So one of my satellite channels (Sky Arts) has moved on Freesat (Astra 28.2). In the past I used to just go into WMC & scan a Single transponder with the new frequency settings (12148/27500/H) & it would show-up. However when i try this now I get no signal & no channels found. Is there something I...

I am no longer using MCL (MyChannelLogos) to import logos and tweak the channel guide, since it's no longer supported and abandoned. I have been a long time user and supporter of EPG123, and with all the WMC tweaks that have been added, it makes EPG123 pretty much a one stop shop for WMC needs...

I updated my backup Win 7 machine to version 1.8.3.0 yesterday, 08/28/2024. The EPG Client opens, the overnight update seems to work, but when I try to open EPG123 Configurator it will not let me log in. My other machine is working normally. I have no clue what to try. Any advice would be...

I have my main MC running the epg123 server. On the main 123 server computer I have an icon that shows the status of the guide download... it turns red when it misses an update. I have just created another computer running windows 11 and have WMC working and have installed the client version of...

For years that I've been using the EPG and WMC and I've had my local Channel 8.1 ATSC channel in my Guide. I noticed recently that it was missing so I used the Client Guide Tool to add it in manually as I have done in the past. The popup that appears after clicking on the green + found the channel,...

Hi Gang,
A close-proximity lightning strike last night fried (among other things) the Ethernet port on my existing SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime (HDHR3-CC), although the CableCard installed in the unit seems to have survived intact. Fortunately, I had a spare HDHR3-CC on hand (several of them, to be...

Gary,

Once again preparing for the Olympics recording marathon I put myself through every 2 years...

Are these commands still valid for updating the MXF file and forcing the file to be applied to the WMC database even if there are upcoming recordings (or in-progress recordings)?
C:\Program Files...

Hi,

Is it possible - or could it be made possible - to combine Title and Sub-title, so it is the catenation of the two being shown in the MediaCenter guide window?

Example (in Danish):
OL Paris 2024
Banecykling: Holdforfølgelsesløb, semifinale

OL Paris 2024 is used as title of almost all OL...

All of a sudden CNN will not tune in on WMC. All other channels ok. My wife determined the local Comcast folks changed the channel number in our area. I would have thought EPG would have picked up this change, but then I remembered this was probably one of the channels whose number I altered a long...

I have searched the forums and I do not see this exact issue although I do see simlar issues. I can't find thing with this specific date value of 1/1/0001.

My scheduled import is not working. It claims the mxf file was created on 1/1/0001 and is too old to import. Yet a manual import of said file...

I thought a new feature with the Log Viewer might need some further explanation.
logViewerMenu.png

Clicking the 'Email Support' menu item will initialize a new email using the default email client on your machine if it is set up. The email will contain the local .log files as attachments. If you...

I'm sure I've just done something wrong here, so apologies if I missed something. I've been setting epg123 up on a new PC and making tweaks to the lineup. However, I can't figure out how to 1) generate a new .xmltv file and/or 2) manually run the scheduled task.

I thought if I did Save and Execute...

I've been waiting for the dreaded red TV to clear for about a week now. It has popped up occasionally in the past and always gone green before the guide was empty. I think it's not going to fix itself this time. Following is the log file.
The following error messages follow:

Of the expected 728...

Hi,

I have just got home after a week's holiday and see that I have a red icon, the email message that I have received suggested a manual MXF import but this has made no difference

=====================================================================================
EPG123: Beginning MXF and...

HTTP request exception thrown. Message: One or more errors occurred. Error converting value stations to type 'GaRyan2.SchedulesDirectAPI.LineupChannel'. Path '', line 1, position 17. Could not cast or convert from System.String to GaRyan2.SchedulesDirectAPI.LineupChannel.
Did not receive a...

Hi Gary, I keep getting the following error

EPG123CLIENT: Beginning MXF file import. version 1.8.2.12
=====================================================================================
*** Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit ***
*** .NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.03761) is installed. ***
*** Windows...

Hi garyan2,

Is there a way to get Pluto guide data into WMC? I have Pluto TV (National) as one of my lineups but it does not contain all the Pluto channels. I have 12 Pluto channels in WMC but only 4 can be found and matched. Am I able to add the missing 8 using a xml file using epg123 somehow? I...

I have Win 7 with WMC, EPG123, Ceton 4 internal for cable card, and WINTV-HVR-1800 PCIE MC for OTA.
A program I am recording stops recording in during the scheduled recording time. The errors I see are An error was encountered while recording Error code 2147024841 . I also get the recording was...

After fourteen years, it finally become ridiculously overpriced to stick with Verizon. We switched to Xfinity, and it took nearly a month to get everything squared away, including switching up our MOCA adapters and activating a cable card (turns out it WAS self-activated, despite being told it was...

Hi -- I am running epg v1.5.1 on a Windows 7 machine. Everything works great (except for the error described below) so I don't want to update to the latest version if possible. I have two homes and am running WMC and epg123 in both locations, and both locations give me the same error message every...

Hi,

Prior to installing EPG123 my Windows Media Center was detecting VHF channels OK any time I searched for channels. Now Microsoft has pulled the plug on its guide updates so I tried EPG123. After installing EPG123 I found WMC wasn't detecting VHF channels and I read that is a known issue. I...

I am getting the dreaded yellow icon again, I have tried Save and Execute from the config page but this has not solved the problem

I would be grateful if someone could help me, trace file is attached

=====================================================================================
EPG123:...

Gary,
Long-time EPG123 user (and devotee of thee) here in Comcast's Denver, CO network. Still running EPG123 v1.7.3.4 in the spirit of if it ain't broke, don't fix it . About that...

For the past two early morning updates, EPG123 has thrown errors. The most recent one was this morning:

The MXF...

Since I updated to v1.8.2.11, my existing scheduled task does not run. The last time it ran was when I ran it manually. There is no error indicated and nothing in the trace log since the manual run. Task Scheduler history is also silent. Did I forget to do something after the program update?

I ran...

For some odd reason, after I updated EPG123 from version 1.2.8.9 to version 1.2.8.11, it wiped out a number of channels in WMC. Apparently, it wiped out channels during one of its scheduled updates. This did not happen when I first installed the update on April 8, 2024. These channels were wiped...

Trying to download the setup package for 1.8.2.11 ( and am getting the following virus warning:

Detected: Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml in file epg123Setup_v1.8.2.11.zip

I'm currently running 1.8.2.9 and have been running EPG since 1.6.0.3 in November 2020 and have never had an issue with any of...

I'm seeing errors in the server.log file after installing the latest release. I'm not sure if they were there before, but i was having problems sporadically with the earlier version so that's why i decided to upgrade. I don't see errors in the trace.log. The token gets renewed fine in that log...

Before I start, I want to declare that epg123 is one of the best software packages I know of.

Story so far. My hdhomerun Prime died and I got a replacement. The (OT) unexpected good news is the cablecard in the old Prime supported only two tuners, but in the new Prime it's supporting THREE!...

Let me start by saying I tried several of the things discussed in previous posts where users lost channel logos. So far no luck.

Previously I had setup WMC with MyStationLogos, and really hadn't changed it once I switched over to EPG123. My guide would show channel #, station name and channel...

How can i find lineup for Sky Italy?
I tested several Zip Code with no luck
Is there a list of Lineups?

FYI

v.1.8.2.9

The log warning of impending disk space shortage is a wonderful addition. But maybe it has a bug?

Today's log shows:

Recorder storage drive D:\ has 226.308 GB available. (686.036 GB of 912.344 GB used)
WMC predicts running out of storage starting at 3/25/2024 10:57:03 PM and may...

I just noticed that guide is showing NO DATA AVAILABLE for a small number of channels. By way of example for my lineup channel 791 for BravoHDP and 770 TLCPHD. I wrote to Schedules Direct and their reply was that they had data for those channels. They sent me the listings for 770, I assume they had...

Refers to the mxf file.

===============================================================================
Activating the epg123 configuration GUI. version 1.7.1.7
===============================================================================
*** Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit ***
*** Windows...

I've used EPG123 for years on my Windows 7 WMC computer. Occasionally I get rarely get update errors,
but I've been getting them every day for weeks.

I've pasted my last trace log below from the last 7 days

thanks,
-a grateful user...

I was checking the MCE schedule and saw that there were no guide data on any of the channels ( No data available ).

The log shows error below. Does anyone know what the issue is?

Thanks!

=====================================================================================
EPG123: Beginning...

Hi all,

I've been using epg123 for several years (thanks Gary!) and have run into an issue that I've not been able to figure out. I have a new Win11 HTPC with WMC that runs epg123 in Full Mode. Additionally, I have a laptop with WMC running on a Win10 and only the epg123 Client installed. Prior to...

The options for setting a time to update the Schedules Direct program info are grayed out on both my Configuration GUI and Client GUI. They both give the update time as 01:30, but I can't check any boxes or type in a different time. EPG123 is set to Full Mode. Program version is 1.8.2.9.

Manually...

After I upgraded to EPG123 1.7.1, EPG123 switched the setting Use linked images from Schedules Direct --> Use local images from .\logos folder.

If I manually change the setting back to use linked images from Schedules Direct and hit Save , Exit ... then open Configuration GUI from the EPG123 tray...

are there any tweaks for tuner scheduling?

In this case, recording back to back shows uses the same tuner. even if leadin/out is set to overlap.

Any way to force it to use the next available tuner instead? i have 9 tuners so there are plenty sitting idle.

Its irritating to have to have to...

Can anyone help?

I live in UK and the sky sports channels have updated and channel numbers have changed recently but this is not being reflected in the channel lineups that are being pulled from Schedules Direct. Is there a way to force EPG to pull the channels again from SD or is it likely a case...

I went to update EPG123 on one of our 7MC PCs this afternoon and clicked on the link that's given at the top of this page below Forum rules ( and my browser returned a Server not found error. Tried it on a different browser and also on a different computer, and got the same message each time.

Feature suggestion.......

Don't know if it's possible but can you also pull the Gracenote ID's from Schedules Direct into the xml generated by EPG123? Plex uses Gracenote ID's to pull additional info on TV programmes to allow for programme categorisations from what I can tell. Just thinking if...

I'm having problems getting the WMC EPG to populate with program information. All stations state 'no data available'. Requesting an update appears to run as normal but produces the same result.

I've got the latest version of EPG123 and a current subscription.

The latest few lines of the log files...

Not sure I'd call this a bug, but it is new behavior after upgrading the app.

Normally the previous status carries over to the new system tray icon after upgrading. Today I noticed a gray icon next to the old green icon (old disappears on mouse over). Updating from the Configuration GUI and using...

Hi Gary, et. al.

First, I want to start out by saying thanks so much to Gary and EPG123 for saving WMC and allowing it to continue on.

I recently had my cable card turned off, so I went back to over the air broadcasts and using EPG123 for that. This allowed me to start negotiating with Spectrum...

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to add /delete some channels and EPG123 is working consistently. Some deleted channels are still there while I'm unable to add new channels.

Any tips to fix this?

Does anyone know at what time Schedule Direct update the program guide daily?

Hi', New to the forum and this is my first post. I have been using EPG123 for several years now and it used to update the WMC daily. Due to a glitch in my PC I had to re-install WMC and EPG123. Now EPG123 do not update the
WMC guide unless I do it manually. Any Idea of what is going on? Please...

In the past few days I have started to have the following faults

I note that it is reporting that I have events scheduled that are not on my station list, I have not made any amendments to my stations lineup?

08/01/2024 01:14:02]...

I've been using EPG123 for a very long time with no issues. I just went to record a show and I have no guides. I'm sure I probably need to update the EPG software but i'm hoping i can just download it and run the installation. What worries me is how old my version is (i'm currently running...

Just noticed this

SD responded with error code: 9009 , message: Failed to get new token. Review the local server.log file for SD response details. , serverID: Desktop_W7 , datetime: 2024-01-06T15:43:46Z
***** The EPG123 Server service could not obtain a token from Schedules Direct. View the...

All, I just released 1.8.2.8 in the beta section. All good changes, but the big thing is that I am only digitally signing the installer and uninstaller of the setup package. I just found out today that it costs $1 per file that I sign with my new certificate so I'm trying to limit the impact. Every...

Using Comcast in Boston. I'm noticing that there are many channels from 1130 to 1787 that are listed in EPG but not in my tuner, HD Homerun Prime. These channels are in WMC.

Tuning to these channels says no TV signal present.

Running a scan with HD Setup does not fetch those channels.

Any...

I've had problems lately and now I'm down to 3 days left on my schedule guide. I just updated to V1.8.2.7 and ran the task scheduler several times and get an error each time.

My lineup show as:

EPG123 Cox Comm North County (Vista) and ZZZ123 Dummy Lineup.I tried deleting the Dummy but it comes...

I received an email from Schedules Direct today:

Schedules Direct lineup removal notice

We have detected that one of your channel lineups has been removed by
our data source. We have removed it from your SD-DD account. The
SD-JSON service is not affected.

The removed lineup was:...

I can't get the correct schedules direct lineup. The email from them says:
You should change your lineups as reflected below before December 11th as Gracenote will be starting to make changes then.
old lineup new lineup
USA-DITV635-DEFAULT USA-DITV635-X
When I use epg123 to add a lineup, I don't...

I was having an issue where WMC (win7) kept crashing on WMC boot. I rebooted the computer, was able to use WMC fine. Then it started recording shows (red dot icon in epg) but they would not show in my recordings. Accessing them while they were being “recorded” would result in seeing the live...

From Log Viewer

Subscribed lineup USA-DITV-DEFAULT has been DELETED at the headend.
EPG123 update execution time was 00:00:01.2092034.
Failed to create MXF file. Exiting

When I started EPG it listed two line ups: Local Broadcast Listings and Deleted, attempts to correct failed, under lineups...

So I got two emails today from Schedules Direct informing me that 2 of my lineups had been removed. I have 4. They removed the Dish and Direct TV lineups. I don’t know why. I went and re-added them as I use those in my epg123 setup. There was also something about if I use JSON I don’t need to...

Gentlemen;
I have been unable to update for a few days.
I attach part of two files.
My subscription with Schedules Direct Expires: Monday, January 15, 2024
I beg you to help me.
Regards.
Pepe
============================
server.log
Starting EPG123 Server service ...
BaseApi: , BaseArtwork: ,...

My WMC keeps adding unwanted DVB-T channels to my guide, almost daily. I then have to use EPG123 to disable them. It's almost as if WMC auto-scans for excluded DVB-T channels & then automatically add them to the guide. Is there a way to lock the guide once set-up or am I missing a setting to stop...

Hi,
I have a WMC Windows 7 installation using Honeybee as EPG provider.
Since Honeybee seems unstable/unmaintained I want to switch to EPG123/SD.
But, is it possible somehow to avoid clearing WMC database, ie like skipping step 1 and 2 in client setup ?
I have manually sorted my channels in WMC and...

Getting the red icon on my tray. Could not get token.

Went to schedules direct's site and there's a banner saying they have server issues and to try again later.

Gentlemen;

From Schedules Direct I have received a message indicating that it would be convenient to change a lineup.

I tried to do it, but I made many mistakes and it was a disaster. WMC did not work, and I had to restore my entire hard drive with a backup.

Please tell me the steps I have to...

Any suggestions re the error below in log.

Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center, 64-bit ***
*** .NET Framework 4.8.03761 is installed. ***
*** Windows Media Center is installed. ***
Import: True , Match: False , NoLogo: False , Force: False , ShowProgress: False , NoGC: False , NoVerify: False ,...

With a windows 7 epg123 equipped machine can this be done? I can backup using epg123 but can I import the file into a clean install? Its likely the channels, many having migrated transponder would not match what is in the backup, I do not know but I am aware that I can edit the record requests if...

This used to be an option but appears to have been removed in the move to 1.8.x. I have worked around it by creating a symlink (the consuming program would need to be entirely reconfigured to change it to use the default path/filename and I would dearly like to avoid this), but I'm wondering if...

Have used EPG 123 with Schedules Direct ever since WMC dropped it's Data. Came home after spending winter in Florida. Found that data had disappeared. Ran Client software a couple times then gave up for a few days. I could still get the stations, just no data. Then last night, there was all the...

I've been using Media Centre since the very early days, built my own HTPC ~15 years ago, and generally it does what I want.

Recently the over-the-air EPG in my region (north-west UK - I'm actually on the Isle of Man) got even worse, so I looked for options and found EPG123. Tried it for a couple...

This is the error log:

Of the expected 643 stations to download, there are only 605 stations available from Schedules Direct. Aborting update for review by user.
EPG123 update execution time was 00:00:14.0400000.
Failed to create MXF file. Exiting.

I've been getting this error for over a...

I am using EPG123 to get an XML from Schedules Direct but the movies do not have the full date ... below you will see an epg123 program and Channels DVR XML

EPG123 See Date field
~~~

I, Tonya
In 1991, talented figure skater Tonya Harding becomes the first American woman to complete a triple...

Hi,

I am getting a whole bunch of errors in my log files similar to this:

Requests for MD5 schedule entries of station 31631 returned error code 7030 , message: You have requested a schedule which is not in any of your configured lineups.

This results in a Warning importing MXF file, due to...

I was always under the impression that old MCEPG files/folders could be deleted after a database recovery event. However, I am seeing something odd with my files.

mcepg.png

My most recent recovery event was about a week ago; resulting in the creation of mcepg3-11. In fact you can see that the...

A few days ago I started getting an error loading the mxf using EPG123 version 1.7.1.12 that's
been working OK for the past year.

So I updated to EPG123 version 1.8.2.2, cleared the cache, and still get an error loading the mxf.

1) Is there anything I can to do fix this?

2) Why is 1.8.2.2 doing...

I am on 1.8.2.2. Background I was trying to convert a Win8MC from a client to a server as I contemplate a shutdown of my Win7MC.

I installed the latest with all the Server Options as well as the client. But when I go into the Server configuration screen I can login fine, but not make any lineup...

I need to take the xml output file created by EPG123 and use it as input for the MediaPortal XMLTV plugin.

Will post processing be necessary or can I name the output file tvguide.xml and pass it directly to the XMLTV plugin?

Schedules Direct refers me to this forum. I hope someone here can answer...

Good morning,

Had to reinstall Windows and WMC after a catastrophic BSOD yesterday.

When trying to reorder channels within WMC, there are a few sharing the same channel number and I can't seem to move other channels up or down past these duplicate positions.

Can I reorder them in EPG rather than...

All,

I just upgrade my antivirus from Kaspersky Security Cloud to Kaspersky Premium. As soon as this happened, the antivirus is picking up EPG123 as a Malicious object detected and Detected: PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic . It then said Process terminated , Backup copy created PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic...

Since the 4th I've been getting daily failures for series descriptions.

How do I find out exactly which series these are? :wtf:

EPG123 Log Parser (and Report Generator) - v 1.7.6 (64 bit)
Report Created on 09/14/2023 at 10:07:38
================================================================...

Previously have used epg123 to grab my xmltv files but changed to guide2go as the images I received where a lot bigger in dimensions (I think roughly double?).

But the last few weeks guide2go has not worked as SD has changed their system.

I notice that epg123 seems to have overcome this problem...

Hi, I saw a Windows MCE error, and found that my guide data has disappeared.

I tried doing a Update guide now, but still no guide data, so I downloaded and installed the latest epg123 program (1.8.2.2). I only checked:
EPG123 for Schedules Direct
Notification Tray Tool

And Launched EPG123 and...

EPG123 failed to log in for the past 48 hours to download the latest schedule ( red icon in the tray). This happens semi-frequently (perhaps once every few months) and my usual fix of launching the Configuration GUI from the (red) tray icon's right-click menu and clicking Save & Execute wasn't...

Since last night (9/9/2023) when epg123 runs it terminates unexpectedly in the routine GetAllMoviesPosters . Epg123 does not throw an error of any kind. It just stops. There are no error messages in the trace log. There were some warning messages from the BuildAllProgramEntries routine regarding...

I have curiosity channel feeding into WMC via an iptv feed. My problem is I can’t figure out how to populate the epg123 guide with data. The channel is there in the guide but I had to set it up as a dummy so there is no guide data. In order to get guide data I would have to be able to point at one...

For some of my systems, the EPG does not show my TV stations. I click on login to the Guide service and nothing happens. the internet is working fine on the system. Below is my log file for it. What is wrong? This has worked with no issues.

=====================
Activating the epg123...

I have updated to the latest version and today I am getting the dreaded red X icon.

I would be grateful if someone could have a look through the attached log filer.

Just updated from epg123 1.7.3.0 to 1.8.2.2 Full Mode. Noticed that the auto match channels to stations was unchecked after update. I have always enabled this feature. Checking this box in the Configurator and doing a Save or a Save & Execute and then returning to the Configurator later. The Auto...

Everything has been working perfectly for months now, but today when I came home, there was no guide data at all in WMC. My SchedulesDirect account is current until January 2024. How can I start getting guide data again?

Downloaded and installed latest version 1.8.2.1, and am not getting an XMLTV file (Create XMLTV file is checked in the XMLTV tab). Logged in with my Schedules Direct account, selected linups & channels, then clicked Save & Execute. Stuff happened & messages appeared on screen. I went off to do some...

I just released a new version that will help on any HTTP troubleshooting by giving better detail of the exception thrown. Also, due to some minor changes in the API response, this will also address those that are getting warnings when trying to download generic series descriptions. It is not...

Gary,

I was running/updating a browser on my Win7 system at the same time that the daily guide update was running in the background (I rarely do anything on this system other than WMC/EPG123), and the guide update failed (for the first time in a while).
DaysToDownload: 21 , TheTVDBNumbers : True...

Looks like the SD-JSON service is down for maintenace since yesterday evening.

SD's forum says they are migrating to a new middleware tier , whatever that means.

Don't see an ETA for service to resume.

Hey - I noticed my guide isn't updating. Any idea what is up? I have Verizon FiOS in Central NJ. I am guessing it is somethin to do with my channels, based on the error there, what would I do to correct it? I updated EPG123 a month or so ago, and nothing has changed with my FiOS plan....

I'm quite sure I touched something I shouldn't have and things have worked so well for so long I have no recollection of how I got it that way, let alone how to get back to where I was a few hours ago!
Have been using epg123 w/schedules direct for years on Win7. Have two Hauppage dual tuner cards...

Y tho
Successfully retrieved the station mapping for lineup USA-PA66100-X.
Subscribed lineup USA-PA66100-X has been DELETED at the headend.
There are 0 stations queued for download from 1 subscribed lineups. Exiting.
Check that lineups are 'INCLUDED' and stations are selected in the EPG123...

Help! I'm down to three days of program listings and nothing I've tried has worked.

So far, I've done the following:
Cleared the cache
Rebuilt the WMC database
Updated to the newest EPG123 over the top
Rebuilt the WMC database again

...and still I'm getting a dialog box that reads, There was...

Running 1.8.1.4 and just got this when I had warning and then did a Save and execute . It has worked until now.

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************...

Hi @garyan2,

The latest release has been a bit a bit unstable for me. While it seems to download the EPG data correctly, most (but not all) of my channel logos have disappeared, and I have hundreds of them in the logos folder. I tried clearing the cache and removing all logos through the UI, which...

My logos were all messed up - many channels did not show a logo nor the call letters. So under Tweak WMC I found the Remove all channel logos button - and that did change everything back to visible call letters. Now how can I put back the Logos that are available? End state ought to be logs where...

I'm running the latest version of EPG123, 1.8.1.5, and on the latest daily update attempt, the log scrolled dozens and dozens of errors (below) in yellow text. Is this an issue with Schedules Direct, or something I can fix within EPG123? It appears the schedule isn't updating to the 21-days-out...

Now, looking at my guide, there is a lot of channels missing information.
I forgot how to use code tags, and can't find any information on how to do so. I can't provide my log files until someone explains to me how. It's been so long, with my system being so stable and reliable.

I did try and save...

I have an issue. Its not new. Its appears to be the way things have worked for a while. I just haven't reported it.

The issue is when the guide listings update it removes channels if they do not exist in the guide. Right now it appears to be an and operation. Meaning that the channel needs to...

Hi,

Had this happen a few times. Doing an update and it fails on not being allowed access to epg123Client. Error 5? Failed on a few attempts. I have to go into Task Manager and kill the epg123Server process, install OK after that. V1.8.1.3 and a few before this one.

Just a FYI.

UPDATE

I updated my system to the current version of EPG123 and that seems to have fixed the problem. I apologize for missing this.

Latest run shows only a warning for one channel.

See log below for reference...

Same result for both update and client.

Seems to happen daily now. Using v1.8.13.

=====================================================================================
EPG123: Beginning MXF and XMLTV file updates. version 1.8.1.3...

No sure if its just me..... But....

System been rock solid since last epg123 upgrade to 1.7.xxx running win7 everything (not just TV) working nice a quick and as expected

Upgraded to 1.8.1.3 from 1.7.xxx to get rid of the json issues and now odd things are hppening with WMC

Tuner now takes an...

I'm putting my new Windows 7 WMC build on a VLAN.
Are there any existing options for secure updates for guide listings?

I have a Schedules Direct membership. Maybe there is a way to limit inbound traffic specifically to the Schedules Direct server?
I've got a managed switch.

Or maybe I can...

I just noticed last night (8/5) that the WMC Guide only goes up to 8/9/23 - 4 days left. Yikes (This is not the Guide showing 21 days, with unpopulated data. The Guide is only showing up to 8/9/23.)

I looked at the log, and saw no errors on the nightly updates. (Not that I know what else to look...

Both my daily scheduled guide updates and Update Guide Now updates download everything fine and create the MXF file fine, but the MXF file never gets imported to WMC (icon on system tray is blue and says Downloading 12/13 Saving Files ) . When I click Manual Import on the Client, it works. There...

I may be one of the last holdouts of Win7 and WMC, but it's a great app and has been humming along just fine. Until today. I renewed my SD account a few days ago, so I have 13 months prepaid. I tried rebuilding the WMC database, but it didn't help. I'm familiar with scripting, so I might try making...

Hello - I've recently re-ran setup but the daily scheduled task keeps failing - see logfile below:
=====================================================================================
EPG123: Beginning MXF and XMLTV file updates. version 1.8.0.14...

Hi,

I'm new to Schedules Direct and EPG123 - so it's very possible that I'm doing something stupid.
Have been using WMC - still on Windows 7 - for years with XMLTV.SE as EPG provider.
But looking into other EPG providers as alternative.
So, I have a virtual Windows 7 Home Premium (latest MS...

Trace log portion pertaining to running 1.8.011 setup.exe
The ERROR is line 4 from the bottom.
epg123 is not up to date. Latest released version is 1.8.0.11 and can be downloaded from
Successfully downloaded configuration file from
Successfully queried the Task Scheduler for status. Running....

This time I used Schedules Direct; this is the problem:

Here's the log:
There was a(n) during last update on station . Below is the relevant log session.

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Beginning EPG123 update execution. version 1.8.0.11...

How do I fix this issue happening on 3rd step? Nothing works and instructions appear outdated.

Server log entries every few seconds similar to this:
/20141201/image/f4253065c1badd1cbf352ca5911d43db3fa39e9c716b232671a6276c96ca28dc.jpg: 403 Forbidden
{ response : TOKEN_INVALID , code :1010, serverID : 20141201.web , message : Token is not 32 characters. , datetime : 2023-07-09T22:05:06Z }...

Hi,
I've been using EPG123 for quite sometime, generaly without problems. It's now not updating the schedule.
Things I've done;
Updated to 1.8.0.8
cleared cache
rebuilt database (attempted)
Here is the trace.log is from step 3 of the database rebuild

Running EPG123 and importing MXF ......

Today I was confronted by this in the error log:

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Beginning EPG123 update execution. version 1.8.0.6
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*** Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit...

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Before everyone gets too excited if they see the SD servers are off-line. It is planned.

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10:02 AM EST Problem solved by going to Schedule Direct and re-setting my password.
The EPG123 Configuration app is now working!
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I get the...

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Hi All.

Having problems when I go into my Recorded TV the shows no pictures . I tend to keep allot of my shows when I record them. The last 2 weeks and beyond now do not have any pictures. I just the gray fill presented. 2 weeks ago I had the avatars for each show. Now nothing. I went into epg...

Hi,
A couple of unrelated questions about epg123:

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First thing, I apologize if this has been asked but I couldn't find anything related to this topic.

New MINI PC from KAMRUI AK1 Pro

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WMC is version 8.9.1 from

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Looks like error w/ SD? Ok to ignore?

Trace log:

4/7/2023 4:01:05 AM] HTTP POST request exception thrown. Messages: One or more errors occurred. Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Path '', line 0, position 0.
Did not receive a response from Schedules Direct for Md5s of 70...

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Hi Gary,

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I tried hitting the service URL at and it didn't work, then I tried locally, and it was the same. Going to the server and hitting...

Hey I just read this 1st time last week but this was out there in Oct 22' mostly unconfirmed now official.

BWHUAHAHAHAHAHA!! Screw OTT streaming, more subscriptions, skull raping ads and mouth breathin marketeers collecting m'data!!

7MCE will never effing die! lol Win8 users tho... sorry man

EDIT: It looks like the poster images are references in the XMLTV file.. I just had to look further down into the file. However, I noticed that if I manually go to each one of these URLs, SD responds with Maximum image downloads reached. Counter resets every 24h. .

So, if I don't enable the EPG123...

Heads up.

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I tried...

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I am on V1.7.3
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I already rebooted.

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Hiya I've been trying to update the guide manually and using the scheduled task.
I've attached the txt from the last attempt.

Beginning epg123 update execution. version 1.7.3.0
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*** Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit...

Hi!

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Gary,

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...just as a preface: I don't want to high-jack this forum! But since it is important for me and I discovered a bug in a previously posted file ( ) I would like to correct this (unfortunately there is no edit of old posts available) :

Task:
how to record defined episodes of a series, like
record:...

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Activating the epg123...

Hi,

My windows 7 MCE was missing scheduled program data today.

I downloaded latest 1.7.3.3 EPG123, and installed it. But still not seeing scheduled data.

I deleted the Scheduler task, and recreated it a few minutes ago (15:22pm). The log shows the following error message (and scheduled data was...

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I’ve been getting these attached errors for several days.
Tried “Save & Execute” but didn’t work this time. Please advise.

This just started this afternoon. Running the config gui to remove the channels that dropped did not fix it. A reboot did not fix it.

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Beginning epg123 update execution. version 1.7.3.0...

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