Windows media center netflix control bar missing

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Thanks for the information. Command Prompt worked like a charm. The first option worked great. Good to know some people are out here on the internet to help people fix simple problems. I have been working on this for 3 hours. Finally after using command prompt it works…Thank you…. You rock!! Command line worked for me as well. Ah noticed last week but it was only on one season. When I switched to a different show it was fine.

Then last night I noticed it on a bunch of different shows and movies. I will def try out the play button my WMC remote.

But sometimes the missing buttons prevent navigating the list of episodes on TV shows. Just noticed this weekend when introducing the new HTPC to the kids. My son's system same network with all NIC settings on default downloads the guide and shows the Netflix tile just fine. There is no consistent pattern for this problem, some systems work some don't. They are all on the same network. I have 2 home built desktops that function properly and 2 that don't.

I've tried every combination and permutation of the recommended procedures on every website I can find that has anything on this topic. I'll dig into the router today. I'll let you know if it works. I can report SOME progress. After extensive troubleshooting, my son and I have concluded that the problem is with Microsoft's servers. Some ip addresses work and some don't. Even though I have two systems attached to the same router, they are contacting different servers at MS to do the updates.

We've had some success blocking the bad server ip's in the host file and forcing WMC to use a different server. If the new DNS server reroutes you to a working server at MS, you win, if it routes you to a dead server, you lose. That also accounts for why there's varying success even trying to use the same DNS server that someone else used successfully.

It's just the luck of the draw as to which server at MS you get routed to. We successfully blocked one address and got the Netflix tile up on the system that previously had no success, but we didn't yet get the guide update to run properly. Once we've isolated the bad ip addresses and use the hosts file to block them and get everything in working order, we'll post the results and the steps necessary.

That is, of course, if we succeed, but I think we're on the right track. Kudos to the 16 yr. Every home that has Microsoft in it definitely needs one. What worked for me was to temporarily set my DNS server to I tried multiple different DNS servers from various sources, but the one that worked for me was I have two computers sitting next to each other, both installed Windows 7 bit Pro from the same install media. Anyway, the laptop, which has been used quite a bit, works flawlessly.

No configuration changes needed and mcupdate has no errors in the Event Viewer. On my new workstation I have tried everything I can find online and still having problems yes, I have looked through the GreenButton forums, no luck yet. Differences between the two workstations are one has "activated" Windows and one is not -- could this possibly make a difference? I have tried my WMC workstation activated on previous installs and I still had problems. I have tried it without installing software updates, pre- and post- Windows 7 SP1 and same result every time -- no matter what way I try to do it I always get " Errors during the last update" as the second to last line in Event Viewer.

The funny thing is my laptop and WMC workstation are pluged into the same switch, which plugs into the same router, which has a single point to the outside. Getting really frustrated and do not know what else to try If doing so will help I guess, but still I understand your frustration as I thought i had the right fix several times before getting it to finally click.

I'm pretty confident the problem is at the MS servers and not your system. If you can get the internet TV guide to come up, try clicking on a few items. You may get the flash app to install.