W7 Media Centre TV Guide downloads OK but doesn't update ?

[neilll]

My bedroom PC needed a gentle kick to get listings working again, I ran the command below in an elevated cmd prompt window:

%windir%\ehome\mcupdate -uf -pscn0 -dbgc

Cheers, I'll try that when I get home!!

Hey you're a local


Neill

[holidayboy]

How local?
Sunny NN14 here.....

[neilll]

How local?
Sunny NN14 here.....

NN18......you win the Poshest Postcode Competition

That command worked by the way, nice one!!!

[neilll]

That command worked by the way, nice one!!!

I lied, it failed after Client Maintenance....it now says Broadband Package Not Available

[holidayboy]

Are you getting guide data now? I think I often see that broadband package message.

[neilll]

Are you getting guide data now? I think I often see that broadband package message.

Nope its said 'error connecting, will retry later'. This has been going on for at least a week, my guide will soon run out!!

[neilll]

Is anyone else still having an issue please or is it just me?

[holidayboy]

Maybe it's worth using the mcbackup tool over at madeformediacenter.com to backup your .db and see if the download works ok on a freshly created .db after running through tv setup?
(manually delete the old database after backing up).

[neilll]

Maybe it's worth using the mcbackup tool over at madeformediacenter.com to backup your .db and see if the download works ok on a freshly created .db after running through tv setup?
(manually delete the old database after backing up).

I've already deleted the db and re-ran the guide/channel setup.

I have noticed that my WMC will not display the Terms Of Service, nor can I find the page where I used to see the Guide Verion/Date is it possible something has got corrupted? (I think all this started when the clocks went back although I'm not 100%).

When I check on my firewall I can see my Media Centre going out to the Microsoft server, no packets get blocked but mcupdate.exe says I have no internet connection and then says:

The ClientUpdate package is not available
The MCEClientUX package is not available
The Broadband package is not available

etc. etc.

[holidayboy]

Maybe it's worth running through the internet connectivity step that's buried somewhere in the tasks>settings area?

I've never come across this issue, maybe a complete Media Center reset is in order since you've already lost the tv .db?

[neilll]

Maybe it's worth running through the internet connectivity step that's buried somewhere in the tasks>settings area?

I've never come across this issue, maybe a complete Media Center reset is in order since you've already lost the tv .db?

I can browse the internet on the box outside of WMC though, does that make sense?

[holidayboy]

I have no idea what the connectivity test actually does, it might be worth a go just in case though.

[CyberSimian]

I can browse the internet on the box outside of WMC though, does that make sense?

One oddity that I have noticed with my Vista setup is that I need to have internet access established before I start Media Center. If I do that, Media Center sees the internet and can download the EPG.

If I switch on my internet router after I have started Media Center, MC complains that there is no internet access when I try to download the EPG, even though the internet connection is established (I minimise MC, and the network connection icon at lower right shows the "world" graphic, denoting internet access available).

Of course, Windows 7 may be completely different!

-- from CyberSimian in the UK

[neilll]

I can browse the internet on the box outside of WMC though, does that make sense?

One oddity that I have noticed with my Vista setup is that I need to have internet access established before I start Media Center. If I do that, Media Center sees the internet and can download the EPG.

If I switch on my internet router after I have started Media Center, MC complains that there is no internet access when I try to download the EPG, even though the internet connection is established (I minimise MC, and the network connection icon at lower right shows the "world" graphic, denoting internet access available).

Of course, Windows 7 may be completely different!

-- from CyberSimian in the UK

Thanks for the suggestion, however my router/firewall are on 24/7 so this might not be relevant in my case. I will check when WMC tries to access the new guide info though what state W7 thinks the internet is in.

Saying that though I've had about six years trouble free up until now with MCE2005 and now WMC7, all this seemed to start when the clocks went back

[holidayboy]

I seem to remember a few posts on the old TGB about people having to run through the internet test - definitely worth the 30secs it will take to try it