Troubleshoot DVR Files
Issues Opening DVR Files
VLC Media Player Not Present
If you attempt to load your DVR file, you experience a message such as "Can't Open DVR Files". Customarily, this means that VLC Media Player is not installed on %%os%%. Because your operating system doesn't know what to do with this file, you won't be able to open it by double-clicking.
Tip: If you have another software that you know opens DVR files, you can select it by hitting the "Show Apps" button.
Outdated VLC Media Player
It is possible that your version of VLC Media Player isn't able to open your Microsoft Recorded TV Show file due to incompatibility. If you do not have the proper version VLC Media Player (or any of the other programs listed above), you may need to try downloading a different version of it, or one of the other software applications listed above. Most of the time your Microsoft Recorded TV Show file was created by a newer VLC Media Player than what you have installed.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of DVR file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening DVR files are due to having the wrong version of VLC Media Player installed.
Other DVR File Issues
Errors opening Microsoft Recorded TV Show files can still occur even with the latest VLC Media Player software installed on your computer. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening DVRs. These issues include:
- DVR file references in the Windows Registry are broken
- Mistaken removal of the Windows registry DVR description
- Incomplete or bad installation of a software application associated with the DVR format
- Something has caused file corruption of your DVR
- Your DVR is infected with malware
- Hardware associated with DVR has outdated drivers
- Windows cannot load your Microsoft Recorded TV Show file due to insufficient resources (eg. RAM)
Quiz: What file extension was created by Adobe Corporation in 1992?
That's Correct!
The PDF, or Portable Document Format, was first mentioned by Adobe at the Seybold conference in San Jose in 1991. Version 1.0 wasn't announced until the following year at the COMDEX Fall conference where it was awarded ‘best of Comdex’.
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The PDF, or Portable Document Format, was first mentioned by Adobe at the Seybold conference in San Jose in 1991. Version 1.0 wasn't announced until the following year at the COMDEX Fall conference where it was awarded ‘best of Comdex’.