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[quote=babgvant]
Yes, but the xml files should end up in the %public% folder by default. If they are in the Recorded TV folder SA might not be setup correctly.
[/quote] Yes, you are right. The XMLs were in C:UsersPublicDvrmsToolboxCommercialsXml
Here is my batch file.
for %%f in (“B:Recorded TV*.wtv”) do (if not exist “C:UsersPublicDvrmsToolboxCommercialsXml%%~nf.xml” (“C:Program FilesDVRMSToolboxDVRMStoMPEG.exe” /if=”%%f” /of=”%%f” /act=nativecommdetect))
Wife watching TV. Will test later.
[quote=realcodeguy]
I was able to migrate my account tonight… finally! Frankly, not very impressed, we’ll see if it starts to grow on me.
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Ditto. Long live TRB
That’s great to hear yours is not like mine. I will return it ASAP.
I am not sure we are talking about the same drive, but this is the one I bought a couple months back for $69 at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004E9SGO0
I had hope it would help with freezing I was experiencing with my Seagate drive. Seems to perform exactly the same.
The only thing I really need to add is this drive is loud. A strong humming sound. Sounds like the disc spinning and slightly out of balance. It works OK, but the noise is annoying. The drive mounted on rubber in my HTPC case and I can hear it from 15 feet away. Definitely worse than any other drive I have had. As soon as I get a chance I will return to Hitachi for replacement. My fear is they are all like this.
[quote=babgvant]
This might be a good starting point.
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Hi Andrew. Thanks for the link. I am open to learn. Would you mind helping me understand since batch files are new to me?
Based on what was written in the link the simple one liner command would be fine by me even if it does not keep track of which files have already been scanned.
for %%f in (“R:Recorded TV*.dvr-ms”) do (if not exist “C:Program FilesDVRMSToolboxCommercialsXml%%~nf.xml” (“C:Program FilesDVRMSToolboxDVRMStoMPEG.exe” /if=”%%f” /of=”%%f” /act=nativecommdetect))
(“R:Recorded TV*.dvr-ms”) – Keep () and “” , change to my path where my recordedtv is stored, and change extension to .wtv for Win7?
“C:Program FilesDVRMSToolboxCommercialsXml%%~nf.xml” – Keep “”, Change path to folder where my XMLs are stored? I setup DVR-MS toolbox with all defaults. My XMLs are stored in the same folder as the recordedtv.
(“C:Program FilesDVRMSToolboxDVRMStoMPEG.exe” /if=”%%f” /of=”%%f” /act=nativecommdetect)) – same, keep (), “”, verfiy path to DVRMStoMPEG
Am I thinking correctly?
Hello Andrew,
Thanks. I like your idea. Just a bit above my abilities. With the ShowAnalyzer’s ability to process a directory in the GUI I had hoped there may be the same function addressable thru a command prompt, which then even someone like me could make a scheduled bat file for.
Mike,
I wanted to come back and say the problem is resolved. Unfortunately I am not 100% sure if I know what fixed it. The reason I believe caused it is embarrassing I did not find this in the first place.
As discussed I waited for SP1. Installed. Can’t remember for sure, but I did not get the same audio error message, but still did get some sort of error when playing music. I opted to do a full reinstall of the Win7 OS. After that I still got the error. I tried something different. I have all my music, pictures etc on my second HDD. I decided to rip a new CD to My Music on my C: drive. It worked fine. Then I knew it was related to that folder on my secondary HDD. I dropped out of MC to have a look at the folder. When trying to open it it required Administrator access. The dialog stated it would only be required this once. I opened as administrator and all files looked fine. Reopened 7MC and the music now played with no error.
I am glad it is fixed, but sure is strange how the folder I created got its access rights changed. I hope this will help others in the future.
Will do. We can wait. Is SP1 going to fix the HDMI handshake?
[quote=mikinho]
It is possible. The DRM folder cache is
%ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsDRM
If you delete it and reboot it shoudl reset WMP12 licenses. You should first check what format they are and see if they play in WMP12 first.
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To add to the really strange. This folder does not exist. Just checked yesterday. The computer has been rebooted a couple times. If it was going to remake the folder and reset the licenses you would have thought it would be there.
All I can say is, “CRAP”. This machine is finally running pretty good for him for everything else. Why this?
[quote=mikinho]
It is possible. The DRM folder cache is
%ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsDRM
If you delete it and reboot it shoudl reset WMP12 licenses. You should first check what format they are and see if they play in WMP12 first.
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Hi Mike,
I finally got the info we were looking for. The music file formats are WMA and MP3. Both play fine in WMP. I did not delete the folder mentioned. I thought I would wait to hear back from you.
To clarify what MC is doing. Click to play an album. The album does play, but you get that dialog box with the Audio Error in it. I will try getting a snapshot when I get to my Dad’s house.
The folders and files I deleted were in %systemdrive%programdatamicrosoftehome . I found the fix here- http://mymce.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/fixing-media-center-has-stopped-working-in-windows-seven-media-center/
So, I never did anything to the folder you mentioned. But you have given me a good lead. I will just need to go to my father’s house to check the file formats and this folder.
Another thing you mentioned was the HDMI cable. I am recalling how HDMI can be affected by DRM. Yes, I am connected via an HDMI cable, but after the reset of media center I cannot remember going in and setting the connection type. It was working fine, so I did not mess with it.
I will be in touch. Thx
With regard to DRM. I ripped these to the computer. They played well for me. Then he had a serious error with media center. When it did that from previous experience I guessed the media center database had gotten corrupted. I went to the file folder and deleted all files there and allowed it to remake them. Media Center seemed fine, but I did not try any music files at the time.
Is there any chance that changed things with regard to DRM and these music files?
Hello again mikinho,
1- How you have the HTPC connected? HDMI
2- Are you connected to an AVR or directly to the HDTV. I am running and I3-530 with a MB with HDMI output. I connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the MB out to the HDMI port on the HDTV
3- You have Intel MEI installed? (See Intel MEI is needed for bitstreaming HD Audio with H55H57 chipsets) I assembled this build. I did not install this software during the build. Thatmay be the issue, but why was it working fine before?
4- What format did you rip the music to? If WMA then you may have an issue with your DRM license. Let me know me and I can provide instructions to reset your DRM cache. This is a “could be”. To be honest I cannot remember what the format was. I simply ripped using windows media player and all played well that I tested. I never do it for myself so it was new to me. I will check the formats.
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Hi Aaron,
Thanks for the info. It really does help. With regard to video driver. I did update the driver and got no picture. Since this was on a single display computer I could see nothing. I connected remotely and rolled the driver back. I will no longer be able to connect remotely. Can I just reload in Safe Mode and roll the driver back if I have a problem again?
I will calibrate the display. can you comment further on the PLUGE pattern?
Yes, this is normally addressed via black levels. By default nVidia sets it to limited. Once set to full it seems OK. On ATI the solution was different. Although black levels helped, I saw a big difference in changing pxel format to YCbCr.
Strange thing in searching around Intel website and the internet there are no instructions on configuring. Either a really dumb question because configuration is that simple or no one else is having a problem.
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