This presents as "no information available" in the guide, however you will be able to tune and watch that channel. Depending on your location, you may have more channels in the guide than you had before the transition. You should reset your currently scheduled one-off recordings. They will function as expected going forward. Certain series will stop recording the show even though that series will continue to show in the recordings list. You will have to "stop" recording the series and set the recording again.
This may result in two instances of the series record showing side by side; the series instance of existing episodes already recorded and the series instance for the new recordings going forward.
Both will function as expected. The only thing I have noticed is that sometimes guide data will be missing randomly for a couple of hours on a certain channel, then be perfect for the next few days. This doesn't happen often but is something i've occasionally noticed. I suspect this could be resolved by allowing for guide data to be gathered for a longer duration than seconds, however seconds is usually fine in my experience the minority of the time.
I can't really ask for anything more from a free solution. InsaneNutter , Feb 7, DHaviator likes this. Hi InsaneNutter, Thanks for your reply. I have tried to find information from MS on if they plan to support the guide, with absolutely no success, so your article gives me some hope that I can continue with it for a little longer.
A PVR without data on all channels is pretty useless. That said I still think that Media Centre was a big step forward and its just a shame MS no longer support it. I will give your guide a try and post back. Windows 7 extended support ends January 14, so i'd suspect guide data would be offered until then, however who knows given how unreliable it currently is now. Windows 8. Either way it's possible to obtain your own guide data with some effort for the initial setup, so in theory you could use Media Center indefinitely, or at least until the broadcast standards change again.
However given how long it took for analogue TV to be switch off I don't see that happening anytime soon. By then other applications with DRV functionality might have caught up to Media Center, I do like the look of Plex although the PVR support is only in beta and by far its weakest function at the moment. Kodi is also "ok" however neither of them are anywhere near as polished Media Center, which hasn't been updated since !
Just goes to show how far ahead Microsoft were with it. InsaneNutter , Feb 8, I think MS are probably embarrassed by their failure to maintain the guide for all areas. The difference I have found is that unlike your screen shot, I cannot exclude channels.
There is no 'tick box' which results in me gathering far too much data and having a few duplicate channels when transferred into MC guide. Cannot see why this is, the 'clear',' include all' and 'exclude buttons all work.
I have taken a screen shot to illustrate what I am seeing. Just search the web and found out that the solution to this is to disable 'visual themes' on computability tab of short cut properties!
Screen shot. DHaviator , Feb 8, InsaneNutter , Feb 10, I have followed your instructions and apart from the two small configuration issues, my system now has a fully populated guide, for the first time in many months!!! I did have an issue with HD channels the day after setting up a scheduled task to run EPG Collector, but that was most probably due to Sutton Coldfield transmitter problems.
I am approximately m from the base of this mast and would you believe I have HD channel signal quality issues!! I do, and it has been something that occurs very randomly. I need to spend more time on resolving the matter and will, now MC is back to full functionality. I can only add one suggestion to InsaneNutter's instructions and that is, when setting up the scheduled task, use the 'Conditions button' and select 'Wake computer to run this task'.
My system 'suspends to RAM' S3 sleep state, which works for me and if your computer is similarly set up, the task can 'Wake' the computer to run it. I suspect these must have been supplied via the internet. DHaviator , Feb 11, InsaneNutter likes this. Joined: Feb 20, Messages: 3 Likes Received: 1. Just get TV shows and movies online whenever you like for a fee. That's true. Most folks under 30 probably only watch traditional TV for sports, or maybe because the business they're patronizing has a TV on.
Most of them stream pretty much everything else. WMC and similar software is just for old-timers like me who refuse to let go of our dinosaur viewing habits. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. Windows 7 Existing user? MSFN is made available via donations, subscriptions and advertising revenue.
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