My dream is to have a ClientWMC so one can use WMC on the client side. I know a big dream. But I was asking to myself if was possible to "fool" the DVBlink network client (especially the older 4.x versions) making it able to connect to the ServerWMC. Maybe It's just SF, but given you`re looking for ideas...
Wait, did I say "just ask"? What I really meant was... ...way to make me feel guilty. If I can figure out a way to do that, I promise I will implement it. I do owe you guys big time.
My anti-virus did not like this file and when I did install it all I got was a crap; load of spyware.
Would be great ! Thanks in advance. My suggestion is to start to look at 4.1.x, AFAIK since v4.5 the DVBlink client/server implements the encryption, so I think there is a further layer of complexity. The 4.1.x client still works nicely on W10 but requires a manual step to correctly register the MCE addin %windir%\ehome\registermceapp.exe /allusers "%~dp0dvblink_addin.xml"
I've got this working with my HDHomeRun Prime, but I'm still having issues with no guide data. I'm in central United States. I followed the workaround in the zip download by adding the information below to the host file. I flushed the DNS using an elevated command prompt and deleted the mcepg3-0 file and folder from "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome." I then re-ran the TV setup, but still got an error that guide data could not be downloaded. One other issue. My computer will not start ehshell.exe directly from the Windows folder or from the shortcut unless I choose to run as administrator. If I just double-click the shortcut like normal, nothing happens. No error messages or anything.
You probably clicked on the wrong 'download' button. Edit: It's on Datafilehost.com so you need to uncheck the 'downloader' check box; "☐ Use our download manager and get recommended downloads"
It's a problem with the permisions to the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center You can give full access to everyone to it, to fix it quickly. But in the past messages you can find the exact permissions needed.
You have to uncheck "use your download manager". Using a decent browser like vivaldi + a good adblocker like uBlock helps a lot even if you push the wrong button.
None of the files are working for me. I've tried numerous files & times on a windows 10 home edition pc. The _Rights file pops up once and closes. I reboot and then the installer quickly pops up a command and then nothing happens. I've reboot between each run of the cmd files each time. I did the uninstall after each failure. Reboot.. run rights.. reboot.. run installer.. nothing.. run installer.. reboot.. etc.
Did you try v5 or the latest x86 version? When opening Installer.cmd, they shouldn't disappear anymore.
I just found the problem. Network Service account lacks of permissions to write in "C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center". Others folders may have the same issue.
I'm aware of that, but given the user still as the problem, likely something went wrong when the permissions were restored.
I'm also not sure if something went wrong with ehtray. I have to manually start it when a recording is happening because I won't see the icon in the systray otherwise.
On the test machine I installed this on, the only problem I have is I get hdcp required whenever I try to start any channel (no channels are drm). Going full screen to windowed (or vice versa) solves it. Or if I start the channel first with kodi&serverwmc (which never has this problem), then wmc can play the same channel without this problem. I read through the new workarounds file in v5 (nice addition btw), but didn't see this hdcp problem. Is there a workaround for this issue?
Can you clarify what 10134 means? I have made the Media Center key to be Full Control for everyone, and the ehshell won't load unless run as admin. I am using v5 for x64 and everything works fine except for the admin issue.
Ok so word to the masses. WMC, CAN record protected content. However, even if we play it outside of WMC, in WMP for example. WMP reports back cannot be played for one of many reasons that we all know. No Rights, etc etc. So even if we somehow get WMC to play the content with the copyonce content, we may not even be able to play the files later. But we could get lucky and at least be able to play them in WMC, just not WMP. Who knows. I figured this out by recording FXXHD, and attempting to play it in WMC. The file did record, and no errors were reported by WMC. However, I just couldn't "watch it record". As I said, this could be just that the underlining, DRM technology just isn't there and needs to be ported from Windows 8? I haven't tried the WMP Sample Protected content file from Microsoft to see if that plays yet.
I noticed this too. I would not record anything important on a DRM channel on Windows 10. Even on a normal 7/8 WMC PC, if you have DRM issues (DHCP not correct), it will still record but, you will be unable to watch them on that PC but, you can if you have an extender hooked up. It's a combo of getting WMC to use the right versions of the A/V codecs and the DRM system from Windows 8, one would think if you installed the complete MCE package from 8.1 it would come with this... Not sure on how it works on that aspect, as for pulling packages out...
Worked perfectly first try, I use it because on Win 10 My TV Tuner card isn't recognized/supported natively even in compatbilitymode. WMC picks it right up...weird....Any idea on why channels show "no data"? I can play them but it doesn't show what the program info is, even though I've rebuilt/refreshed it a few times.....weird indeed but working so not a huge issue. Good find and Thank You!!! I missed this in Win 10 and was bummed because I paid for it in Win 8.