An evolving, supported alternative to Rovi
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THANK YOU Gary
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testmonkey » Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:38 am
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Let us ALL say THANKS to Gary the developer of EPG123 with a monetary donation to the cause.
For his relentless pursuit of perfection.
For his unrelenting dedication to supporting the project and especially the time he spends on the tech support lately to get EVERYONE up and running.
During a...
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Thank you Gary... Please keep up the great work and support.
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Last post by John UTAZ
Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:12 pm
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Bravo EPG123
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dxcc2009 » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:00 pm
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a week ago my plans were to use Linux Mint with ME TV for live TV when WMC was gone.
Then I found out about EPG123. I was going to wait till Jan. 20 2020 when I thought WMC EPG would end.
Then I noticed WMC wasn't updating my EPG past 1/1/2020, so I decided to try to make the switch.
I did it...
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I believe FrankAZ is talking about the configuration GUI where I don't have the ability to do a multi-select. It would take some work to get the code right since each channel that changed state would trigger a change for all channels with that station in all lineups. I may look into it, but I...
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Last post by garyan2
Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:31 am
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EPG123 Bug Reports
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HTBruceM » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:05 pm
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New thread to report defects in existing functionality, crashes, etc.
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Could you try out this client ( It has a try/catch for the repair function so it should open and complete just fine now. It will also log which merged channel is giving it headaches so hopefully I will be able to tell what is going on.
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Last post by garyan2
Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:49 am
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v1.4.0 Release
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garyan2 » Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:50 pm
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Just released a new version. The big news on this one is that the installer/uninstaller and executable files are now signed so should lessen the trouble with UAC, SmartScreen, and AV/Firewall software. I encourage everyone to update to this version in order to increase my reputation score for that...
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I get the same thing although I can select keep from the download menu for the file at the bottom of chrome and it goes ahead and downloads it anyway.
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Last post by stuartm
Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:42 pm
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Introducing EPG123
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garyan2 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:43 am
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So I, like everyone else here, have been very disappointed with Microsoft's decision to move to Rovi for their guide data. Even 7 months after the transition I am not impressed with Rovi's performance ... in fact it scares me to death. I started researching alternatives and found quite a few. Some...
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Hi,
My guide has not updated for the last two nights now. The problem seems to be due to missing channels in the data coming from Schedules Direct. Last night, the mxf imported, but the file is 72 hours old. So I'm not sure what that means.
I sent the trace log to you via email.
Thanks,
Jerry...
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Last post by garyan2
Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:53 pm
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EPG123 bug? Probably SD or Gracenote...
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Space » Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:54 am
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Probably not an EPG123 bug, but someone either at SD or Gracenote should get their act together...
I'm guessing things like this happen all the time, but are handled properly by the MXF import so we don't see it.
P.S. Also noticed that the format of the log changed with the latest EPG123 release...
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Yah, those are completely different movies from different years.
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Last post by garyan2
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:20 am
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Error importing mxf
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Weapon X » Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:42 pm
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I'm using hdhr2mxf.exe to update and upload my Silicon Dust HDHomeRun Guide to WMC and keep getting an error when importing it. I've followed the steps from this instructional video with no issues until the guide is imported. I get an error after 100% importing, then verifying of the guide that...
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You helped a lot. Unfortunately it was all my fault. I've just released the new version if you want to give it a go.
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Last post by garyan2
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:01 am
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Guide data has suddenly disappeared
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BDZappa » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:53 am
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I have been using EPG123 for the last year on a Win7 machine running WMC. On January 16th, all guide data disappeared. I have tried rebuilding the database to no avail. Any help is appreciated.
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I got things working again by creating an entirely new account with Schedules Direct and doing a Clean Setup.
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Last post by BDZappa
Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:29 pm
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Re: Shows Not Recording
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urabus99 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:44 am
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Does anyone know why only 1 out of 8 shows recorded OTA on 1/18/21, when they were all set for series record and they worked fine before? Thanks
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Check your event log. Open Event Viewer and navigate to Applications and Services Logs\Media Center and look for recording events... see if anything is there.
Another .02 cent post.
I created a portable utility awhile ago that reads all the recording events out of the event logs and produces a...
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Last post by kkingsto
Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:53 pm
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Coming Soon: v1.6.1
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garyan2 » Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:25 pm
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There's going to be a new release soon to take care of a few minor things but I want to give you a preview of changes to the Transfer Tool. It was initially intended to basically be a one-time use during initial setup, but can be useful for some users on a day-to-day / as desired feature. The tool...
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I did a keyword search for the actor and it found 4 results, three TV show episodes and a movie. None of them actually had that actor in it, but some of them had other actors with the same last name and others with the same first name. None of these programs where scheduled to record, however. So...
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Last post by garyan2
Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:23 pm
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WMC reverting back
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KarterJK » Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:32 am
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okay I have complained about 'time to update data guide' message before
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now I know what is triggering it.
My guide provider is somehow being reset from EPG123 to Microsoft default...in each instance I was using ver. 1.6
How is that possible? I did use taskbar update icon button.
I am baffled
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I can't remember exactly which machine it was. Happened on two of them, we have 12 machines running. I reverted back to v1.5 on those, everything else is v1.6.
Let me wait until it happens again. I will collect all the relative files, now that I know what to look for.
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Last post by KarterJK
Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:35 am
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Recordings filename pattern (use the custom label)
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NOYB » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:55 am
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So it used to be that recordings files would be named
Movie/Series Title_ChannelName_Date & Time
e.g.
Stargate SG-1_COMET_2020_04_01_22_00_00.wtv
Now it is:
Stargate SG-1_KATUDT3_2020_09_22_00_00_01.wtv
Using %Cn instead of %Cs is:
Stargate SG-1_KATUDT3 (KATU-DT3)_2020_09_23_00_43_56.wtv
Would...
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Patch to accommodate the matchName field in epg123.mxf
C:\ProgramData\GaRyan2\epg123\custom_callSign_serviceName.ps1
--- custom_callSign_serviceName.org.ps1 2020-11-06 21:04:39.000000000 -0800
+++ custom_callSign_serviceName.ps1 2021-01-11 17:02:34.000000000 -0800
@@ -3 +3 @@
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Last post by NOYB
Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:46 am
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Looking for beta testers for v1.6.0.0
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garyan2 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:47 pm
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All,
I'm looking for some beta testers to test out the new client. I've done a pretty big rewrite of the client to change how and when the WMC database is accessed. The whole purpose of this rewrite is to try and make the experience more reliable with less database recoveries or lost WMC...
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Yah, the -verify is not a valid parameter anymore. If you want to see the action, add -verbose instead.
Thanks! That's what I needed to know.
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Last post by Gripweed
Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:46 pm
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Updating from epg123 v1.3.10 to v1.6.0.5 steps?
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jxmos » Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:34 pm
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I've not updated epg123 in a while. Before I move to the next version I'd like to make certain I don't create a bigger problem for myself. I've used the portable versions in the past to get to rev 1.3.10. Can I use the current v1.6.0.5 portable version and copy over v1.3.10 program files? Or do I...
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Right. SD will send me a count of active users and fetch-14 users every month, though I haven't seen an update in a while. I think my old email server is thinking they are spam an trashing them so don't know what the current numbers are.
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Last post by garyan2
Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:22 am
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Different guide listing between two epg versions
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artm » Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:14 am
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So, I'm running two systems, first with v1.0.2 and the second with 1.1.19.
Both access SD for Comcast Boston Digital Cable for 02130.
Example channel with different guide listings is this:
channel: 810
Station ID: 91446
name: WBTS-CD
Tonight, 01/09/21, first guide shows Saturday Night Live,...
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WMC has some complex logic on whether to accept guide changes or not. I have found that even running identical stations with the same history, guide imports and whatnot that the different stations will possibly make different decisions on those changes. Updating to v1.6.0.5 (or very soon v1.6.1.0)...
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Last post by garyan2
Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:41 am
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Custom Lineups?!??!
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kkingsto » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:11 pm
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Was poking around in EPG123, and I noticed one of the tabs has Custom Lineups. So looked at that and noticed the HDHomeRun Premium services they offered a few years back was still in there. Can't unclick anything. Popup suggested editing the CustomLineup.xml file.
Edited and cleared out. Restarted...
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Not sure why this would be called an issue. As long as the custom lineup is not INCLUDED in the download nothing is going to happen. The custom lineup is used for folks that may want to create their own lineup with stations they have access to from their subscribed lineups (Lineup 1, Lineup 2,...
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Last post by garyan2
Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:15 pm
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v1.6.0.x and OneTimeRequest Recordings
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garyan2 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:55 pm
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With the help of a user, we found a situation in which if you click to record a specific program (OneTimeRequest) and that program is changed by EPG123 during the verification process, the recording will not happen and you will have a ghost scheduled recording in the recorded tv->view scheduled...
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I just tested it and it does successfully transfer the OTR for a . I'll test later on a cleanstart but don't see why it wouldn't work.
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Last post by garyan2
Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:16 pm
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EPG123 Client crashes
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markfromBrooklyn » Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:49 pm
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EPG Client crashes, both when run by scheduled task, and when I attempt t rum manually.
I have restaryed Win 7 Pro system, and have no idea what else to try. Should I try reinstalling EPG123? Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Found 10538 cached series image links.
Refreshing 337...
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Problem seems to be resolved. I had tried running the installation again and re re running epg manually. That worked.
I suspect but am not sure that the problem may have been the result of a malware scan. I will not use that program again.
Thank you again for all your help..
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Last post by markfromBrooklyn
Wed Jan 06, 2021 12:12 am
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2020 - The year in [ERROR]s
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StinkyImp » Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:26 pm
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Seems like most of my errors involved contact with Schedules Direct. The bonus side of these errors is it helped me track down a flaky component in my wifi setup! :D
EPG123 Log Parser (and Report Generator) - v 1.7.6 (64 bit)
Report Created on 01/02/2021 at 10:03:27...
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the user renewing their membership, changing their password because they forgot what it was, and not updating the password in epg123.
sooooo many of those!!!! I log password resets for that very reason. First thing I check in the logs. They usually report their payment hasn't taken effect....
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Last post by rmeden
Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:46 pm
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Record defined Series/Episodes
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cmal » Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:00 am
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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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This is not something I have ever needed to do, but hopefully others will find it useful.
Thanks for the contribution and for sharing.
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Last post by IT Troll
Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:21 am
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Guide and recording schedules WMC EPG123 Win 7
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debachu » Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:04 pm
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Hi,
I recently had some issues with my win 7 setup of WMC and had to reinstall the EPG123 software as well as my HDhomerun tuner. Everything went well except for one thing. The guide itself downloads and shows up fine but my scheduled shows did not repopulate. When I look at the scheduled...
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Open the from the client. Are all the series requests on the right side green or pink?
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Last post by garyan2
Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:25 pm
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Problem with scheduled task
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technodevotee » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:22 am
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I'm following on from as this now appears to be an issue with EPG123.
When I try to edit the scheduled task to add -nogc to the epg123client argument line, I get the following when saving it:
error.png
and it screws up the program/script entry.
So I tried wrapping the command in quotes in the...
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So it does. Thanks
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Last post by technodevotee
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:06 am
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Guide listings no longer populate
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RodBarnes » Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:46 pm
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I am no longer seeing channel guide info. (I know my subscription to Schedules Direct is still valid -- renewed it a few months ago.)
Recently, I had to move the position of my tuner card to a different PCI slot. This resulted in having to reinstall the drivers, which resulted in having to redo...
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That worked. Thank you very much
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Last post by kendall43
Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:12 pm
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Red Green or Blue Task bar icon
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KarterJK » Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:36 am
Gary
even after you told me a hundred times about the task bar icon, I never made the connection until a day or two ago.
It is so easy to update ones schedule, you deserve another donation. I can be so thick some times. Thank you
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Last post by KarterJK
Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:36 am
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Can I early renew my Schedules Direct subscription early?
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jjsmnow » Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:56 am
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I need to renew my electronic pgm guide for another year,
it expires 2 9 2021,can I renew it 2 weeks early without looseing the 2 wks?
Also.
How do I enter additional tv ota channels to the e p guide, they are showing on the epg client homescreen app but cant move them to show up on the epg ?...
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Yes, you can early renew your membership without losing any days. Your anniversary date will stay the same.
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Last post by garyan2
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:13 pm
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Restoring DBS channels deleted in client
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UKCR » Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:28 am
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I'm running Windows 8.1 and use WMC in the UK with A DBS T2 twin tuner card.
In general everything works as it should. I can view & record etc as normal. My problem is that I deleted some channels in the EPG123 client (these channels no longer appear in the EPG or settings in WMC) that I'd like to...
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That's great. I'm grateful.
Thanks, Gary. Solved a problem I had.
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Last post by UKCR
Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:38 pm
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Update - 30 days of VerifyLoad and GarbageCleanup
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StinkyImp » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:05 pm
Scheduled task start time -> 12:15AM daily.
VerifyLoad?
Flawless!
EPG123 Log Parser (and Report Generator) - v 1.7.6 (64 bit)
Report Created on 12/23/2020 at 07:26:16
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Checked 19310 entries and corrected 12 of them.
Checked...
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Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:05 pm
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