Re: Media Center EPG Cutover
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:34 am
I believe that uninstall tuner and reset WMC give you a clean slate to work with.
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timidhermit wrote:Please help...
More on this issue. My Windows 10 test system got a virus so I had to reload everything. I did that about a week ago and I have had NO LUCK getting the epg to download. Has anyone found a simple way to get Media Center on Windows 10 to download the program guide from Rovi? I built another Windows 7 system and Media Center downloaded the epg on that system on the third try.fyfchu wrote:After fighting with this for multiple days, multiple reformats and reloads of Windows 10, trying all the posted solutions, trying every zip code I could think of including for other cities around the US, the EPG loaded this morning. I hadn't changed anything from the ~5 times I tried to load it last night, so I have no explanation for why it worked this time. Perhaps the Rovi server finally gave me access? Could it be overloaded? Does it have something to do with Windows 10?fyfchu wrote:I suspect that everyone has heard that it is now possible to get WMC to run on Windows 10 64 bit edition:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/09/ge ... asy-steps/
Since I presently have two Windows 7 installations running, I was excited to hear this and quickly followed the instructions on my "test" computer. It did work once I moved from 32 bit to 64 bit Windows 10 and installed k lite codecs. However, I still can't get the program guide to download.
I tried the usual tricks that were posted here in July. They didn't seem to work for me then and aren't working now. The only thing which did work in July was waiting until Microsoft did updates. (I verified that this was critical when I recently rebuilt a computer. The EPG wouldn't download until all the updates had loaded.) However, the W10 updates don't seem to help.
Has anyone gotten the EPG to work for WMC on W10? Any tricks?
I am now trying to decide whether I should upgrade my two Windows 7 systems to Windows 10 given the uncertainty in getting the EPG. I would be curious to hear if anyone else has had success getting WMC up and running with EPG on Windows 10.
Thanks.
Run TV setup again and see if you can add the digital lineup (its just after the zip part) you might have to scroll down to see other lineups.chupon wrote:Well it looks like I have bad timing. Just had to refresh my windows 8 machine and when I went to set up WMC again I realize I am now having problems.
OTA guide data seems ok, but my digital cable data is missing.
yabasoya wrote:I have 5 PC's, 10 tuners (Infinitv6 and Infinitv4). 4 out of 5 has the guide issue not turning from Zap2It to Rovi.
I've been looking at this for a couple of days and decided to try to focus on my firewall.
I found that WMC was trying to contact IP 191.232.80.197. That is in Brazil!! My firewall is set to block Brazil. I allowed that country through my firewall and all PC's started updating.
Just my experience.
This post just saved me from 2 hours+ of troubleshooting... I even started with a WMC reset because my guide list wasn't updating.. I couldn't think of anything else to try.. Then I ran across this post and remembered that last week I enabled pfBlocker in pfSense and was blocking south america as well... I just disabled it and now can update and continue my WMC setup. Thanks for posting this!seijirou wrote:yabasoya wrote:I have 5 PC's, 10 tuners (Infinitv6 and Infinitv4). 4 out of 5 has the guide issue not turning from Zap2It to Rovi.
I've been looking at this for a couple of days and decided to try to focus on my firewall.
I found that WMC was trying to contact IP 191.232.80.197. That is in Brazil!! My firewall is set to block Brazil. I allowed that country through my firewall and all PC's started updating.
Just my experience.
Thanks for this. I've been without a guide since june or july and I think this at least some of the problem I've got. I'm blocking all of south america.
dukeynstewie wrote:Just wanted to share what worked for me step by step:
Make sure to close WMC
A-) Modify Host File
- Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.
-Right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
-Click Continue on the Windows needs your permission UAC window.
-When Notepad opens, click File > Open.
-In the File name field, type C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts.
-Click Open.
-Replace the IP address at the bottom of file with:
65.55.186.113 data.tvdownload.microsoft.com
72.246.56.59 cdn.epg.tvdownload.microsoft.com
-Click File > Save to save your changes.
B-) CLEAN GUIDE DOWNLOAD AND ASSIGNMENT (By Wyldwof):
-Close WMC
-Open Task Scheduler - Control Panel, System and Security, Administrative Tools, Schedule Tasks
-In the left tree expand Task Scheduler Library, Microsoft, Windows, Media Center
-In the right pane under name, right-click ObjectStoreRecoveryTask, and click Run (let it run for 2 mins)
-Close Task Scheduler
C-DNS FLUSH
-Click Start.
-Select Programs.
-Select Accessories and locate the Command Prompt shortcut.
-Right click the Command Prompt shortcut and select Run as Administrator from the drop down menu.
-Type ipconfig /release in the command prompt.
-Wait a few seconds for a reply that the IP address has been released.
-Type ipconfig /renew in the command prompt.
-Wait a few seconds for a reply that the IP address has been re-established.
-Type ipconfig /flushdns in the command prompt.
-Close the command prompt and reboot computer
Last step is to run "Set Up TV Signal" from the WMC settings menu. After running the set up it should take 3-5 mins for the guide to update. Hope it helps.