Note: The 'yyyymmdd_hhmmss' file is an XML file which contains your recording schedule, and you can find detailed information about the data in the file in the Windows Media Center Guide Listings Format article which I mentioned earlier.

Copy the latest 'yyyymmdd_hhmmss' file to a share or flash drive.

In Windows Explorer, navigate to the following folder:.

It can also import the data to 7MC, DVBViewer or Windows Media Center. That being said, here are the steps to export your recording schedules from one Windows Media Center computer and import them into a new Windows Media Center computer. From your Windows XP deskAlthough it is possible to configure Media Center to look for recorded TV files in folders other than the default Recorded TV. EPG Collector is a Windows application for collecting the EPG data from DVB or ATSC streams in EIT, MHEG5, OpenTV, MediaHighway, FreeSat and PSIP formats, then creating an XMLTV file.

The tool in question is called loadmxf.exe, and you can find out more about that utility in the Windows Media Center Guide Listings Format article on MSDN. The problem for me - as his IT guy - was to figure out how to migrate his recording schedule from his old computer to his new computer, and as it turns out - there was already a command line solution from Microsoft which was pretty easy to use. How to launch Media Center log: Press Win + R keys to launch Run menu.

To restore a previous version of a file or folder that’s included in a library, right-click the file or folder in the location where it’s saved, rather than in the library. If it happens you need to look at the Media Center log files to find out why its happening. The list will include files saved on a backup (if you’re using Windows Backup to back up your files) as well as restore points. I ran into an interesting problem the other day which warranted some investigation: I was replacing the computer which my dad uses for Windows Media Center, (which he uses as his DVR and to watch movies), and he had an elaborate recording schedule set up for all of his favorite shows and wish lists. You are using Windows Media Center and its crashing from time to time.

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