Setting up how Windows Media Center downloads the guide
The computer must have a connection to the Internet, and you must select a TV listings provider in the Windows Media Center setup wizard before you can use and download the guide information. You can set up Windows Media Center to download the guide information when you connect to the Internet, or you can select to download the guide manually.
1Press the Windows Media Center Start button 
on the remote control, or, with the
mouse, click the Windows Start Button 
on the taskbar, and then click Windows Media Center.
2In the Tasks menu, click settings, General, Automatic Download Options, and then:
Download when connected: Connect to the Internet, and Windows Media Center automatically downloads the guide.
NOTE: If the computer has a digital subscriber line (DSL) connection, the computer is always connected. The guide is downloaded at a specified time every few days. The download interval varies, depending on the Internet service provider.
Or
Manual download: Connect to the Internet, and then manually download the guide in Windows Media Center TV Settings menu.
3Click Download Now, and then click OK.
4When the message, Guide listings were downloaded successfully, appears, click OK.
NOTE: When the Television Program Guide starts downloading from the Internet, it can take between 1 and 30 minutes, depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of the Internet connection.
NOTE: The message, No data available, appears next to each channel if the guide has not been downloaded. This can occur if the computer does not have an Internet connection or if there is no service available in your country/region.
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