MCE Backup2.0. The prefs restoration has no effect on Vista.

I wrote mceBackup and must admit I use it more for moving scheduled recordings around rather than the prefs but it should work as you want it to.

I have found that Vista makes it harder to restore, so try: Go in to services and stop the Windows Media Center Receiver and scheduler services.

Then restore the settings with mceBackup, reboot and see if that works