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Media Center getting a little confused?

Windows Media Center seems to get a little confused about what it has scheduled to be recorded sometimes.  Take for instance this little snapshot from tonight.  Not at the top that it is setup to record every time "Law & Order" is on, yet over the next couple of days, it lists "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".  MCE has done this in the past too, and I have to cancel the series for Law & Order, then set it up again, but inevitably, it does it again.  It has done this with other shows too.  Like mistakenly recording "Starting Over" when I have it setup to record "Stargate SG-1".

Anyone else experienced this?  Any sort of solution?  This and a couple other nuances about MCE are starting to get to me and I'd like to get them resolved so I can get back to happy TV viewing.

Comments

PS said:

is your computer clock properly sync'ed?
# January 6, 2006 12:35 AM

Ken Robertson said:

Yes, it is, but even then, what would the clock have to do with mistaking "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" as "Law & Order"?
# January 6, 2006 1:12 AM

Plip said:

I've seen this before.

Did you search for "La" ?

Cheers,

Plip.
# January 6, 2006 2:30 AM

Ken Robertson said:

No, this is an actual series I have it setup to record. When you tell it to record everytime "Law & Order" is on, it should match the full title of "Law & Order"... Not se "La" of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and figure that is enough.

I go to My TV, and right there on the menu, it will say scheduled to record Conan tonight... but I never watch Conan, have never watch it, and never went anywhere near to it in the guide to record. After digging down to list the series I have it set to record, you pick one and it shows the future airings that it will be recording, and when I went to Law & Order, it showed Conan.
# January 6, 2006 6:15 PM
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