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How do I fix Error: Restricted Content - Display driver
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JD
2009-01-14 22:43:01 UTC
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I keep getting this error message when i try to watch live TV in Media Center.

"Restricted Content - Display Driver

"Some Windows Media Center components do not have a sufficient license to
play back content. Please click the button below to update the components.
URL location: http://update.microsoft.com

All drivers have been updated all Microsoft updates have installed successful.
Curious
2009-01-14 22:56:42 UTC
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You want to make sure that you have latest drivers from the manufacturers
Websites for any tuner cards or from any graphics card chip manufacturers
drivers websites and not the latest's ones from MS since for these two
component the MS drivers are often way out of date or are incompatible with
your system.
Post by JD
I keep getting this error message when i try to watch live TV in Media Center.
"Restricted Content - Display Driver
"Some Windows Media Center components do not have a sufficient license to
play back content. Please click the button below to update the components.
URL location: http://update.microsoft.com
All drivers have been updated all Microsoft updates have installed successful.
Curbnoise
2009-02-04 22:41:42 UTC
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I have this problem on occasion as well. It doesn't really have to do with
the driver (for me anyway), its more a function of the PC going to sleep and
reawakening. For some reason it appears that something to do with the HDCP
compliance either doesn't initiate within the driver or becomes corrupt. If
I disconnect my HDMI cable from my TV and then reconnect after a few seconds,
the driver fully reinitiates an then I no longer get the error message. Note
that I exit media center before I do this.

Also note that this really isn't an acceptable solution, but luckily for me
its not the hard for me to do since I have my LCD TV sitting on a stand
versus wall mounted or crammed into an enclosure.
Post by Curious
You want to make sure that you have latest drivers from the manufacturers
Websites for any tuner cards or from any graphics card chip manufacturers
drivers websites and not the latest's ones from MS since for these two
component the MS drivers are often way out of date or are incompatible with
your system.
Post by JD
I keep getting this error message when i try to watch live TV in Media Center.
"Restricted Content - Display Driver
"Some Windows Media Center components do not have a sufficient license to
play back content. Please click the button below to update the components.
URL location: http://update.microsoft.com
All drivers have been updated all Microsoft updates have installed successful.
Curbnoise
2009-02-04 22:41:56 UTC
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I have this problem on occasion as well. It doesn't really have to do with
the driver (for me anyway), its more a function of the PC going to sleep and
reawakening. For some reason it appears that something to do with the HDCP
compliance either doesn't initiate within the driver or becomes corrupt. If
I disconnect my HDMI cable from my TV and then reconnect after a few seconds,
the driver fully reinitiates an then I no longer get the error message. Note
that I exit media center before I do this.

Also note that this really isn't an acceptable solution, but luckily for me
its not the hard for me to do since I have my LCD TV sitting on a stand
versus wall mounted or crammed into an enclosure.
Post by Curious
You want to make sure that you have latest drivers from the manufacturers
Websites for any tuner cards or from any graphics card chip manufacturers
drivers websites and not the latest's ones from MS since for these two
component the MS drivers are often way out of date or are incompatible with
your system.
Post by JD
I keep getting this error message when i try to watch live TV in Media Center.
"Restricted Content - Display Driver
"Some Windows Media Center components do not have a sufficient license to
play back content. Please click the button below to update the components.
URL location: http://update.microsoft.com
All drivers have been updated all Microsoft updates have installed successful.
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