How do I reset my Media Center database?

September 9th, 2009

Media Center keeps all its tuners, channels, recording, EPG and other information in a single database file. The good thing about this is that it’s fairly easy to reset Media Center to a nearly original state simply by removing this file.

To remove this file, follow these steps:

  • Boot Windows in Safe mode
  • Browse to the following folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome
  • Rename the file mcepg1-X.db to mcepg1-X.backup.db
    Note: X is a random number
  • Boot Windows in Normal mode
  • Start Media Center

That’s it. You should now have to reconfigure Media Center as if you just installed Windows.