Windows 7 64 bit headache

[perry]

After viewing different threads I'm still unsure to the right way to install and use NextPVR on Windows 7 64 bit do to the lovely feature call UAC and this give me some problems with recording service (Symptom = a grey error box will popup in NextPVR).
1. Updating tvguide. To solve this i currently use a schedule task with admin rights running this batch file

Code:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\NPVRServiceControl.exe" stop
"c:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\NextPVR.exe" -emptyepgonly
start /wait E:\Filer\Stuff\dvbxml\dvbguide -fX -aC -c658000 -e3000 -m64QAM -s6875 -oE:\DVBC-EPG.xml
"c:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\NextPVR.exe" -updateepgonly
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\NPVRServiceControl.exe" start

2. Stopping NEWA live tv stream before the show ends stops recording service.

So the question is when using NextPVR on Windows 7 64 bit should UAC be off or can NextPVR be install so recording service doesn't need admin rights in day to day use?

[Rocco]

-emptyepgonly

Is that a typo?

[perry]

Not that I can see http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ineOptions

[Reddwarf]

So the question is when using NextPVR on Windows 7 64 bit should UAC be off or can NextPVR be install so recording service doesn't need admin rights in day to day use?

My advice would be that if you don't need UAC, turn it off.

[mvallevand]

NextPVR is already UAC aware, and the data folder that is used by NextPVR is fully writeable at the user level. The only time UAC comes into play is when the program is installed or patches applied. and of course when the Recording Service is controlled which seems reasonable to me.

I would start by checking your scripts to ensure that you are not writing files to controlled folders like "Program Files" and the root folder and if that is ok, you have another problem in the script itself. There is no need to purge the EPG in NPVR, that is now done automatically.

Martin

[donschjr]

I'm running Npvr on W7 x64 with UAC on and it works fine.

[Reddwarf]

I'm running Npvr on W7 x64 with UAC on and it works fine.

That's the strange thing, on some installations it works fine, on other UAC makes all kinds of trouble.

[mvallevand]

That's the strange thing, on some installations it works fine, on other UAC makes all kinds of trouble.

Installations do go wrong, but it wouldn't be because of UAC.

Martin

[sub]

I cant think of any reason you'd need to turn off UAC. NextPVR is designed to work correctly with it on.

[Reddwarf]

Well if it is not UAC, why does it work as soon as you turn it off