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Downloads:

261

Downloads of v 1.8.3.4:

8

Last Update:

27 Mar 2025

Published Date:

27 Mar 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • GaRyan2

Tags:

epg123 guide tv epg xmltv mce wmc windows-media-center mxf schedules-direct

EPG123

(Ready for review)

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1.8.3.4 | Updated: 27 Mar 2025

Downloads:

261

Downloads of v 1.8.3.4:

8

Published:

27 Mar 2025

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • GaRyan2

EPG123 1.8.3.4

(Ready for review)

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by GaRyan2. The inclusion of GaRyan2 trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify GaRyan2 goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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3 Passing Tests


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Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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KevinHeckman (maintainer) on 27 Mar 2025 02:02:36 +00:00:

User 'KevinHeckman' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 27 Mar 2025 02:38:04 +00:00:

epg123 has failed automated validation.

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KevinHeckman (maintainer) on 27 Mar 2025 09:34:36 +00:00:

User 'KevinHeckman' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 27 Mar 2025 10:07:57 +00:00:

epg123 has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 27 Mar 2025 18:02:48 +00:00:

epg123 has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/063cf4d7ea36dc15437e4f8475bb6f40 for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 27 Mar 2025 18:19:09 +00:00:

epg123 has passed automated virus scanning.

Description

For many Windows Media Center TV users, July 2015 was not a good month. Microsoft changed their provider of guide data from the highly stable and reliable Zap2it (Tribune), to the almost amateurish Rovi (Rovi Corp). To be fair to Rovi, the data provided by them to Microsoft is probably fine, but the execution of the transfer and the continuing struggles has been amazingly disappointing.

EPG123 was created to not only compensate for the lacking guide information, but to also relieve the user from relying on Microsoft and/or Rovi to fill their guide with accurate information. The guide information downloaded by EPG123 is provided by Gracenote (Tribune) via servers maintained by Schedules Direct. EPG123 delivers that highly stable and reliable data that is expected to even include some customization. Most importantly, though, it provides the user with some control over their own destiny for TV watching and recording.

Note

This package will perform a default installation of EPG123. If an existing install is present, the installer will upgrade the current install.

Package installation defaults

By default, installation of this package:

  • Will perform a FULL INSTALL

However, upgrades to EPG123 via this package:

  • Will upgrade the current installation

Package Parameters

  • /TYPE=full - Both Server and Client Files will be installed (Default)
  • /TYPE=server - Only the Server Files will be installed
  • /TYPE=client - Only the Client Files will be installed
  • /TYPE=custom - Use COMPONENTS parameter to specify components to be installed (comma-separated)
  • /COMPONENTS="main1\epg123" - Select the Scheduled Direct Component
  • /COMPONENTS="main1\hdhr" - Select the SiliconDust Component
  • /COMPONENTS="main2\tray" - Select the Notification Tray Tool (Client)
  • /TASKS="" - The Desktop icon and start menu icons will not be installed
  • /TASKS="desktopicon" - The Desktop icon will be installed
  • /NOICONS - The Desktop icon will not be installed

These parameters can be passed to the installer with the use of -params.
For example to install everything except the SiliconDust Component:
choco install epg123 -params '"/TYPE=custom /COMPONENTS="main1\epg123,main2\tray""'
To install the server files without a desktop icon:
choco install epg123 -params '"/TYPE=server /NOICONS"'
To install the client files:
choco install epg123 -params '"/TYPE=client"'


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$fileFullPath = Join-Path $toolsDir 'epg123Setup_v1.8.3.4.zip'

Get-ChocolateyUnzip -FileFullPath $fileFullPath -destination $toolsDir
$fileLocation = (Get-ChildItem -Path $toolsDir -Filter "epg123*.exe").FullName

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  fileType      = 'EXE'
  file          = $fileLocation
  softwareName  = 'epg123*'
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1641)
  silentArgs    = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs
tools\epg123Setup_v1.8.3.4.zip
md5: 48D38FDEB334BE4FCE730F5E88FEE1FB | sha1: 94716C030FFCAC556EFE002E56BBE9A112A15449 | sha256: 06420F8EFE72DFDFC9329F7A313ED59F25907BF444DE56E9AEFA84AA98DDB2A2 | sha512: AC65AF3CAE9F486AE4C99FB488C58178648BCEE8AE78C7C04281D61B4987DA98AE7F6559F41C32AA91C22C84B45DA10A98B4C587DB64961F82EF7B01FBCF34E3
tools\LICENSE.txt

From: https://github.com/garyan2/epg123/blob/master/LICENSE

LICENSE

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2019 GaRyan2

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
tools\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION

Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.

The embedded software has been downloaded from the listed download
location on <https://github.com/garyan2/epg123/releases>
and can be verified by doing the following:

1. Download the following:

  url: <https://github.com/garyan2/epg123/releases/download/1.8.3.4/epg123Setup_v1.8.3.4.zip>

2.  You can use one of the following methods to obtain the checksum: 
    - Use powershell function 'Get-FileHash'
    - Use Chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'

3.  Compare to Checksum:

    sha256: 06420F8EFE72DFDFC9329F7A313ED59F25907BF444DE56E9AEFA84AA98DDB2A2

The file 'LICENSE.txt' is obtained from:
  <https://github.com/garyan2/epg123/blob/master/LICENSE>

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
EPG123 1.8.3.4 8 Thursday, March 27, 2025 Ready
EPG123 1.8.3 98 Thursday, July 11, 2024 Approved
EPG123 1.8.2.12 50 Friday, May 31, 2024 Approved
EPG123 1.8.2.11 48 Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Approved

This package has no dependencies.

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