Depends if your going to replace it with the Microsoft version instead.

what do you mean..media player?

No, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004! I think you can use cable etc with that one too.

you have officially lost me.  what are you trying to say? Should I unistall it or not?  Are you saying it's part of the OS?

Well The Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition is part of the OS. If you have ordered that you should have  in you start folder somwhere Media Center Icon.

But since you are asking about installing it or not then I think you are talking about the DELL Media Experience (DMX) DMX just a program that groups all your multimedia stuff together the same way Microsoft's Media Center. The DMX is missing the TV & Radio feature.

DELL did a great job with DMX it looks fantastic. But if you want the real stuff you need the Windows XP Media Center Edition. I saw the 2004 edition it looks absolutely fantastic and also works real nice providing a true Multimedia Experience with TV & Radio feature let's you record stuff from TV has a TV guide, I think only available in US, etc. etc.  But dude if you do not have  TV tuner card do not bother, just install the DMX and enjoy it.

yes, I am asking about DMX.  I have windows XP with the microsoft plus and media center combo.  They also sent me a free remote for DMX so I kinda hate to get rid of it, but I keep hearing about all the problems with it.  I just recieved my system this am and I am just starting tweaking it.  Guess I will see how it goes.

 

Dimension XPS Series-3, Intel Pentium 4 Processor 560 (3.6GHz) w/HT Technology and 1MB cache
1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
20 in (20.0 in viewable) 2001FP Digital Flat Panel Display
256MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X800 XT
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Service Pack 1, English
Logitech MX 500 Optical Mouse
Intel Pro 1000 Integrated PCI NIC Card
48x CD-RW and 16X DVD+RW/+r double layer
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 THX Certified Sound card with DVD Audio for Dimension
Dell 5650 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers System with Subwoofer

Windows XP media Center is not part of the os. It IS an os.

Sounds like you have the dell media experience though. What problems are you talking about? It's just for capturing video mainly, will support most cable and satellite feeds. If you want something really cool though, you could get the new xp media center 2005 when it's released. I've seen it in action and it's really really cool. Multiple tuner cards and extender boxes and completely seamless with the os.

 

 

 

they told me I would have dell media experience and they sent me a free remote, but I don't have it.  i was gonn auninstall it anyways.