Change guide settings without a TV tuner

Thanks Sangupta. Although they didn't quite answer my question, those were
both good links which led me to (possibly) figure it out.

In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
Center\Settings\ProgramGuide there are two values for ZIP code and provider
ID. I believe if I change both of those to correct values then I've got the
guide updated to my new region. So...

Does anyone with a tuner want to do me a huge favor and tell me the cable
provider ID for 45069? I'd give you more 'was this helpful' yes votes than
you could ever imagine.

Thanks.


"S.Sengupta" wrote:

> Never done the following registry tweaks,but you may give a try:-
>
> http://mediacenter.mattgoyer.com/archives/2006/05/11/1115
>
> You may also go through the discussions here:-
>
> http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/2/44135/ShowThread.aspx
>
>
> regards,
>
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
> fusla wrote:
>
> > I just moved, and I have yet to find the box where I put my TV tuner. I'd
> > like to be able to use the guide function since right now I have only basic
> > cable...but I can't change the settings for the Guide zip code because the
> > program won't let me get to the TV settings without a TV tuner installed.
> >
> > Is there any way to change the Guide zip code settings without installing
> > the TV tuner (it could be a week before I find it)?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:40:00 -0700, fusla <fusla.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Thanks Sangupta. Although they didn't quite answer my question, those were
>both good links which led me to (possibly) figure it out.
>
>In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media
>Center\Settings\ProgramGuide there are two values for ZIP code and provider
>ID. I believe if I change both of those to correct values then I've got the
>guide updated to my new region. So...
>
>Does anyone with a tuner want to do me a huge favor and tell me the cable
>provider ID for 45069? I'd give you more 'was this helpful' yes votes than
>you could ever imagine.

The Zip code & cable provider are irrelevant. What is important is the headend
ID which is looked up by Media Center on the basis of your zip code.
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Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP
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