By Philip Churchill on March 25th, 2008
Add-In: Recorded TV Manager 3.4.5
Rick Drasch has been in contact to let us know that the add-in Recorded TV Manager has been updated to version 3.4.5.
Release notes:
- Startup Requirements – Improved the startup code regarding problems running the program including extended error reporting in the local eventlog.
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PERFORM_STARTUP_CHECK – Each time the client application starts it performs a consistency check between the Series Info database and the current state of recordings on the network. The reason for that is because outside agents such as Media Center, Windows Explorer and other programs are constantly changing things. You can skip the consistency check to start the program faster:
- From the Start menu on the client machine select Run and type Regedit, then click OK. (In Windows Vista select All Programs >> Accessories.)
- Navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Drasch Computer Software\Recorded TV Manager WHS Client
- Add a new string variable named PERFORM_STARTUP_CHECK and set its value to “False”
- Close Regedit.
- The default value for PERFORM_STARTUP_CHECK is True. If you skip the startup consistency checks, sometimes the program will get a little confused. Click the Refresh button to refresh the display and run the consistency checks. Use the Refresh button often, especially if the program is running for extended periods of time when there is AutoCopy activity.
- MCECollections – Provides support for MCECollections Beta 1 – Play Next add-in for Vista Media Center. See here for more information.
http://www.fjdrasch.com/WHS/ClientApp.htm#Version_3.4.3_Posted_January_29,_2008
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Skip the consistency check?
The program will get a little confused?
What was the purpose of having a consistency check for in the first place if you’re side stepping around it now?
Sort of sounds like to me, “Let’s just NOT care about what was changed, and see what can happen” to be experiencing yet another “wow” for you…
This is typical beta quality software again being used in WHS.
I think that it is perfectly reasonable to ask the author/developer the purpose and reason behind specific functionality in their product or to point out a potential issue that might arrise from such functionality using actual facts to back up your statement.
It is another thing altogether to purposefully frame the wording of your post in such a way as to proport to provide useful feedback on Rick Drasch’s product, but in fact is nothing more than a fustrated personal rant on your impression of the quality of the software used with WHS and/or the quality of WHS itself.
There are other forums for personal rants and flames – not here.
It looks like Trent above didn’t have anything to actually offer other than his own rant. It’s okay for you to post, but by all means your opinion is what counts.
I stand by Shawn, as his statement is valid. WHS users didn’t buy beta quality for their money. They paid for complete version, for full expectations of actually using their software product.
And why shouldn’t third party add-ins be fully tested before their unleashed to the general public? How about the next time Trent goes in to the doctor’s office, he will get beta medicine for his retail hospital bill!
Why not just have Trent pay for our WHS as full price and then he can workout all them bugs for us for FREE! As most of us didn’t sign up for this dude, that’s why!
We don’t want to be tinkering around, beta testing our family photos, financial records, home videos having paid for final retail complete working versions!