Media Center Guide download stopped download after years... no error message.
Windows Vista 32 SP2
After years of good Guide ads download of my system just stopped downloading updated lists of programs. Media Center said that it downloads successfully but not so much. No error message. I tried to re - configure the Guide in Media Center. I tried to manually download updated program listings. I uninstalled updates 11/04/12 NETframe4 have read that they can be problematic. I restored to the 10/04/12, which is just before the big update 11/04/12. None of this worked and my recorded shows stop at 5 pm PT 19/04/12. What is the answer? Thank you.
BobJ1620
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«If you still have your Windows OS CD maybe you could try to remove & then reinstalling Windows Media Center entirely?...» I don't know there's a way to do it, but you do not want explicit instructions of any part/whatever ' one who knows what they have everything. Also, if it is possible to do a total removal/uninstall & reinstall, - vs - a sort of "repair", I'd do the full thing, that simple "repair" can let WMC Guide EPG old and outdated files that could bring you a right of return to the same sorry state of affairs! »
... hank good luck!
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