How can I reset my installation? aka: The desperate guy guide

November 4th, 2009

Some times, things can get very bad when installing DVBLink for HDPVR. We know why: there are lots of instructions and missing a single one of them can result in an installation nightmare.

That is why we decided to write a desperate guy guide. This guide will let you reset your whole DVBLink for HDPVR installation without re-installing your OS. Try it and follow every single steps. Let us know in case one step fails you.

  1. Take a deep breath
  2. Take another one, just to make sure you’re calm enough to go through this complicated installation
  3. Stop Media Center
  4. Stop the dvblink service
  5. Using the Windows Task Manager, kill any “ehexthost.exe” that remains alive
  6. Delete your Media Center database
  7. In your registry, delete the key “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DVBLink for DigitalTuner” (if it exists)
  8. In your registry, delete the key “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DVBLink for HDPVR” (if it exists)
  9. In your registry, delete all keys under “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DVBLogic\DVBLink\Sources”
  10. In your registry, delete all keys under “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DVBLogic\DVBLink\Templates”
  11. Delete all folders in “C:\program files\dvblogic\dvblink\sources\”
  12. Delete all folders in “C:\program files\dvblogic\dvblink\templates\”
  13. Delete all folders in “C:\program files\dvblogic\dvblink\data\”
  14. Make sure your UAC is disabled (very important)
  15. Make sure you’re logged as an administrator (very important)
  16. Make sure all firewall software are disabled (very important)
  17. Download DVBLink for HDPVR
  18. Install DVBLinkServer.msi
  19. Reboot if required (very important)
  20. Install HDPVRBridgeSetup.exe
  21. Start Media Center
  22. Run TV Setup. Please follow “Configure TV Signals in Media Center” from the installation guide for this step.
  23. Open the DVBLink “Source Configuration” program
  24. Answer “Yes” when asked about stopping the DVBLink Server
  25. Click of “HDPVRBridge” source template (left pane) and then click the “green arrow” to create your source (call it “HDPVR1″ or any name you like)
  26. Select your new “HDPVR1″ source (right pane)
  27. Click the “Property” button
  28. Select a lineup from the window that pops up and click ok
  29. Wait until the Media Center channel synchronization (creation of new channels) is completed
  30. Go in Media Center and open the guide, you should see the channels for the lineup you selected (you wont be able to tune them yet!)
  31. Go back to the “HDPVR configuration dialog”, open the “HDPVR Setup” tab and configure your HDPVR’s input as they are physically (very important)
  32. If you’re using SPDIF, make sure there is signal in the cable (a red light) AND that the SPDIF cable is connected in the “IN” SPDIF jack on the HDPVR
  33. Use the “Test” button and tweak your HDPVR configuration until you get a successful test result
  34. Configure your IR using the “Blaster Configuration” tab (since I don’t know what method you use for blasting, we’ll skip that step for now)
  35. Close the “HDPVR configuration dialog”
  36. Close the DVBLink “Source Configuration” program
  37. Your HDPVR should start streaming (the red light and the cover’s blue lights turns on)
  38. Go to Media Center and tune a channel
  39. You should have audio and video (assuming that your IR blaster was configured properly)

Still having problems? Please post on the DVBLink for HDPVR forum.