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THANK YOU Gary

Last post by lostgreycells « Thu May 26, 2022 3:39 pm
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by 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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Thanks again Gary!! Yes!! I'm so very grateful!! Send him MONTHLY DONATIONS for all the hard work he's done to make WMC a MUCH BETTER product than it was when Microsoft bailed on it! I've just completed a new Windows 7 installation on a new (rescued) box using Comcast cable card and it's working...
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EPG123 Bug Reports

Last post by robert.j.moser « Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:09 am
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by 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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This error is from loadmxf.exe which is part of WMC. Looks like it had problems, but the most interesting thing is it took over 14 minutes to error out while your successful run only took 2 minutes to complete.

WMC does a lot of things when it is importing an mxf file and there may have been too...
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Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:09 am
Introducing EPG123

Last post by IT Troll « Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:58 am
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by 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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Ah, it’s only just greater than 5%. Perhaps something like 5% and greater than 1 or 2 total.
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Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:58 am
KB5015861 july security rollup deleted all EPG data

Last post by mustpushbuttons « Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:25 pm
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by mustpushbuttons » Sun Jul 31, 2022 4:14 pm

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The media center error message was something like 'unable to download guide data' or similar

Just restored to the point just after july SSU update... now fixed.

Not an EPG123 thing just a PSA.

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From askwoody The issues with Windows Media Center introduced in the July cumulative update (KB5015861) have not been solved for Windows 7 in the CU for August (KB5016676). I presume that goes for Windows 8.1 too.

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Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:25 pm
Missing Images

Last post by cbarbie « Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:24 am
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by alhaunts » Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:35 am

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Anyone else notice that the Missing Guide Images issue is back? Not all images, just maybe 20% of them.

It's been fine here for a couple of months, but now looks like the problem has returned for me anyway.

Guessing it's something on SD's end? Windows 7, OTA 14174.

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I have been seeing the same thing for a couple of days.

version 1.7.1.7 : token=1b289378452fa251e151c7428835b7d8 , autoRefreshToken=True , cacheImages=True , cacheRetention=90
/image/19f03c723a01caa8d11b889464572d546f0e85585ce6f52e410dadbeeab41ef0.jpg: 404 Not Found...

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Last post by cbarbie
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:24 am
Transfer tool

Last post by The Mac « Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:07 pm
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by The Mac » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:24 pm

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Hi Gary,

2 Questions for you:

1. what is the difference between light and dark green schedules in the transfer tool?

2. Any way you get make the sort order stick after deleting a scheduled item? it keeps changing back to the default order.

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Thank You.

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Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:07 pm
EPG123 WMC Logo Refresh

Last post by byronomo « Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:33 am
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by byronomo » Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:58 pm

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Not a problem per se, but more of a question:

I have dedicated HTPCs running W7 WMC that are always on. So when I want to watch TV, I simply turn on the monitor/tv set. When on the main WMC menu, the EPG123 logo indicates the last update. However, if I haven't used WMC in a few days, when I turn...

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Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that workaround in mind.

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Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:33 am
EPG123 client won't start

Last post by joe1275 « Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:42 pm
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by snotty » Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:30 pm

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I installed EPG123 client and server on an old Win7 machine a year ago and had few issues. Great program! That computer is now showing its age and so I want to change to a new Win10 Pro mini computer. I do a full install of EPG123 1.4.10.10 and it seems to install correctly, but the EPG123 Client...

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Looks like that worked! Thank you for all your prompt assistance and all your work on this! Guess I need to go find the tip jar!

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Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:42 pm
Backup from the command line

Last post by Space « Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:15 pm
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by amarkowi » Fri Aug 05, 2022 4:39 pm

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Hi Garry

Many of us have aging MC PCs that we've been getting nervous about. Any chance of getting a command line option in the client to kick off a backup. We'd then kick off a scheduled task to copy it to a remote machine.

I've looked at the dates of the backups in the eHome folder, and...

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The backups in the ehome folder are created by WMC itself. The two main backups are the recordings and the lineup (the subscriptions backup is also there, but that is not very important since there are no subscriptions anymore).

Backups of all you Series go in to the recordings backup folder and...

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Last post by Space
Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:15 pm
Program guide is missing many channels

Last post by a440guy « Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:05 pm
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by a440guy » Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:44 pm

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Recently, my guide listing has been missing many channels. Channels 3 through 10 and 33 through 106 are missing.

I deleted the cache and ran Save & Execute from the EPG configuration tool. That did not fix it.

I checked with Schedules Direct and they confirmed that the lineup was correct, that...

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You are absolutely correct. When I selected the All category, all the missing channels appeared in the guide. Thank you very much for diagnosing this problem. You're the best!

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Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:05 pm
Title request fails with ExtendedPropertyExceededLimitException with WMC package from EPG123 website

Last post by 12noon « Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:20 pm

by 12noon » Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:20 pm

This is not an EPG123-specific question, but it is about the WMC package released on the EPG123 website and installed on Windows 8.1. I apologize if I have posted in the wrong location. Perhaps a moderator can move it to the correct place?

The Microsoft WMC on my 8.1 box began to crash after...

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Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:20 pm
Schedule Fails to download

Last post by robert.j.moser « Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:58 pm

by robert.j.moser » Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:58 pm

I am using windows 7 and I noticed the schedule stopped downloading.

If I go to the error file I see this:

Error using loadmxf.exe to import new guide information. Exit code: -1
error Failed to import .mxf. Exiting

Unfortunately I did not backup my windows and understand may have been a windows...

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Last post by robert.j.moser
Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:58 pm
New Lineup from SD not reflected in Guide

Last post by Space « Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:55 am
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by Sancho » Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:13 pm

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Short version:
Comcast changed their lineup for my zip code, with some channels being replaced by others, and some channels being removed completely. I worked with Robert at SD and he confirmed this morning that he completed the changes on their end, and that I should switch from the old lineup to...

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I believe that you can pretty much assign ANY network from the right panel to ANY channel on the left panel, including assigning the same network to multiple channels. This is not specific to the DUMMY channel/network.

The -1 is probably so that match by number (used by automatch) does not...

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Last post by Space
Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:55 am
3 days of Big Red X

Last post by sgbroimp « Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:41 pm
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by sgbroimp » Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:47 pm

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Do I need to do anything or will this sort itself out?

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Well. a surprise here. Tonight back to green before i could do anything. Wonder if SD had some updateing to do but did not get done.

The SD guys are great. Robert came right back to me. I don't understand much of what he said and now I am green light and happy so doubt I will fool with much...

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Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:41 pm
EPG Backup and Satellite Info

Last post by Jason-R « Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:42 pm
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by Jason-R » Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:21 pm

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Just wanted to say a big thank you to Gary for the Backup and Restore facility now built into EPG123. I was one of those who's WMC set up was killed by the July Windows update. Once a workaround was in place, I was able to quickly get back up and running using my EPG123 backup :-)

Whilst MCE was...

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Thanks Gary, that got me past the Downloading TV Setup Data page, athough MCE was quite insistant that it needed to test my nonexistant 'dial up' login before proceeding! Was able to continue using 'stored setup data' and entered the manual setup of tuners page, and on hitting Next, MCE shuts down...

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Tue Jul 19, 2022 5:42 pm
BBC News data not available on SD

Last post by IT Troll « Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:10 pm
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by aleclindsay » Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:59 am

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Just so you know, BBC News data not downloading at the moment from Schedules Direct. Obviously HD channel now gone (ridiculous) but we do have an SD version (at least for now). Reported on SD.

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The quality on BBC News SD is awful/unwatchable.

I can’t understanding their reasoning. Whilst BBC4 does have more viewers, that channel will be closed down for cost saving in 2025.
The children’s channels have lower viewing figures and I would imagine are more likely to be accessed via...

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Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:10 pm
general question to the users of this sub-forum

Last post by joeer77 « Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:09 pm
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by billmich » Sat Jul 02, 2022 1:44 pm

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as consumers of the EPG123 program, does that mean most/all over you guys have cable card devices/subscribe to cable tv...etc?
in winding my way to reconstructing my system after gong from win 7 to win 10, I have newly learned about the additional difficulties in making things work between WMC and...

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Running cable card here and WMC for 11 years. Using Ceton tuner. I will never switch from Windows 7. Ceton tuner has network tuning/sharing ability for Windows 7 only. That locks me in to Windows 7 forever. Well as long EPG123 can update my guide.

Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk

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Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:09 pm
Support page

Last post by IT Troll « Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:39 pm
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by eclas » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:46 am

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I located it once before but have lost it. Can you tell me the web page to download support files like net framework etc.?

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.NET is direct from Microsoft. Although I think the EPG123 installer will download it if required.

Gary also hosts some DRM bits.

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Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:39 pm
Can not get it to work after several downloads because epg123 screen is grayed out

Last post by garyan2 « Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:38 am
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by jjsmnow » Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:08 am

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My laptop crashed did a new install of win 7 and downloaded epg123 signed in.
Before it crashed epg123 worked fine for 2 years ,easy install never had the following problem
Can not get it to work after several downloads because epg123 screen is grayed out on the account logn in page on the right...

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It is EPG123. The GUI you login to Schedules Direct with and select what lineups and channels to download.

Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

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Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:38 am
Show post picture not seen in guide in some system

Last post by purpleb « Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:29 am
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by purpleb » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:07 pm

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With one of my win7 systems, when I bring up the guide, the show picture is not seen at the bottom left. The description is there correctly. On my other win7/win10 systems, they are seen. Any reason why it happened? It has been that way for awhile. I rebuilt the WMC database but that did not help....

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ok, thanks. I will check that out.

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Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:29 am
Just lost my digital cable channels

Last post by kkingsto « Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:29 pm
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by kkingsto » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:22 pm

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Opened up WMC and discovered no channels would record. Guide only shows one channel off of an antenna.

Went into the client, and none of my digital channels was in the left pane. How do I get them back? I have a backup from 1.5 years ago but don't want to use that as I'd have to clean things up....

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Every 5 days, along with the garbage collection, EPG123 will trigger WMC to create backups of its configurations. Those files are located at c:\programdata\microsoft\ehome\mcepgX-Y\backup in folders \lineup, \recordings, and \subscriptions.

When you click the button in the client, it will command...

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Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:29 pm
New LogViewer looks great except for.....

Last post by IT Troll « Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:35 pm
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by cadprofessor » Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:21 pm

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Nice addition to EPG123 1.7.1.7 is the color log viewer. The only issue I have due my age. Is there anyway to make the font size bigger. I have to break out the magnifying glass to read the text. Thanks....

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Thanks, that’s working well now. :thumbup:

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Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:35 pm
Requested Security Protocol Not Supported

Last post by d00zah « Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:02 pm
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by Pixelz » Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:52 am

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Hi Gary,
After years of successfully using EPG123, I noticed a failure to download any SD listings which started on June 8th. The significant error in the logs seems to be an unhandled exception in epg123.exe with the message The requested security protocol is not supported .

I'm not aware of any...

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Ah. Recalled it being discussed, but missed it in the change log. Moot point now. Thanks.

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Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:02 pm
Schedules Direct Broke?

Last post by IT Troll « Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:37 pm
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by eclas » Sat May 21, 2022 10:27 am
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Anyone else getting a token error when trying to update their guide?
I'm getting the error on 2 different systems.

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Had a slightly weird SD token error this morning during the schedule update. However, it worked fine a few hours later when I did an on-demand update. Hopefully, just a one off.

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Beginning epg123 update execution....
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Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:37 pm
v1.4.0 Release

Last post by paulsaz@gmail.com « Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:49 am
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by 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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Thanks for your reply. My current setup is Tivimate with a couple of IPTV providers and also use m3u4u to shrink down the number of channels. I was adding local ota channels just to make it easier to have everything in one app. I made my own m3u file for my HD Homerun Quarto host it on a WD My...
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Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:49 am
Unwanted TMDb catalog search

Last post by garyan2 « Thu May 26, 2022 5:29 pm
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by JCGSS » Thu May 26, 2022 2:40 am

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Hi Gary,

Thanks for this tool! It works great, but when I look in the log file, I see dozens of messages about movies that I'm not interested in. The messages all appear to be in the same format.

Example: TMDb catalog search for Psycho Stripper from 2019 found 1 results.

My wife would not be...

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Just for info: epg123 only checks tmdb if SD does not have movie coverart, and epg123 does not search for any Adult Only coverart from tmdb. I keep it as family friendly as I can.

Performance wise, there is a pretty big hit for large lineups on initial updates, but after that it is negligible....

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