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I have just learned of DVRMSToolbox and installed "DVRMSToolbox For Vista - 1.2.0.8 (x64)" on my Vista Ultimate 64 system that has all of the current updates applied.  When I start Media Center I get the message that the Commerical Detection Software has stopped responding and you are being returned to Media Center.

Also when I run ShowAnalyzer from the start menu it aborts as soon as is is given a dvr-ms file to process.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Hey all,

im experiencing the same thing. Fresh install of Vista and 1.2.0.8 (x64)

Tried a few fixes from this forum, to no avail.

Using the DVRtoMPEGSettings tool, check to see where the addin is looking for the CommercialsXml directory. If there's no such directory on your system, create one (usually you also have to create a temp directory as well with this bug).

The first two entries below always occur in pairs.  The last two entries, that show a recording finished, appear to be normal but No commericals were removed from either show.

I have to paste the text here since I got a message that I was not allowed to upload a link or file to the forum.

Thanks.

Log Name:      Application

Source:        CommercialSkipAddIn

Date:          10/22/2007 7:28:45 PM

Event ID:      0

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      Media-Center

Description:

User: John

Unable to launch. System.Exception: Could not initialize MceState

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.MceState.MceStateConsumer.MceState..ctor()

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.CommercialSkipAddIn.CommercialSkip.Microsoft.MediaCenter.Hosting.IAddInEntryPoint.Launch(AddInHost host)

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="CommercialSkipAddIn" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-10-23T00:28:45.000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>4333</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>Media-Center</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>User: John

Unable to launch. System.Exception: Could not initialize MceState

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.MceState.MceStateConsumer.MceState..ctor()

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.CommercialSkipAddIn.CommercialSkip.Microsoft.MediaCenter.Hosting.IAddInEntryPoint.Launch(AddInHost host)</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Log Name:      Application

Source:        CommercialSkipAddIn

Date:          10/22/2007 7:28:45 PM

Event ID:      0

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      Media-Center

Description:

User: John

Unable to uninitialize. System.ObjectDisposedException: Safe handle has been closed

   at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.SafeHandleC2NHelper(Object pThis, IntPtr pCleanupWorkList)

   at Microsoft.Win32.Win32Native.SetEvent(SafeWaitHandle handle)

   at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.Set()

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.CommercialSkipAddIn.CommercialSkip.Microsoft.MediaCenter.Hosting.IAddInModule.Uninitialize()

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="CommercialSkipAddIn" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-10-23T00:28:45.000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>4334</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>Media-Center</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>User: John

Unable to uninitialize. System.ObjectDisposedException: Safe handle has been closed

   at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.SafeHandleC2NHelper(Object pThis, IntPtr pCleanupWorkList)

   at Microsoft.Win32.Win32Native.SetEvent(SafeWaitHandle handle)

   at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.Set()

   at babgVant.MediaCenter.CommercialSkipAddIn.CommercialSkip.Microsoft.MediaCenter.Hosting.IAddInModule.Uninitialize()</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Log Name:      Application

Source:        DVRMSToolbox

Date:          10/22/2007 9:40:40 PM

Event ID:      0

Task Category: None

Level:         Information

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      Media-Center

Description:

Process Complete: h:\recorded tv\Dancing With the Stars_KTRK-DT_22_10_2007_18_59_20.dvr-ms

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="DVRMSToolbox" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>

    <Level>4</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-10-23T02:40:40.000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>4335</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>Media-Center</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>Process Complete: h:\recorded tv\Dancing With the Stars_KTRK-DT_22_10_2007_18_59_20.dvr-ms</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Log Name:      Application

Source:        DVRMSToolbox

Date:          10/22/2007 10:33:16 PM

Event ID:      0

Task Category: None

Level:         Information

Keywords:      Classic

User:          N/A

Computer:      Media-Center

Description:

Process Complete: h:\recorded tv\CSI- Miami_KHOU-DT_22_10_2007_20_59_05.dvr-ms

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="DVRMSToolbox" />

    <EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>

    <Level>4</Level>

    <Task>0</Task>

    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-10-23T03:33:16.000Z" />

    <EventRecordID>4336</EventRecordID>

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>Media-Center</Computer>

    <Security />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data>Process Complete: h:\recorded tv\CSI- Miami_KHOU-DT_22_10_2007_20_59_05.dvr-ms</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Thanks you for looking into my problem and your response.

Do you have any estimate on when1.2.0.9 for Vista (64) will be available?

Same problem with commercial skip add in not responding after uninstalling 1.2.0.8 and installing 1.2.0.9 on Vista Ultimate x64 machine.  Apparantly the issue still is not fixed.  Any ideas on how to get this working?

terminate ehmsas.exe using taskmgr 

open an escalated cmd prompt and run %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\installutil "c:\Program Files (x86)\dvrmstoolbox\mcestate.dll"

start WMC, what happens?

I don't know why getting the sink registered is so problematic in x64, it seems to work inconsistently.