Clock problem

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blueiedgod

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Clock problem

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Post by blueiedgod » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:37 pm

So, I noticed at 6:30 am this morning that my TV in the kitchen said it was 11:45 pm. I checked the guide, and the listings were correct for 6 am, however, the small clock on the side was still showing 11:45 pm.

I closed WMC and restarted it, and it fixed the clock.

Another TV with an extender exhibited the same problem.

I checked the HTPC, and it had the same problem. System clock was correct.

I closed WMC and restarted it, and it fixed the problem.

The system has been on for at least a month without the restarts, and extenders have been on for probably 6 months without being turned off.

Has anyone encountered the same problem, and what was the solution?

I assume it was the HTPC's erroenous clock in WMC that was throwing the extenders off. All of the recordings were done on time, which is even more puzzling...

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Post by Ack » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:54 pm

Had the same thing happen a week or so ago to one of two HTPC's. Closed and reopened Media Center to correct it. Computer time was correct; just something messed up the the time in WMC. I don't record on that PC so I can't verify if it would have thrown off recordings or not. I've been watching for it again but it hasn't happened.

I wondered if it could have been an MS update. I do all updates shortly after they're available (with an image backup before downloading and applying). This same PC did an Automatic update a month or so ago and I am suspect an MS update may have changed how updates are applied. No proof but I ALWAYS set ALL my computers to notify and let me choose to download and update. Been doing it that way since Windows 95. So something other than me changed it.

I relate that part because it's a 64-bit machine where the one that didn't have either of these two oddities occur is 32-bit. I have noticed there are sometimes updates for one but not the other so they are treated a little different by the updater.

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Post by blueiedgod » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:54 pm

I actually had to turn off the automatic updates. For some reason SP 1 makes the WMC come up with "Missing codecs, needs to restart" very often when watching recorded or live TV.

Uninstalling SP1 made it go away. I had to turn off the annoying "updates are ready for your computer"

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Post by Ack » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:57 pm

blueiedgod wrote:I actually had to turn off the automatic updates. For some reason SP 1 makes the WMC come up with "Missing codecs, needs to restart" very often when watching recorded or live TV.

Uninstalling SP1 made it go away. I had to turn off the annoying "updates are ready for your computer"
I have SP1 (and all MS updates) on both the 32-bit and 64-bit HTPC's. I haven't had anything like that happen. I don't have any codecs installed but the stock Windows ones. I'm trying very hard to keep these as completely stock as I can. There are several plugins I'd like to use but my free time is limited so I'm trying to avoid always messing with the setup.

Do you have third-party codecs installed?

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