Suddenly NPVR doesn't work

[Tacoma]

Both installs using same decoders - MPEG2 - MainConcept (HCW) MPEG2 Video Decoder, H.264 Video - Microsoft DTV-DVD video decoder. I have fixed the problem with the troubled install.

[looking for solution]

I happened to install an older version (before 3.8.xx) and it works
live tv or recording, no problem

[hansol123]

I tried downloading and copying CompPkgSup.dll to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 using a batchfile and running as administrator but I keep on getting pessage access denied.

I have also failed to change the permissions on this directory.

Can anybody help.

Thanks

Maurice

[sub]

I tried downloading and copying CompPkgSup.dll to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 using a batchfile and running as administrator but I keep on getting pessage access denied.

I have also failed to change the permissions on this directory.

Can anybody help.

Thanks

Maurice

When viewing the Properties->Security tab of this file, click "Advanced", the click "Change" to change the Owner. Once you own the file, you'll be able to change the permissions.

[hansol123]

It worked

Thanks Sub.

Maurice

[donm168@gmail.com]

So here I am with the same error and probably have made more trouble for myself than I had at the beginning. I, too, see "unable to communicate with recording service". All this began with no apparent change to anything on March 15. I now assume the Windows update had something to do with it but nothing I have tried restored live tv. I can play episodes from the recorded files, the epg shows but no live tv. Any help will be appreciated.

[sub]

If you start the "NPVR Recording Service" service, do you get an error messages?

[donm168@gmail.com]

Yes, this one:

Unable to start service:InvalidOperationException:Cannot start service NPVR Recording Service on computer ".". --->
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
---End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.Start(String{} args)
at NCtrl.Program.Main(String{} args)

Not enough information for me to know what file it seeks nor even the source of the error message. Any help gladly accepted!

[sub]

I'm guessing it's something to do with the "C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR2" path you used. Any particular reason for the non-standard location?

[donm168@gmail.com]

I'm guessing it's something to do with the "C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR2" path you used. Any particular reason for the non-standard location?

That was the issue. Thank you very much. We have full service again!