Front Row doesn't work on my Mac mini CoreDuo

I can't start up FR: neither with the remote control neither with the keyboard (apple+esc).
In console.log file can see this error every time I try to start up FR using the keyboard shortcut:
Apr 17 10:07:04 Mac-mini loginwindow[70]: InitServerRemotePort: bootstraplookup(): 0x44e: Bootstrap unknown service
Any idea?
Mac mini Intel CoreDuo 1,66GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5) 2GB RAM

I am having the same problem.
May 15 12:20:17 noraa-haras loginwindow[63]: InitServerRemotePort: bootstraplookup(): 0x44e: Bootstrap unknown service
This appears when clicking "menu" on the remote AND when using command-esc. I can use the remote for controlling volume, iTunes, etc, but cannot invoke FrontRow.
This is a MacBook Pro with 10.4.6. This used to work, but I can't say when it stopped, presumably after the 10.4.6 upgrade, but I can't say if it was related.
My latest OS install was from a clean install and used migration manager to move my user and application data. I have never tried to hack FrontRow, but am using Parallels. I only mention this because it has deep ties into the OS. I also use VLC. No other beta-grade software.

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