VMR9 issues,Config crashes since M.S. updates last week

[sixsix]

[SIZE="2"]HELP! I have been using GBPVR (1.0.16) for many months now w/o any problems, until last week after the Microsxxt .NET updates. After that GBPVR (& ATI Catalyst Control Center- which also needs .NET) would crash at boot up. I have tried everything I can come up with, updated drivers, uninstall/re-install of all .NET versions & updates, update to vers. 1.1.5, tried all the Video renderers, tried re-install of DirectX,etc... I can now at least get GBPVR to load, but when I go thru Config I can only get to where I select Recording Source, and when I select my card,Config crashes. I have searched the forum and can't find anyone else w/ this problem, I know there have been many thousands of people who have had problems since last weeks updates, but apparently no one w/GBPVR. Any help/suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated, I cannot attach any logs at this point as I have not yet re-installed .NET or GBPVR - many thanks ! (PS.. please be kind as I am a newbie/first time poster:o)[/SIZE]

[fb67]

I guess if it were me, I'd do a system restore to a point sometime before the update. I see where it looks like I got 5 updates installed on the 12th. Change your update scheme to only download and notify, and install 1 at a time until you figure out which one it was.

You said you uninstalled/reinstalled all dot net and updates. Do you mean that you uninstalled the updates through the Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs? I've never tried to uninstall a hotfix that way. Maybe it's fine to do.

Just curious, how did you at least get GBPVR to load if you haven't reinstalled it yet? Ahhh.... I kill me sometimes.

[sixsix]

Thanks for your reply, I tried doing a restore to b4 the updates (that was part of the etc... ) it didn't fix it. I NEVER allow Microsxxt to automatically do updates, only notify me... I know which update did the damage, it was the update for .NET 3.0 ... I don't use add/remove programs, I use a combo of Absolute Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, or Windows Uninstall Cleanup utilities. I was able to get to Config w/o crashing, as GBPVR has been uninstalled, re-installed, updated, uninstalled etc... I just ran Belarc Advisor utility and even though Windows Uninstall Cleanup says it removed .NET 2.0, Belarc shows it as still being on my system. I have run Registry Cleaner many times after installs/uninstalls, but I 'suspect' there is still something lurking ... or possibly corrupted dll(s) somewhere...

[daveid]

I don't mean to sound overly critical, but maybe one of those uninstall utilties messed you up. I just use add/remove programs, but that is beside the point.
The point here is that I installed the same updates via windows updates (manually mind you - old school, using the website), and I do not have any problems after the update to .NET 3.0 (or 2.0, which also recieved a security update last week).
My question would be simply this, what else changed since your pc last worked the way you expect it to?

[sixsix]

Thanks daveid for your reply, in answer to your question - nothing changed - only the .NET updates - I'm glad the updates worked for you, unfortunately they didn't work for many other thousand's of people, me being one of them. Anyone else with any suggestions?

[JonnyCam]

Whats the error you are getting for the GBPVR crash? (or were getting)

Where did you see about these other thousands of people having trouble with the .NET updates? I assume that would be on some forum, and nobody has been able to supply you with a good answer /solution yet?

I would have thought that system restore would have taken care of everything, if were only hotfixes / updates which caused it - but maybe system restore doesn't remove any updates to key components? (such as .net)

Is catalyst control centre still using .net 1.1 - or has it shifted to 2.0?

If it hasn't shifted, then I would not have thought that GBPVR & CCC wouild be affected together as the 2 packages operate indpendently don't they?

[sub]

Can you see if this patch gets it going: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...stcount=40

[sixsix]

sub - I am quite a newbie on this forum (or any forum for that matter), when I click on the link from your post, it just takes me to a post by night rider and I don't see anywhere that there is a patch posted - can you check the link or tell me what I am doing wrong? - thanks - JonnyCam - I can't tell you what the original error was as GBPVR crashed at bootup of windows and dissappeared b4 I could read it. The problem now (after re-installing the .NET framework versions up to 3.0) is PVRX2 keeps telling me that my system doesn't appear to support the required VMR9 video renderer. I have used GBPVR 1.0.16 for many months w/o a problem, after doing the service pack updates from Microsxxt for .NET 2.0 and 3.0 that came out last week I have had nothing but problems. I now have ATI Catalyst Control Center (which uses .NET 2.0) working, and PVRX2 will load w/o crashing, but when I go thru Config, I can only get to where I select Recording Source (after setting up the EPG Source), when I select my tuner card Config crashes. I am using the latest ATI drivers vers 7.12 that came out last night. I have an AGP card and there are known issues with ATI drivers since vers.7.8, with the latest drivers the Direct3D tests all fail (as with all versions after 7.7), I have tried all the driver versions from 7.7 to 7.12. - 7.7 is the latest version I can use where the Direct3D tests pass. But even with them Config still crashes at the same point. I have tried the latest vers of GBPVR and no matter what VMR renderer I try, I get the message my system does not appear to support the required video renderer. I have tried using the old GBPVR with the video renderer set to Overlay Manager and Config still crashes. I am so frustrated as I have never had such a persistent problem that I couldn't remedy myself in the 25 years I have been using computers. ANY help is greatly appreciated - I MISS MY GBPVR !!!

[sub]

sub - I am quite a newbie on this forum (or any forum for that matter), when I click on the link from your post, it just takes me to a post by night rider and I don't see anywhere that there is a patch posted - can you check the link or tell me what I am doing wrong? -

Sorry, I'd meant to link the post before that. Here is the post with the patch: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...stcount=39

[sixsix]

Sub, many thanks !!! I installed the patch as you suggested, I thought it was just to provide you with more detailed logs - after I installed it I was able to get thru Config completely, I have version 1.0.16 installed, I still cannot get PVRX2 to start up (same VMR9 video renderer not supported error), I tried all renderers w/o success, I presently have it set to use Overlay Manager and when I try to start PVRX2 from the icon on the taskbar the same error message appears, but when I go to start/programs/gbpvr and select the old GBPVR (instead of PVRX2) it loads and I can watch tv and I was able to record a tv program. QUESTION: I know Overlay Manager produces a lower quality video, but is that only when viewing, or does it also affect the recording? I mainly use this as a PVR to record movies/tv shows and don't use it too much for just viewing - I am just VERY happy that I have at least gotten it to work this far, I have attached the logs for your viewing and comments - once again, many thanks !