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Wintv 7 Product Code: A Comprehensive Review of the WinTV v7 Features and Performance



In addition, WinTV v7 can be used with the European equivalents of the above models (for example, the WinTV-HVR-2200). WinTV Extend download: live TV on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or table plus Mac or PC WinTV v7.2 with Extend Download WinTV v7.2 with Extend is only available from the Hauppauge webstore at a cost of $9.95 (plus shipping). You can order it from: _cd-wintvv7.asp




Wintv 7 Product Code



On those WinTV products with FM radio, you can scan for FM radio channels by clicking the Setup button (gear button) and then clicking on the Device tab. Choose your WinTV product, and then click Tuner setup. Click Analog FM radio and then Scan.


Prodinfo.exe is a program you can run which will extract information about the WinTV product you have installed such as model and serial number, MAC address, revision, and features which can be used to identify the exact model of your product. The driver for the device must be installed in order to run Prodinfo.exe


WinTV v8 is primarily for the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-HVR-950, Colossus (not Colossus 2), HD PVR model 1212, WinTV-HVR-1150, WinTV-HVR-1500 or WinTV-HVR-1600. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.


WinTV v10 Activation Code: If you do not have a WinTV v8/8.5 Activation Code, you can purchase the new WinTV v10 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore for $12.95. This can be used with all products supported by WinTV v8 and WinTV v8.5


  • If your PC or laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive, do the following:At the conclusion of the installation a dialog box will pop up saying "Activation required"

  • Click Enter Product Code

  • You will find the Product code on your WinTV v7 Installation CD

  • Enter the Product code including dashes and dots

To find your Product Code Look at the following guide for finding your product code


Yes, the WinTV-HVR-950 can be used in Windows XP MCE 2005, Vista Media Center or WIndows 7 Media Center. Simply download and install the latest MCE Kit from the Hauppauge website, which will install the driver and necessary "Hauppauge MCE Soft Encoder". Under Windows 7 only the driver is required, the Soft Encoder is included with the OS.


(Note: If a hardware encoder model WinTV is already installed on your system, this will prevent the SoftPVR from installing properly. In order to install SoftPVR in this case, go to device manager and temporarily disable the drivers for the WinTV hardware encoder product. Install the SoftPVR and once completed, you may re-enable the hardware encoder in the device manager.


If you are watching a digital TV channel and you see choppy video, no audio or a black screen, then it is possible your PC is not fast enough to decode and play the digital TV channel you are watching. Please verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for using the HVR-950Q


The default mode is EVR. The other modes are VMR9, VMR7 and Overlay. Each mode uses a different process to render video. Try each mode and use the one which gives you the best results. To use hardware acceleration put a check in the box use hardware acceleration when possible. This will allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decode. Note: graphics hardware acceleration does not work on all systems. After making a change in video rendering settings Wintv must be restarted to take effect.


All WinTV-HVR digital TV tuners for North America, plus the WinTV-NOVA and WinTV-MiniStick products in Europe and Asia. HD PVR, Colossus are now supported with WinTV v7, plus the WinTV-DCR-2650 nows support WinTV v7 for all cable TV channels marked "copy freely".


In WinTV v8, you can find the manual on our website under the Manuals tab.What do I need to upgrade the WinTV application from the Hauppauge website?In order to upgrade your present version of WinTV to the newest version, you need to have a WinTV v6 or WinTV v7 installation CD to validate the upgrade. Note: to upgrade to WinTV v8, you must have either you activation code or either a WinTV v7 or WinTV v8 CD.After you download the WinTV update from our website, insert your WinTV CD in your CD-ROM drive (if the CD autoruns, cancel the install) then click on the WinTV v7 or v8 download to start the installation. During the installation, you will see a message Activation required. If you have a WinTV v7 CD, click Check WinTV v7 CD. If you have a WinTV v7 or WinTV v8 activation code, click Enter Serial Number. The installation will now proceed to completion.


WinTV v8 is primarily for the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-930C (16xxx), Colossus (not Colossus 2), HD PVR model 1212, WinTV-HVR-1100, WinTV-HVR-1300, WinTV-HVR-1400, WinTV-HVR-3000, WinTV-HVR-4000 or WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2, you MUST use WinTV v8. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.


  • Buffering and no TV video can be caused by a few things: If there is a problem with your TV signal. Check your antenna or coax cable going to the Hauppauge product.

  • If your anti virus software is preventing the WinTV application from making a temporary video buffer. If this is the case, you'll need to either disable the anti-virus software or create an exception for the WinTV application in your anti-virus exception list.

  • If you using a cable TV or satellite box, make sure the box is turned on.



On those WinTV products with FM radio (such as the WinTV-HVR-955Q and the WinTV-HVR-1265), you need to manually add FM radio channels. To do this, click the gear button on the lower left hand side of the WinTV app, and then clicking on the Device tab


If you have recently purchased a new WinTV product and your WinTV v8.5 Activation Code has never been used, you can install WinTV v10 with this code. This only applies to unused WinTV v8.5 Activation Codes.


If you have one of the following products: a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-HVR-950, the original Colossus or HD PVR model 1212, you must use WinTV v8 or WinTV v10. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.


If you do not have an Activation Code: If you do not have a WinTV v8/8.5 Activation Code, you can purchase the new WinTV v10 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore for $12.95. This can be used with WinTV-HVR, WinTV-dual and WinTV-quad products, as well as the HD PVR series of HD recorders plus USB-Live2 and the ImpactVCBe.


Installation on multiple computers: the WinTV application can be installed on as many PCs as needed as long as you use the same Hauppauge device. We link the serial number of your TV tuner (sometimes it's the MAC address) with the Activation code. So as long as you use the same Hauppauge device, you can install on more than one computer.


JRiver Media Center is a TV application for managing and playing digital media. JRiver Media Center can record and play Over-The-Air and Cable TV broadcast channels using TV tuners from Hauppauge. You can currently record on one machine and watch on another, or on a tablet. All the user has to do in install the drivers for their Hauppauge product and JRiver Media Center can do the rest. You can download a fully featured version of the product on a 30 day trial from www.JRiver.com to experience the magic of JRiver Media Center.


To use the WinTV-HVR-955Q with Windows Media Center, download and install the Windows Media Center driver installation package, which will install the WinTV-HVR-955Q Windows driver and the Hauppauge MCE Soft Encoder.


Note: Under Windows 7, the Hauppauge MCE Soft Encoder is pre-installed as part of Windows 7. Therefore, you can skip the installation of the MCE Soft Encoder and simply install the WinTV-HVR-950Q Windows driver. 2ff7e9595c


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