Web PVR Output Not Displayed

[dinkypumpkin]

On 23/08/2012 04:46, Carl Fletcher wrote:
> Underlying crud which inevitably builds up on a windows machine
> Install Ubuntu in a VM and try it

Some tough love there from Carl :}.  Still, it might be your best option 
if you are caught in some outer level of DLL hell and you still want to 
use the web pvr.  The Debian and Ubuntu get_iplayer packages provide a 
startup script for the web pvr server, and the openSUSE package provides 
a startup script for both server and client, a la Windows.  If you go 
this route, you'll probably want to share the output directory you 
already use on your Windows host with the Linux guest and configure it 
to be the output directory for the guest system's get_iplayer as well. 
If you're new to virtualisation, VirtualBox (free) should suffice for 
your needs.

If you have Win7 Pro or better, you might also look into installing "XP 
Mode", i.e., running XP on Win7 via Virtual PC.  It would enable you to 
start with a clean XP system, which might be useful in tracking down the 
root cause of your problem.