Keeping Netflix in Windows Media Center (Win 7)

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Satch

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#142592 18-Mar-2014 11:19

Hi,

So I've managed to make the Netflix option/app show in Windows Media Center here in NZ by:

Changing my HTPC settings all to US
Resetting my WMC database
Doing a US channel scan in WMC
Running start /wait mcupdate -u -nogc
Then doing a brand new channel scan in WMC this time choosing NZ as the country option

The question is, will the Netflix option in WMC disappear at any stage, or will it only disappear if I was to do a new channel scan setting NZ as the country?

Cheers.

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Snowflake

#1008516 18-Mar-2014 22:26

it will probably disappear if you don't reset your country settings back.

Check the following article by gbwelly for tips explicitly for NZ: http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4608

After completing the TV setup wizard, go into the registry and set these keys:

MCE.GlobalSettings\systemGeoID 244 (dec)
MCE.GlobalSettings\systemGeoISO US
ProgramGuide\strCountryCode US
ProgramGuide\srtLocation 19898

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#1008902 19-Mar-2014 12:13

Thanks for this. There is so much info out there that it is hard to work out what works and what doesn't. I just don't want to change too many things in my registry which might end up conflicting and breaking something for good. Although regional settings like this shouldn't be too destructive.

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Snowflake

#1009367 19-Mar-2014 21:12

I've made those changes to my system and have freeview guide still stable, and Netflix icon still there :-)

views are my own, not of my employer... etc etc