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Title: BBC iPlayer
Post by: BigCat on 12 May 2008, 22:41:02

Does anyone here use BBC iPlayer?

Mine seems to be crashing my PC - it started happening yesterday - and I was wondering if anyone else is having the same problem.

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Entwood on 12 May 2008, 22:42:51

I don't use it regularly .. but I do use it on odd occasions ... works fine ...

I just did a quick test and it seems to be ok for me ...

 :-/ :-/

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Richie London on 12 May 2008, 22:47:02

ive never heard of this, what is it??


richie

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Entwood on 12 May 2008, 22:50:04

It's software that allows you to download and watch bbc programmes that have been broadcast in the last week or so..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer (Kontiki)
Post by: BigCat on 12 May 2008, 22:54:36

"Making the Unmissable Unmissable" according to the marketing hype.

It's a computer program for downloading BBC Televsion programs over the internet.

Ever since yesterday, mine seems to have gone beserk and is now slowing down my PC to the point where I can't do anything else on it (I'm typing this on another PC).

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Richie London on 12 May 2008, 22:57:28

arnt they repeated on bbc3 and 4 all week too
mind you i think i'll get it anyway  :y :y

richie

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 May 2008, 11:54:08

When it has finished stop the kservice in servives.msc

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: BigCat on 13 May 2008, 12:07:43

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When it has finished stop the kservice in servives.msc

Thanks Martin,

After working on it all last night and this morning I finally cracked it.

I tried stopping it in Task Manager, but it just kept coming back to life and running at 99% CPU. (anyone remember Alien?).

I've just worked out that there is a conflict with 4OD, and the program was just going into a loop.

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 May 2008, 12:14:29

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When it has finished stop the kservice in servives.msc

Thanks Martin,

After working on it all last night and this morning I finally cracked it.

I tried stopping it in Task Manager, but it just kept coming back to life and running at 99% CPU. (anyone remember Alien?).

I've just worked out that there is a conflict with 4OD, and the program was just going into a loop.

Both use Kontiki

Title: Re: BBC iPlayer
Post by: BigCat on 13 May 2008, 16:31:29

It all started when I tried to add 4OD, it kept failing installation, and eventually I removed it - or so I thought!

Worst of all every time I shut it down, it just kept popping back up >:(

I used Registry Mechanic and a product called Kclean (provided by Sky) to try and remove any last vestiges of it, but it had left some files behind which caused a conflict with iPlayer. I eventually tracked them all down, deleted them and now I've got my PC back.

Not very happy with C4 - and I work for them!

Will have to report all this back to the VOD chaps.