MCE can't find the new frequencies

Well, after the big switch was thrown last night (to pure digital
broadcast), my tv had no trouble with rescan and locating the new
frequencies of a couple of local channels, but Vista Media Center tried
to stay with the old digital frequencies when I re-ran the signal setup
routine.

Anyone know what it takes to convince MC to look at the new frequencies?

Thanks,

Charlie

I would wait until tomorrow's guide download to see if everything
straightens out.

Otherwise, do this

Thanks; downloading updates now & I have the page bookmarked.

I have the same problem... But, I can't follow the instructions on
"thegreenbutton.com" as the file they say to edit doesn't exist on my
system. I tried searching for it, viewing all hidden files... and
found the same file in a completely different location, but it's just
about blank.. there's nothing in it; certainly not anything I can
"correct". This is just nuts. I can't believe that Microsoft makes it
so freaking hard to use their software... wait, yes I can. Anyway, any
other approaches to fixing this problem? I mean, why can't you just
enter the data in MCE manually?

Update...

Seems the file in question has moved to:
c:|programData|Microsoft|eHome|EPG|prefs|atscchannels.xml
But, I edited this, and still no luck. What a total cluster****. I've
spent way too much time on this, and seems I'm not the only one from
reading other forums and such. I simply can't wait to ditch Windows
entirely.

MANUAL CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS IN Vista Media Center
================================================

If you have the patience and nerve, and are willing to give up the User
Guide, you can configure ATSC channels in WMC manually.

(This procedure is for over-the-air channels, as that's the only procedure
I'm familiar with. If you're using cable or satellite, I can't help you, but
would guess the procedure is similar)

(1) Enter your zip code at http://dtv.gov/stationlist.htm
That will give you a list of your local stations and their channel
assignments.
Print the page.

(2) Show hidden system files
Go to Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization
Select Folder Options
Click the VIEW tab and select SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS

(3) Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\EPG\prefs and copy atscchannels.xml
to another folder or your desktop.
You'll be modifying this file with your channel assignments.

(4) Now delete the folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\EPG

(5) Right-click the atscchannels.xml file you saved and select EDIT.

(6) Modify this file using the information you printed from DTV.gov
The procedure should be self-explanatory. The digital channel from DTV.gov
is the "physical" channel in atscchannels.xml,
the virtual channel is the "major" and "minor" in atscchannels.xml.

NOTE: in my area a couple channels are still in transition and their final
channel assignments will be different from the current ones.
Therefore, I needed to use the pre-transition channel number from DTV.gov.
If you still have missing channels after using this procedure, this might be
your problem.

Here's an example file. (I'm showing only two stations for simplicity):

I am having the same problem. One of my channels changed frequencies in the
move and Vista Media Center has not updated it to the new frequency. So I
have nothing. DaveD, when you say "...willing to give up the User Guide...",
do you mean there is no Guide at all? So you have no idea what's coming on
and you cannot set up recordings etc? I just need to clarify, because if I
try your method and we have a blank Guide, I have some people who are going
to be ticked.

I'm afraid that's the case. To the best of my limited experience, if the
guide's channel assignments are hosed, you can't fix it without overriding
it.
Maybe someone else knows a better way, but this works for me.

You CAN get the same info from the web, if you go to zap2it.com and enter
your zip.
You can also tailor the guide to show only the channels you care about.

That's how I do it. I don't watch enough TV to make the guide useful, plus I
only use media center on my desktop - I have a separate tuner for the big
panel - so the web guide works just fine for me.

Ed Bott has a column about this problem today

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1056