 'Close this wizard and try again'.
After numerous reboots it always throws the same error.
Anybody have any idea why?
UPDATE:
2012-10-30 19:18:08, Error WAU DoTransmogrify failed due to error 0x80070246.
2012-10-30 19:18:08, Error WAU UpgradeSKU failed. Exiting.
2012-10-30 19:18:08, Error WAU The worker process exited unexpectedly
2012-10-30 19:18:08, Error WAU Something went wrong
2012-10-30 19:18:08, Error WAU Close this wizard and try again.
UPDATE - CBS.log
2012-10-31 16:44:41, Info CBS Exec: Processing complete. Session: 30258995_853840040, Package: Microsoft-Windows-ProfessionalWMCEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384 [HRESULT = 0x80070246 - ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER]
2012-10-31 16:44:41, Error CBS Failed to perform operation. [HRESULT = 0x80070246 - ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER]
2012-10-31 16:44:41, Info CBS Session: 30258995_853840040 finalized. Reboot required: yes [HRESULT = 0x80070246 - ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER]
2012-10-31 16:44:41, Info CBS Failed to FinalizeEx using worker session [HRESULT = 0x80070246]
Solution 1:
- Make sure everything is updated in Windows Update
- If you have a file called "ehome" in "c:\windows", delete/move it.
- If you have moved your "Users" folder to another disk (e.g. D:\Users) with a junction point, put it back first.
Solution 2:
If you have a Junction Point the solution for the Media Center Pack installation's problem is simple (DO NOT COPY again the Users directory back to system partition but) follow these simple steps:
Launch REGEDIT (Windows+R, then type Regedit)
Searching "ProfileList" in Keys and Values, it goes to "
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
"Change
%SystemDrive%
with the unit that contains your Users folder in Default, ProfilesDirectory and Public (LEAVEProgramData
AS IS) for example:%SystemDrive%\Users
-->D:\Users
- Start again Media Center Pack installation, it will work!
- After machine restarting, you can put
%SystemDrive%
variable again inside theProfileList
Key Hoping to help for this problem. Best Regards!