This can then be used to activate WinTV v8.5 (or WinTV v8). If you do not have an Activation Code, but you have a WinTV v7 CD, If you do not have either an Activation Code or your original WinTV v7 CD-ROM, you can for $9.95 or $11.95. A WinTV v8.5 Activation Code will be needed to install this WinTV v8.5 version.
WinTV v8.5 does not support these products. Installation notes for WinTV v8.5: If you have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-HVR-950 (not the WinTV-HVR-950Q), Colossus (not Colossus 2) or HD PVR model 1212, you MUST use WinTV v8.