Those of you using Rick Drasch’s Recorded TV Manager to collect and move TV recordings between Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center will be pleased to learn that a new update for the add-in has been posted.
The new version now supports .wtv files, which is Microsoft’s latest TV recording file format in Windows 7 and newly purchased Windows Vista PCs as well as stability and other improvements. Changes are as follows:
- WTV File Support
- Improved Console error handling – Certain unhandled exceptions in Version 3.4.3 could crash the Home Server Console. These conditions have now been corrected. You may, however, still receive an occasional error message in a Message Box which identifies the error condition which was handled, most likely a file access problem.
- Improved stability in the AutoCopy Service – Certain conditions in the Version 3.4.3 AutoCopy service could cause the service to stop unexpectedly, which necessitated the AutoCopy Restart Service to compensate and start the service back up. These issues have been removed and the Restart Service is no longer necessary.
- Improved Installer – Fixes the uninstall issue and a few other small Installer issues.
- Release Notes
Important: If you update to Build 3.7.6, you must first uninstall Build 3.4.3. There is a serious problem with the Build 3.4.3 uninstaller which is discussed here.
In addition, the Recorded TV Manager Media Center Add-in has been updated to version 3.1.3. Your changes are:
- WTV File Support
- Works with Windows 7 and Extenders
- Improved startup code.
More Info: Recorded TV Manager
