On my second Media Center PC I change the guide from comcast to AT&T U-veres and another chicagoland zip but it still stops on the 31st.

I have the same problem on my own Media Center PC. I don't know where the problem is but it may not be with Zap2it. After some investigation I found out the following. When Media Center connects to collect channel and listing data it connects to pes.tvdownload.microsoft.com. This seems to be a Microsoft website and that there does not seem to be any direct connection to Zap2it.com .

I would suspect that on or around the 17 August - 19 August that there was some change either at Microsoft or Zap2it that interrupted the flow of data available from that website. Until enough people start complaining about the problem I'm sure that they may not actually realize that the data is not being kept up to date.

I don't know if Zap2it also handles other countries but considering that another Media Center user in the UK seems to be having the same problem it may be Microsoft that broke the updates unless the UK listings are also provided by Zap2it.

I have the same problem on my own Media Center PC. I don't know where the problem is but it may not be with Zap2it. After some investigation I found out the following. When Media Center connects to collect channel and listing data it connects to pes.tvdownload.microsoft.com. This seems to be a Microsoft website and that there does not seem to be any direct connection to Zap2it.com .

I would suspect that on or around the 17 August - 19 August that there was some change either at Microsoft or Zap2it that interrupted the flow of data available from that website. Until enough people start complaining about the problem I'm sure that they may not actually realize that the data is not being kept up to date.

I don't know if Zap2it also handles other countries but considering that another Media Center user in the UK seems to be having the same problem it may be Microsoft that broke the updates unless the UK listings are also provided by Zap2it.

Add me to the list.  Running Vista.  Guide stops at 7 on the 31st.  Shows it was updated on the 17th.

Clint

I have Charter Cable in St. Cloud, MN

Add me to the list with this issue.  Running Vista.  Guide stops at 7 on the 31st.  Shows it was updated on the 17th.

Clint

I have Charter Cable in St. Cloud, MN

Same problem here in Saginaw, MI.  guide stops completely on Wed August 27th at 7:30.  No data starting at 8pm.  FYI, I am using the TV Pack.

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MB GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G
AMD 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz 65W BE
SAMSUNG F1 HD753LJ 750GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)
AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC/QAM TV
IN WIN IW-BT611T.300SL MicroATX w/ 300W Power Supply

Add me to the list.  I have an XP  system running Media Center 2005.  Last guide entry is Aug. 31

 

 

Same here in Saginaw, MI.  Guide stops on August 26th at 7:30 pm.  no data after 8pm.  Running vista 32 bit, home premium, tv pack

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MB GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G
AMD 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz 65W BE
SAMSUNG F1 HD753LJ 750GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)
AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC/QAM TV
IN WIN IW-BT611T.300SL MicroATX w/ 300W Power Supply

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Chris Lanier
The Green Button Forum Moderator

So does anyone know any way in which we can make sure Microsoft is aware of this problem and gets it fixed? I'd like to think they are already working on this but with only a few days until 8/31 I am not very optimistic.

For myself I have started by posting to the Media Center Chat forum at Microsoft....

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter

If I dont see any resolution or additional info within 2 days I will use the Technical support you can access either online or by phone through:-

 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/kelly96.mspx

Is this TV Pack 2008?

If so, does the Tasks->Settings->Tv->Guide page show a About Guide Listings button?

If not, you'll need to go through Setup Tv Signal under Tasks->Settings->Tv again.

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it seems to be affecting those with and without "TV Pack"

also, many have tried re-doing the guide and their TV signals to no avail--any other points for both Vista and MCE??

thanks

 

Aside--For others like me who did not know what TV Pack is-- see here for information about what seems to be an OEM update to Vista

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/282555.aspx

Mike,

From what I have gathered from reading these posts and from my own experience, the Guide Updates are broken for MCE 2005, VMC, and VMC w/TV Pack.

Everyone's listings end on 8/31/08.

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Dan - O