Media Center Guide - Failed to retrieve EpgListings Error

When is Microsoft going to address this?  This is a HUGE PROBLEM for people that use WMC.  It couldnt be a bigger problem as it renders my ENTIRE media setup worthless.  Below is a link to a workaround and a forum with tons of people having
the same problem.
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?p=80288&f=5#p80288
Re-running the TV setup works for a few weeks but then you start getting the same error.  I have 2 TVs in the house that use WMC.  Both have the problem.  I did what this link suggested and it fixed TV1.  I re-ran the setup again on TV2
and it worked, until tonight which is about 2 weeks since the last time I ran it.  This is a temporary workaround NOT a solution!
This is a MICROSOFT PROBLEM and this is EXACTLY why ZERO people take WMC seriously.  Can you imagine if you turned on your TV with dish, directv, comcast, whatever and you had no guide data and you had to jump through all sorts of technical hoops to
get your guide back?  It would be chaos.  WMC "could" be one of the best pieces of software from microsoft but with this sort of thing happening, it will never be anything but a snap-in.
I also find it amazing that there is no help on this MAJOR, SHOWSTOPPING, APPLICATION KILLING, bug/defect/issue within Microsoft's forums.  I have customers that I have recommended and built WMC based HTPCs because of how "great" they are...I
mean were.  This is embarrassing for me, my company, and it should be for Microsoft.  I am completely done using WMC after this.  We have better support from the open source solutions.

On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:52:51 +0000, BmcD wrote:
WMC "could" be one of the best pieces of software from microsoft but with this sort of thing happening, it will never be anything but a snap-in.
Microsoft has discontinued all development for Windows Media Center. There is no
development team as those folks have all moved on to other groups or left
Microsoft. It's difficult to get MSFT to look at problems with EPG downloads. If
you post your issue at
http://connect.microsoft.com/site1145 (you may have to
sign in/create an account to see the feedback tab) and it is trending, they
might eventually look at the issue. There was an issue in the UK about 10 days
ago.
Please don't shoot the messenger.
-- Barb Bowman

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