MCE 2005 crash

Bought this hp m280n computer new which had MCE 2004 preinstalled. Got the
MCE 2005 update from hp and installed it 3 months ago. Worked great until
last week. Installed critical update KB887742 just prior to problem
occuring. Uninstalled the critical update which did not fix problem so I
reinstalled the critical update. Contacted hp - their suggestion was to do a
non-destructive restore which I do not want to do as I have installed a lot
of software since buying computer.

"Ed Rich [MSFT]" <edrich.RemoveThis@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This sounds like a corrupted install. Did you purchase this machine from
> an OEM or build it yourself? Also have you installed all the "critical"
> updates from WIndows Update?
>
>
> --
> Ed Rich [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Greg" <oliva1.RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:%23tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
>> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
>> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>>
>> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
>> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>> Exception:
>> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of
>> an object.
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Have you tries a system restore point. Start--> Run--> Msconfig (enter).

Choose a restore point one day prior
to the day to problem occured.


--
Ed Rich [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Greg" <oliva1.RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
news:%23CzDnVmIFHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Bought this hp m280n computer new which had MCE 2004 preinstalled. Got the
> MCE 2005 update from hp and installed it 3 months ago. Worked great until
> last week. Installed critical update KB887742 just prior to problem
> occuring. Uninstalled the critical update which did not fix problem so I
> reinstalled the critical update. Contacted hp - their suggestion was to do
> a non-destructive restore which I do not want to do as I have installed a
> lot of software since buying computer.
>
> "Ed Rich [MSFT]" <edrich.RemoveThis@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eHbLe9fIFHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> This sounds like a corrupted install. Did you purchase this machine from
>> an OEM or build it yourself? Also have you installed all the "critical"
>> updates from WIndows Update?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ed Rich [MSFT]
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Greg" <oliva1.RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
>>> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
>>> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>>>
>>> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
>>> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>>> Exception:
>>> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
>>> of an object.
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Already tried a system restore point and it didn't work.

"Ed Rich [MSFT]" <edrich.RemoveThis@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OC01VAqIFHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Have you tries a system restore point. Start--> Run--> Msconfig (enter).
>
> Choose a restore point one day prior
> to the day to problem occured.
>
>
> --
> Ed Rich [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Greg" <oliva1.RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:%23CzDnVmIFHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Bought this hp m280n computer new which had MCE 2004 preinstalled. Got
>> the MCE 2005 update from hp and installed it 3 months ago. Worked great
>> until last week. Installed critical update KB887742 just prior to problem
>> occuring. Uninstalled the critical update which did not fix problem so I
>> reinstalled the critical update. Contacted hp - their suggestion was to
>> do a non-destructive restore which I do not want to do as I have
>> installed a lot of software since buying computer.
>>
>> "Ed Rich [MSFT]" <edrich.RemoveThis@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:eHbLe9fIFHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> This sounds like a corrupted install. Did you purchase this machine from
>>> an OEM or build it yourself? Also have you installed all the "critical"
>>> updates from WIndows Update?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ed Rich [MSFT]
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>> "Greg" <oliva1.RemoveThis@cox.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
>>>> "My
>>>> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
>>>> down. Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>>>>
>>>> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
>>>> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>>>> Exception:
>>>> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
>>>> of an object.
>>>> at
>>>> ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
>>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
>>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
>>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
>>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
>>>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

The times I've seen this seem to be corruption in the .NET assemblies.
Download and install the latest .NET framework...

Dana Cline - MVP

"Greg" <oliva1 DeleteThis @cox.net> wrote in message
news:#tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>
> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> Exception:
> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of
an
> object.
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Reinstalled .NET Framework version 1.1 and Service Pack 1. This did not fix
the problem.

"Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline DeleteThis @scriptpro.com> wrote in message
news:O5g18%23yIFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The times I've seen this seem to be corruption in the .NET assemblies.
> Download and install the latest .NET framework...
>
> Dana Cline - MVP
>
> "Greg" <oliva1 DeleteThis @cox.net> wrote in message
> news:#tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
>> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
>> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>>
>> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
>> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>> Exception:
>> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of
> an
>> object.
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
>> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Hmmm...in that case I have no suggestions other than perhaps updating your
display drivers.

Dana Cline - MVP

"Greg" <oliva1.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
news:uLZZls4IFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Reinstalled .NET Framework version 1.1 and Service Pack 1. This did not
fix
> the problem.
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline.DeleteThis@scriptpro.com> wrote in message
> news:O5g18%23yIFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > The times I've seen this seem to be corruption in the .NET assemblies.
> > Download and install the latest .NET framework...
> >
> > Dana Cline - MVP
> >
> > "Greg" <oliva1.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:#tR7pGdIFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
"My
> >> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
down.
> >> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> >>
> >> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> >> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> >> Exception:
> >> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
of
> > an
> >> object.
> >> at
ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> >> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> >> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> >> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> >> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> >> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry key
or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue, please
post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to make
something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix things if
you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix it.
We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
here are a joke.



"Greg" wrote:

> On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
> Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
> Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>
> Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> Exception:
> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an
> object.
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Found It!

Open registry editor and go to the following string:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\MRU\PicturesMRU

change the value of "Sort String" to 0

Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works for
you.

-Nate



"Nate" wrote:

> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry key
> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue, please
> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to make
> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix things if
> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix it.
> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
> here are a joke.
>
>
>
> "Greg" wrote:
>
> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches "My
> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts down.
> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> >
> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> > Exception:
> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an
> > object.
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> >
> >
> >
> >
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

I have had this problem for many weeks. Your registry fix WORKED!!! Thank
you very much.

"Nate" <Nate.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C75EDA8C-234D-4825-AD93-D725E04F09C3@microsoft.com...
> Found It!
>
> Open registry editor and go to the following string:
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> Center\MRU\PicturesMRU
>
> change the value of "Sort String" to 0
>
> Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works
> for
> you.
>
> -Nate
>
>
>
> "Nate" wrote:
>
>> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
>> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
>> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry
>> key
>> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue,
>> please
>> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to
>> make
>> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix
>> things if
>> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix
>> it.
>> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
>> here are a joke.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Greg" wrote:
>>
>> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
>> > "My
>> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
>> > down.
>> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
>> >
>> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
>> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>> > Exception:
>> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
>> > of an
>> > object.
>> > at
>> > ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
>> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
>> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
>> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
>> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
>> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Just so somebody with an "MVP" designation doesn't try to do this first, let
me explain what happened so you can avoid this problem in the future.

In Media Center 2005, when you select Pictures, TV, etc... there's the
little menu animation that shows you your most recent used items, or MRUs.
Most registry "cleaners" and other programs like Ad-Aware will remove these
entries from the registry. In most instances this is benign but in this
specific instance, that little menu animation calls entries in the MRU of My
Pictures to display the pictures. The MRUs are indexed as "MRU #0, MRU #1,
MRU #2 and so on. The value I had you change is what media center calls to
look for what files is should put in that menu animation. Since the registry
"cleaning" program removed the MRUs, media center looks at a value in the
registry that no longer exists, and crashes.

Solution: Don't run registry cleaning programs. They aren't aware of Media
Center specific registry keys.

-Nate


"Greg" wrote:

> I have had this problem for many weeks. Your registry fix WORKED!!! Thank
> you very much.
>
> "Nate" <Nate.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C75EDA8C-234D-4825-AD93-D725E04F09C3@microsoft.com...
> > Found It!
> >
> > Open registry editor and go to the following string:
> >
> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> > Center\MRU\PicturesMRU
> >
> > change the value of "Sort String" to 0
> >
> > Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works
> > for
> > you.
> >
> > -Nate
> >
> >
> >
> > "Nate" wrote:
> >
> >> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
> >> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
> >> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry
> >> key
> >> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue,
> >> please
> >> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to
> >> make
> >> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix
> >> things if
> >> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix
> >> it.
> >> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
> >> here are a joke.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Greg" wrote:
> >>
> >> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
> >> > "My
> >> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
> >> > down.
> >> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> >> >
> >> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> >> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> >> > Exception:
> >> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
> >> > of an
> >> > object.
> >> > at
> >> > ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

Thanks Nate, I tried your idea and it did not worked at first. However, it
gave me another idea and it worked! Like everyone my MCE crashed when I
selected "My pictures". However, if I created another account or boot up in
safe mode, I had no problem with "My pictures". Using your idea I created an
account, copied the "MRU" string form the new account and pasted it into my
old account. Voila! Like you said I have use registry cleaner and more then
likely deleted the "MRUs" values. Thanks to all you for helping all of us.
--
Jamidian


"Nate" wrote:

> Just so somebody with an "MVP" designation doesn't try to do this first, let
> me explain what happened so you can avoid this problem in the future.
>
> In Media Center 2005, when you select Pictures, TV, etc... there's the
> little menu animation that shows you your most recent used items, or MRUs.
> Most registry "cleaners" and other programs like Ad-Aware will remove these
> entries from the registry. In most instances this is benign but in this
> specific instance, that little menu animation calls entries in the MRU of My
> Pictures to display the pictures. The MRUs are indexed as "MRU #0, MRU #1,
> MRU #2 and so on. The value I had you change is what media center calls to
> look for what files is should put in that menu animation. Since the registry
> "cleaning" program removed the MRUs, media center looks at a value in the
> registry that no longer exists, and crashes.
>
> Solution: Don't run registry cleaning programs. They aren't aware of Media
> Center specific registry keys.
>
> -Nate
>
>
> "Greg" wrote:
>
> > I have had this problem for many weeks. Your registry fix WORKED!!! Thank
> > you very much.
> >
> > "Nate" <Nate.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C75EDA8C-234D-4825-AD93-D725E04F09C3@microsoft.com...
> > > Found It!
> > >
> > > Open registry editor and go to the following string:
> > >
> > > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> > > Center\MRU\PicturesMRU
> > >
> > > change the value of "Sort String" to 0
> > >
> > > Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works
> > > for
> > > you.
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nate" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
> > >> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
> > >> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry
> > >> key
> > >> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue,
> > >> please
> > >> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to
> > >> make
> > >> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix
> > >> things if
> > >> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix
> > >> it.
> > >> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
> > >> here are a joke.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Greg" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
> > >> > "My
> > >> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
> > >> > down.
> > >> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> > >> >
> > >> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> > >> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> > >> > Exception:
> > >> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
> > >> > of an
> > >> > object.
> > >> > at
> > >> > ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> >
> >
> >
 >> Stay informed about: MCE 2005 crash 

I wouldn't call myself technical but I believe I followed this discussion.
Just to confirm, the problem with MCE was NOT from update KB887742...correct?

I crashed twice & got this error message & wanted to check out the feedback
before I downloaded the fix. (I learned from installing Service Pack 2 that
I can't just download everything it tells me to. Crashed two machines that
way so now I'm trying to be a more educated consumer. It's not always easy
for the "average" user though so thanks to everyone for bearing with me!)

Jan



"jamidian" wrote:

> Thanks Nate, I tried your idea and it did not worked at first. However, it
> gave me another idea and it worked! Like everyone my MCE crashed when I
> selected "My pictures". However, if I created another account or boot up in
> safe mode, I had no problem with "My pictures". Using your idea I created an
> account, copied the "MRU" string form the new account and pasted it into my
> old account. Voila! Like you said I have use registry cleaner and more then
> likely deleted the "MRUs" values. Thanks to all you for helping all of us.
> --
> Jamidian
>
>
> "Nate" wrote:
>
> > Just so somebody with an "MVP" designation doesn't try to do this first, let
> > me explain what happened so you can avoid this problem in the future.
> >
> > In Media Center 2005, when you select Pictures, TV, etc... there's the
> > little menu animation that shows you your most recent used items, or MRUs.
> > Most registry "cleaners" and other programs like Ad-Aware will remove these
> > entries from the registry. In most instances this is benign but in this
> > specific instance, that little menu animation calls entries in the MRU of My
> > Pictures to display the pictures. The MRUs are indexed as "MRU #0, MRU #1,
> > MRU #2 and so on. The value I had you change is what media center calls to
> > look for what files is should put in that menu animation. Since the registry
> > "cleaning" program removed the MRUs, media center looks at a value in the
> > registry that no longer exists, and crashes.
> >
> > Solution: Don't run registry cleaning programs. They aren't aware of Media
> > Center specific registry keys.
> >
> > -Nate
> >
> >
> > "Greg" wrote:
> >
> > > I have had this problem for many weeks. Your registry fix WORKED!!! Thank
> > > you very much.
> > >
> > > "Nate" <Nate.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:C75EDA8C-234D-4825-AD93-D725E04F09C3@microsoft.com...
> > > > Found It!
> > > >
> > > > Open registry editor and go to the following string:
> > > >
> > > > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> > > > Center\MRU\PicturesMRU
> > > >
> > > > change the value of "Sort String" to 0
> > > >
> > > > Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works
> > > > for
> > > > you.
> > > >
> > > > -Nate
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Nate" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
> > > >> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
> > > >> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry
> > > >> key
> > > >> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue,
> > > >> please
> > > >> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to
> > > >> make
> > > >> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix
> > > >> things if
> > > >> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix
> > > >> it.
> > > >> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
> > > >> here are a joke.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Greg" wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
> > > >> > "My
> > > >> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
> > > >> > down.
> > > >> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> > > >> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> > > >> > Exception:
> > > >> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
> > > >> > of an
> > > >> > object.
> > > >> > at
> > > >> > ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> > > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> > > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> > > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> > > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> > > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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This did not work for me ive tried everything

"Nate" wrote:

> Just so somebody with an "MVP" designation doesn't try to do this first, let
> me explain what happened so you can avoid this problem in the future.
>
> In Media Center 2005, when you select Pictures, TV, etc... there's the
> little menu animation that shows you your most recent used items, or MRUs.
> Most registry "cleaners" and other programs like Ad-Aware will remove these
> entries from the registry. In most instances this is benign but in this
> specific instance, that little menu animation calls entries in the MRU of My
> Pictures to display the pictures. The MRUs are indexed as "MRU #0, MRU #1,
> MRU #2 and so on. The value I had you change is what media center calls to
> look for what files is should put in that menu animation. Since the registry
> "cleaning" program removed the MRUs, media center looks at a value in the
> registry that no longer exists, and crashes.
>
> Solution: Don't run registry cleaning programs. They aren't aware of Media
> Center specific registry keys.
>
> -Nate
>
>
> "Greg" wrote:
>
> > I have had this problem for many weeks. Your registry fix WORKED!!! Thank
> > you very much.
> >
> > "Nate" <Nate.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C75EDA8C-234D-4825-AD93-D725E04F09C3@microsoft.com...
> > > Found It!
> > >
> > > Open registry editor and go to the following string:
> > >
> > > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
> > > Center\MRU\PicturesMRU
> > >
> > > change the value of "Sort String" to 0
> > >
> > > Somebody who is having this problem, please post here if this fix works
> > > for
> > > you.
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nate" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Greg, the real problem here is that nobody has a real answer. I have the
> > >> same problem and from what I've seen at thegreenbutton.com, this problem
> > >> originates from registry cleaner apps. What we need here is the registry
> > >> key
> > >> or keys that were deleted. If anybody knows more about this issue,
> > >> please
> > >> post here. Reinstalling the OS is NEVER a fix, just a guaranteed way to
> > >> make
> > >> something work without knowing what was wrong. It's the way to fix
> > >> things if
> > >> you don't know what you are doing. With XP, there is always a way to fix
> > >> it.
> > >> We need a reply from somebody with real experience. Lots of the MVPs on
> > >> here are a joke.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Greg" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > On the Media Center start page, as soon as the mouse pointer touches
> > >> > "My
> > >> > Pictures", a crash report is generated and then Media Center shuts
> > >> > down.
> > >> > Here is the info in the "C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.crash" file
> > >> >
> > >> > Unhandled Exception - 3/4/2005 8:20:25 PM
> > >> > Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
> > >> > Exception:
> > >> > System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance
> > >> > of an
> > >> > object.
> > >> > at
> > >> > ServiceBus.UIFramework.CPicturesSPExperience.FinishTaskOnBGThread()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.GetNumItems.Run()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTask.RunTask()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.RunTask(EhTask task)
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThreadTaskLoop()
> > >> > at ServiceBus.UIFramework.EhTaskScheduler.SchedulingThread()
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> >
> >
> >
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