Having issues with Windows Media Center fading to black and then sometimes not recovering. Well apparently it’s caused by the MHEG (whatever that is). Kill it with the fix below and enjoy skipping back/forward to your hearts content!

Simply delete these 2 reg keys and reboot to fix the issue:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Extensibility\Entry Points\{7e7a8710-9e4a-40a3-824a-7b0baf38abcf}][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Extensibility\Applications\{a0cd8951-e5b6-4662-9c9c-d56c5b38ca59}]

Found it here http://experts.windows.com/frms/windows_entertainment_and_connected_home/f/114/p/88321/451286.aspx#451286