Re: Guide Conflicts & DST

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Yeah, I've just kind of gotten annoyed by this problem, but I'll manage.
Thanks a lot for all your help.

"Jason Tsang" wrote:

Until your time is properly set (i.e. correct timezone/UTC offset), I guess
your MCE EPG will continue to be incorrect.

Beyond that, I don't know what else to suggest at this point.
Perhaps try resetting the windows time service...

1. Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm /unregister [ignore error message]
4. w32tm /unregister
5. w32tm /register
6. net start w32time

Yeah, I'm grasping at straws.

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"JosephCat" <JosephCat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So I tried the patch again, and got this message: KB931836 Setup Error

Update cannot be installed as a newer or same timezone update has already
been installed on the system

Which means it is installed on my computer, yet this patch does not help
my
problem at all. I had to uncheck the option to synchronize with
time.windows.com because that would repeatedly change my time incorrectly,
I
also had to uncheck the option to "Automatically adjust clock for daylight
savings time changes" and then set my time manually for it to be the
correct
time and stay that way. I repeatedly tried switching to 5 different time
zones and then back to my own again, and everytime I came back to my own,
it
would still tell me it is an hour later than it is. The guide has no
progress
in being fixed either.

I'm starting to think my only option is to wait until the old daylight
savings day comes along to fix this, or to pretend I am in Central Canada
and
use that time zone for now. I'll give that a try, restart my computer and
see
if it sticks well and if the Guide gets fixed.

"JosephCat" wrote:

Okay, well I'm guessing there's some kind of deeper problem here. I tried
that also, but it didn't work. I think you are right about there being
something wrong with my time settings on my PC. I don't know what to do
about
it anymore. I don't have windows update set for automatic updates, I have
to
do it myself. When I got back from a trip, the time change problem became
a
problem, so I manually fixed my time, but it kept changing itself back to
the
wrong time. I found out there was a patch released, so I used Windows
Update
and downloaded all the recommended stuff. That didn't help, my time kept
being changed to the wrong time, I later realized it was because it was
set
to sync with "time.windows.com" every night, so I turned that off, and
changed my time manually to the correct time again. Then realizing that
my
guide was an hour off, as I described earlier, I tried doing windows
update
again, and looked through what was still available after downlaoding the
recommended update. So I wasn't sure about whether or not it had been
installed, but earlier in this topic someone (it may have been you)
posted
where to download the specific patch, so I tried that, and tried
installing,
but it didn't work, assumingly because it has already been installed, so
I
really don't know what the problem is anymore. I'm going to go try
finding
the specific patch again and try downloading and installing it again, and
see
what happens.


"Jason Tsang" wrote:

Doubtful, because I'm in Toronto and using Rogers too, and all my Media
Center computers are working as expected (that would indicate that
Zap2It is
sending you the correct data).

Try this (at this point, I assume you have the daylight savings update
installed)
Close Media Center
Change your timezone to something else (Pacific for example) and accept
Change it back to Eastern Time and MAKE SURE the adjust for daylight
savings
is selected and accept
Open Media Center
Setup your EPG again.

I've seen cases with some computers where the right settings are
selected,
but the settings didn't take. This should ensure that your system is
infact
set correctly.

Let us know how it goes.

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"JosephCat" <JosephCat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have tried this technique with high hopes, yet the guide is still
off by
an
hour. So shows like the 11'o clock news are listed in the guide as
being
on
at 10 PM....so if I wanted to ACTUALLY record the news at 11, I would
have
to
set whatever show comes on AFTER the news to record to actually get
it. So
all of my series are set to record, and they do record, but an hour
earlier
than when they are truly on. Instead of recording House at 8 PM, it
records
"House" at 7 PM, which is actually Judge Judy.

I've tried both techniques listed for this problem, the clearing all
channels thing, and then re-adding them, and the changing zip code
and
changing back technique. Could it possibly be a problem with my Cable
Provider (Rogers in Toronto)??

"J Feely" wrote:

OK, I found another trick without deleting anything.

Settings > TV>Guide > Set Up Guide Listings

Select a zip code outside of your timezone (If on the Eastcoast,
select
90210(example) for a PST location; if on the Westcoast, 10965
(example).)
Select a cable provider in that teritory and do the full update of
the
guide
(Mountain & Central, select the coast farthest away from you since
you
usually sync with either NY or LA timezones). Once completed,
repeate
the
steps and select your normal zip code and download your local guide.
This
will get everything back into sync (for now). NOTE: If you try to
update
the guide without selecting a location outside of your timezone,
this
will
not work. The system must sync once to a new timezone for it to
work.

Total time should take 5 min tops.








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