Where is Guide/Channel data stored?

[Marrvia]

Someone Please Help!? I need to know there the channel data is stored on the computer so I can make a backup. I have to do a clean install, and I spent hours moving channels and matching up ClearQAM with the guide. I don't want to go through it again. I can't figure out where that data is stored. Anybody have any idea?

 

[zigzag3143]

Im clueless but suspect its stored in the applications data folder. If you know the name of a file you can search to find the location.

Might want to give ppl more information abt the app, your set up, etc

 

[Marrvia]

Well the app is Windows Media Center for Windows 7 and I am using Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x86. I assumed this forum was for WMC for Windows 7. All I need to know is where the channel listing data is stored so I can back it up. I've looked in the Appdata folder, but I don't see anything that clearly looks to be it.

 

[zigzag3143]

Marvia

Would how to back up windows media channel lists help???

just googled this in under a minute How to backup the TV Channel List (MCE Vista)? - Australian Media Center Community

If you dont feel like reading it check here

 

[Marrvia]

Thanks! You are a google master! Now I feel stupid. I swear I did several google searches, but I must have worded them incorrectly because I couldn't find a damn thing.

 

[TripOG]

yeah good deal i was wondering the same thing

 

[CreepinJesus]

I don't have that folder... ?

 

[TripOG]

its a little different i think its supposed to be C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mcepg2-0

and make sure you have show hidden files, folders, or drives checked under: organize/ folder and search options/ view

 

[CreepinJesus]

its a little different i think its supposed to be C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mcepg2-0

Now that one I do have! Although it's ...\mcepg1-5-0. Thanks.

 

[robertmcook]

corrupt TVThumb.db

after a long search for why ehvid.exe would use all available resources on my windows 7 64bit machine the solution for me was removing the thmb directory which was tried due to a suspicion there was a corrupt TVThumb.db

cmd.exe /c "rmdir C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\thmb /s /q"

unsuccessful attempts included

Windows 7 runs out of memory and becomes unuseable...NOT CHECKDISK - Super User
Recorded TV kills media center, ehvid.exe goes crazy - Microsoft Answers
EHVID.EXE runs amok?
Vista Media Center - CPU hogged by ehvid.exe - CNET Windows Vista Forums
Windows Experts Community
Recorded TV kills media center, ehvid.exe goes crazy - Microsoft Answers
http://www.sevenforums.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=276049
-ending the process tree
-waiting out the ehvid.exe to 'finish'
-uninstalling patch kb955519
-deleting all files in Recorded TV
-deleting folder named something like C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mcepg#-# and file named something like C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mcepg#-#.db
-installing different codecs