TiVo Gadget for Vista

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Richard Hay — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:21:23 GMT

Great gadget - got it installed and followed your instructions however, I only get the name of the TiVo and zero behind it - it does not access any of the Now Playing List.

Will have to try the steps again I guess to see if I can get it to read.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:26:02 GMT

Thanks, Richard. Since I've only been able to test this on my two (identical) TiVos, I have no idea how well it will work across software versions and different units. Feedback will be critical to get it working properly. If you see the "friendly name" of your TiVo on the gadget, that means that it's successfully talking to the TiVo, and that's goodness. Any more information you can provide to help diagnose would be very useful.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

MegaZone — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:49:10 GMT

This interface exists on all Series2, Series2DT, Series3, and TiVo HD units. It has been there since TiVoToGo was first introduced a couple of years ago. It should be consistent across all of the units, as there are a number of official and third party tools that connect to this interface.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

szczesnyb — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:16:36 GMT

This is a great idea! I tinkered at some point with converting my recording listing to RSS, but never thought about writing a Vista gadget :).

Unfortunately, I have the same problem as previous poster - name of my Tivo appears correctly, but then it displays 0 for the number of recordings. I have repeated and checked steps listed to no avail. I can access my Tivo recordings by other means, like (for example) directly going to "https://xx.xx.xx.xx/nowplaying/index.html".

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:31:45 GMT

Hmmm...thanks for the additional insight, szczesnyb. If you login to your TiVo account online, can you verify that "Allow Transfers" is enabled for your TiVo unit? I'm wondering if this is what is causing the issue.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Richard Hay — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:00:49 GMT

My account has the Transfers Allowed selected at Tivo.com

What can I do to help the troubleshooting. Me and szczesnyb can be come beta testers!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

HarryVT — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:32:29 GMT

I'm having the same problem as szczesnyb - 0 items listed. "Allow Transfers" is enabled. After installing your gadget and having the problem, I installed TiVo's "DeskTop TiVo" and it worked first try.

A minor point, I'm using 120dpi large type and when setting options the page is too short, you can only see to top pixels of the "Sounds" checkbox. I had to switch to 96dpi to see it.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Scott G. — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:07:23 GMT

I get same behavior as Richard Hay. My Tivo is a Series2 rather than a TivoHD.

I think there must be a different behavior between the TivoHD vs. Series2. Here's the XML response I get from my Series2...

x-tivo-container/tivo-serverx-tivo-container/tivo-dvrUpstairs Tivo101x-tivo-container/tivo-videosx-tivo-container/tivo-dvrUpstairs TivoUpstairs Tivohttps://540-0001-7027-xxxx:443/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer&Container=%2FNowPlayingx-tivo-container/tivo-videos

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

szczesnyb — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:12:53 GMT

As far as the configuration is concerned, everything is enabled and I can transfer recordings to and from my computer.

I took a (very) quick glance at your code (I hope you don't mind) and I can't find anything wrong. I checked the XML you're getting and when I request it manually from my Tivo it looks OK to me.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Michael C. Neel — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:19:49 GMT

Same problem here - Getting the DVR name but no recordings. I'm using a Series 2 and I checked to make sure *Allow Transfers* was enabled. I was able to hit a few different URL though the REST interface and even managed to download a recording. I had no idea TiVo had made it this easy to work with!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:28:27 GMT

Thanks for the quick feedback, everyone. If I'm basing success on the comments alone, it sounds like nobody has been able to get this to work. I'm going to try an installation on another clean maching to see what's up.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:02:04 GMT

Well, that's frustrating. I just went through all of the steps on a fresh new Vista machine in the house, and everything worked just fine. Has anyone been able to get their Now Playing list to show?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

HarryVT — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:07:23 GMT

It wonder it has something to do with the way you parse and display the returned XML file. When I switch to the options page and press OK it takes about 12 sec to switch back to display. It takes 4-5 sec to download and display in IE7 the NowPlaying XML file and about the same time to download and display in IE7 the Now Showing Index text file. Both look OK.

I could zip up and eMail you the 3 files returned in IE7 if that would help but I would need your eMail address.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:33:44 GMT

HarryVT...thanks for the offer. If you send me an e-mail via the e-mail link in the upper-right, I'll respond. Then, you can attach the files. The parsing time is a little longer than I'd like too, but I don't suspect that's causing this issue.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Jim Vaughan — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:16:19 GMT

Works great here with Vista Ultimate and a TiVo HD box.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:14:15 GMT

HarryVT sent me the XML his TiVo is responding with, and I almost immediately saw what I think is causing the error. I'll update the gadget code sometime tonight and re-post. It should be a very small update to the gadget...no change to the process I outlined (thank goodness).

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Brad — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:08:41 GMT

Got it to work with my series 3 and Vista Ultimate (though I think for a bit of clarity it would be worth mentioning that the Service number is located under the System Information menu, took me a bit to figure that out)

Also it would be awesome if we could select for download from this gadget as well.

Great Job!!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:17:38 GMT

Okay...I think I fixed the issue. I've created version 1.0.1 of the gadget and updated the post to point to the new version. For those of you who have already gone through steps 1-3 above, you should simply be able to install the new version of the gadget, enter your settings, and go. I'd love to hear if this fixes the issue for anyone who tried 1.0.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:24:34 GMT

Oops...thanks for the tip, Brad. I had intended to include the path to the service number on the TiVo, but I must have forgotten. I've updated step 1 in the post accordingly.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

HarryVT — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:34:37 GMT

Mike, you da man! New version works like a champ...

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

szczesnyb — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:53:39 GMT

It works! I get all my recordings and folders!

If you feel like adding new features :), you might consider adding link to download the file directly from the description (just like it is possible from html generated by Tivo itself). Not that it is necessary - you did a fantastic job!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

vgarlati — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:46:43 GMT

I tried it the old way and it didn't work. Now I just re-installed the new version and it works great.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Ken F — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:15:56 GMT

Has anyone else gotten this to work under Vista 64?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Michael C. Neel — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:07:52 GMT

Running version 1.0.1 Under Vista 64 - no problems to report!

My only request would be the same as szczesnyb - a download link on the description. Other than that this is the first truly useful gadget I've used!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

glenn — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:41:02 GMT

Great idea...I installed under Windows Vista and I have 1 TiVo HD and all I get is (unknown)(0).

I can see the XML document showing the link for now playing in my browser so I know I can reach the TiVo...just can't seem to get it to work on my machine.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

WindowsObserver — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:52:34 GMT

Just had to clean up after a hard drive crash and reinstalled the gadget and it works like a champ. Not sure if it works due to a clena install or the fix - but just glad it works - very cool stuff!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Kelly — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:39:07 GMT

I like the gadget, I want the gadget, I have installed the 1.01 version. Vista will not allow me to change the security settings for the certificate. I have Vista 64-bit Home Media Edition, and yes, I am the administrator. When I get to the Certificates screen showing the Tivo certificate, the ONLY buttons that are not disabled are the OK button and the button to close the window. I've disabled my firewall, added both User and Computer Certificate control to the MMC, and still nada. Any suggestions?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:38:32 GMT

Kelly...did you add https://[service number] to your trusted sites list in IE? I'm not sure this is the reason, but I know that I couldn't install the certificate until the URL was in my trusted sites list.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Kelly — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:20:56 GMT

Yes, I made it through that step. It was actually the easiest one. But Vista will not allow me to even think about adding the certificate. If I use the certificate add-ons in MMC, when it comes to asking for the certificate file, it rejects the query as being a bad file format.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Jim — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:56:12 GMT

Totally awesome gadget Mike. Thanks much. Gave me a reason to start using the Sidebar again! One question, is there any way for me to make the gadget longer (re-size the gadget and pull it down to display more listings without using the scrollbar), or are all gadget sizes fixed?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Patrick — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:08:37 GMT

Quote

"Great idea...I installed under Windows Vista and I have 1 TiVo HD and all I get is (unknown)(0).

I can see the XML document showing the link for now playing in my browser so I know I can reach the TiVo...just can't seem to get it to work on my machine."

I've having the same problem. I went to the 1.0.1 version and still can't seem to get the sidebar gadget to connect.

However, I can access myTIVO through IE7, Host File has been set and works. Certificate installed and no issues connecting to the tivobox though IE7.

Could their be some firewall or other setting?

TIVOHD with latest firmware.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:49:41 GMT

Patrick...if you don't mind, drop me an e-mail (link in upper-right), and I'll reply. Then, if you could send me the XML from the Now Playing link, that would be helpful. The XML doesn't come across very well in the feedback section. Thanks.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Campingman — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:04:16 GMT

Good work Mike. Thanks for sharing this with us. Keep em coming.

Tivo Gadget for Windows Vista

Sarah In Tampa — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:23:44 GMT

Mike Swanson recently blogged about a cool new gadget he wrote for the Windows Vista Sidebar, the

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

John — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:12:37 GMT

I love this Gadget, its probably the most useful beyond the weather

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Kearns — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:56:54 GMT

Pretty sweet. Almost as good as my XM Radio gadget. What I'd like, though, is to be able to affect the list of recorded programs by deleting or changing the keep time, etc. I'm still not sure why TiVo doesn't have a webserver on this thing for easy management...

Great job though!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

shawn — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:10:11 GMT

same problem as described by person above:

I have vista64 ultimate, I am the admin, even tried running as admin. I did the first step in ie7 by adding it to trusted sites. I can also get to the certificate on the xml page, but nowhere can I add a certificate.

Please advice

Tivo Gadget for Windows Vista

Sarah In Tampa — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:25:53 GMT

Mike Swanson recently blogged about a cool new gadget he wrote for the Windows Vista Sidebar, the

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Andy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:11:16 GMT

Nice job... perfectlittle Gagget... Do you think you can add a hyper link so we can download the show in the popup window.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Jen — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:45:14 GMT

I'm having the same problem as Patrick, except my TiVo isn't HD. Installation of everything following your steps worked great. Just stuck with unknown (0). Please let me know if there's a solution.

Thanks!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:19:57 GMT

@Patrick & Jen: The "unknown" tells me that the request for the name of the TiVo isn't coming back. This request is the result of issuing the https://123-0000-4567-7f7f/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer query in the blog post. If you issue this query (with your service number, of course) in IE7, do you get a response from your TiVo without any certificate warnings? One other thing to check is that you're only entering the service number in the gadget configuration window. In other words, don't include the "https://" or anything else...just the digits, characters, and dashes of your service number (like: XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX).

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:24:45 GMT

@szczesnyb, Michael, & Andy: I will add a download link to the description window...hopefully within the next few days.

For those of you with 64-bit problems, I'm not sure what to suggest, and I can't test that configuration, since I run the 32-bit version of Windows Vista.

TiVo Gadget v1.0.2 Enables Video Download

Mike Swanson's Blog — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:59:18 GMT

I made a very minor update to my TiVo Now Playing gadget that allows you to download recorded shows to

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:01:52 GMT

Just added a video download feature to the gadget. Read more here: http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2007/12/22/tivo-gadget-v1-0-2-enables-video-download.aspx

TiVo Gadget v1.0.2 Enables Video Download

Noticias externas — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:14:43 GMT

I made a very minor update to my TiVo Now Playing gadget that allows you to download recorded shows to

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Jen — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:38:55 GMT

Mike -

Sorry if this is a double post, but I got an error the first time. In any case, you were right - I wasn't entering the service # in the "Tivo Address" box; I was using the IP address of the box instead. N00b mistake. But definitely would be clearer if you stated service # instead of address. Meanwhile, downloaded 1.0.2 and it works great. Thanks for your efforts!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Jacko157 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:22:54 GMT

I have been having issues getting the Tivo Gadget to work for me ;-( I have followed the instructions closely and also trouble shooted the issue with all previous comments here to no avail.

My gadget only displays "(unkown) (0)" for my series 2 tivo. I think the issue has to do with the certificate because when accessing the test url I continue to receive certificate errors. I say this because I had to run IE 7 as administrator in order to even install the certificate. In fact the "install certificate" buttons are greyed out when I load the url as my user account.

Check List:

1. added [tivo ip address] and [tivo service number] to hosts file

2. added https://[tivo service number] to "Trusted Sites"

3. browsed to https://[tivo service number]/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer (test url) and received xml data.

4. right clicked on blank space on this page and install certificate to the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"

5. installed the gadget and click the configuration wrench...

6. added [tivo service number] (only the number without anything else)

7. added my media access key

If anyone else has had experience with this issue your help would be greatly appreciated.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Larry Beck — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:09:11 GMT

Hey Mike - I have it working with no problems on my 2 TivoHD units. Beautiful work! Thanks so much.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Tony — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:47:56 GMT

I'm having the same problems as Jacko157. Getting "unknown (0)" I have installed the certificates twice, and have tried to install both ver 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. I have a Ser 2 and a HD Tivo and have also tried to use only one of the service numbers instead of both, no luck there either. I don't understand your reply to Patrick and Jen. Can't wait to get the gadget working!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

troll — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:59:00 GMT

I have a TivoHD and vista and followed the instructions and got the "unknown(o)" thing also. I rechecked things and my service number with the last 4 digits/letters I wasn't sure if it was the letter or numeral zero. I changed it to the numeral o and all worked just fine.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

suz — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:37:28 GMT

I can't wait to get this gadget working, but I believe I'm having the same problem as Jacko157. No matter how many times I install the certificate to Trusted Root Certification Authorities, it doesn't seem to "take." The wizard tells me that the import was succesful, but when I refresh the site it continues to give me a certificate error.

If anyone has a suggestion, I'd appreciate it.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Peter Kellner — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:20:27 GMT

You 'd Man! Thanks. struggled through it some but finally got it working. It might help if you put a sample Tivo Address under the config. I kept thinking you meant the IP there and of course it did not work.

Vista 边栏小工具：Tivo Gadget

Zhong Wei — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:37:42 GMT

Mike Swanson写了一款Vista边栏小工具， TiVo Gadget for Windows Vista ，它非常适合放在TiVo用户的桌面上。你可以在这里下载这一小工具。即使你家中有很多个TiVo，你也可以应用这一小工具查看“正在播放列表”。这一工具可以把节目按照系列放在一起，有新的节目时它会发出“叮”的声音提醒你。对于有很多TiVo的家庭，你可以给它们编辑各种名称以便区分，比如“Downstairs”或者“Den”等等。当你在gadget上点击电视节目名称时，就能看到节目的相关信息。在小工具中编辑TiVo的名称还需要一些步骤，因为TiVo不同于其他的网络设备，它不能在网络中共享名称（又称服务代码）。但是不用担心，Mike已将这些步骤清楚地写在了他的博客上。一旦知道了服务代码，你就可以进入,并进行设置，TiVo上的“正在播放列表”就显示在桌面上

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

buckholtz — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:56:27 GMT

This is great.

As long as one can follow instructions it's pretty easy to install.

My only recommendation would be to change the field label "Tivo addresses" in the config. Tivo has its own IP address and it took me a rereading to figure out I needed to enter the service number.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Zeke — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:14:14 GMT

Great little gadget! I might have over looked these 2 items, but I thought I'd mention them here: 1) Seperate multiple TiVo address with a ";" and 2) Use the TiVo Service Name.

Also, if there was a choice to shrink font sizes that would be a nice little addition.

I'm using this on a TiVo 80 hour Series 2 (240 series) and a 40 hour Series 2 (540 series). Both are networked with TiVo wireless adapters and your instructions were spot on here.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Marky Mark — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:01:39 GMT

Anyone figure out the problem with not getting the certificate to take? I am using Vista 64bit and even though it says import successful, it doesn't (reload brings up the certificate error). Any suggestions would be VERY helpful. Really want to use this.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Bill Broyles — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:48:02 GMT

I just installed this on a new Vista Home Premium machine as per the directions without any trouble. I am able to see everything on my TIVO. Wonderful gadget! Now if you can jsut get it to transfer them for me, I can remove the rediculous TIVO desktop software... :)

Thank you for sharing your success with the rest of us....

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Crockett Dunn — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:53:27 GMT

Very cool, Mike! Right up there with Galleon but with a Vista-worthy UI. I salute you!

Since you clearly know what you're doing with regards to the TiVo's undocumented internal web server, let me ask you this:

How may I enable the user to "skip" the login credentials part? Be patient- let me explain...

<rant>Yes, I understand the serious legal and slightly-less-serious security rasons not to do this, but let's face it: in 3-5 years we'll all be sharing and recommending our DVR'd shows via the international free WiFi mesh network, and the big media companies will have all survived the painful transition and accepted the loss of their direct control of content distribution (haven't we already done this with music :) ??) At this point the revenue will probably come from ad-supported enabling software.</rant>

Having said that, here is the environment: I've forwarded ports 80 & 443 on my router to one of my TiVo Series3 boxes, and it's pretty damn cool, if I may say so myself. Think of a sling box, just not live.

So on what level would this problem be approached? I tried the good old fashioned https://user:pass@host.domain.tld, with no luck, and then attempted https://host.domain.tld/?user=tivo&pass=P455w0rD, but no luck either.

Am I thinking too narrowly about this? Should I be appending information via the router, or using a sort of proxy server?

Cool blog.

Kind regards,

Crockett Dunn

http://cdllc.la

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Douglas Bishop — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:40:05 GMT

Greetings. Great job! Might I recommend a software mod though. The TiVo server only returns the first 128 shows. From this snippet, you can see that my TotalItems is 134 but my ItemCount is limited to 128.

Here's a TiVo forum thread about it.

http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=235563

Thanks again!

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<ContentType>x-tivo-container/tivo-videos</ContentType>

<SourceFormat>x-tivo-container/tivo-dvr</SourceFormat>

<Title>Now Playing</Title>

<UniqueId>/NowPlaying</UniqueId>

</Details>

<SortOrder>Type,CaptureDate</SortOrder>

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<Item>

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

TiVoMe — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:33:23 GMT

I was able to install this per your detailed instructions in Vista Ultimate 32 bit last week for a Series 2 DT, and just now for my new TivoHD. Great idea for a gadget, I'm so happy I have it!

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

LiL Mousie — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:51:59 GMT

hello, i would like asking u ... will u helpin me please... beacuse i did add insall already but it not work ... i don't understand this satution... it hard for me ...

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Kenny Swanson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:02 GMT

Mike (and fellow Swanson, though unrelated I imagine),

Your gadget works for TiVo Series 2 as well. Your detailed and easy to follow instructions made setting up this tool easy and fun, far better than I had hoped or even expected. Thanks.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Don — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:48:20 GMT

Any insight in how to do this using Firefox instead of IE?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Ron — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:19:16 GMT

My Gadget has stopped working after many months of enjoyment. I restarted the TiVo HD unit. Still doesn't work.

Something changed and I don't know what, but not having this is kind of a pain. :-)

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:31:17 GMT

Ron...my guess is that your TiVo was assigned a new IP address when it was reset. If you follow the steps to determine its new IP address, you can simply update the HOSTS file as mentioned in the list of steps.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Daniel — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:51:00 GMT

For anyone using Vista who might be having the failure when browsing using the service number as suggested (there are intermittent issues with the the way the browser parses the amount of hypens):

Include the 443 port number ALONG WITH the https in the URL. Worked for me after trying everything else:

https://service-number:443/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer

great Job!

aggets — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:43:59 GMT

I searched tivo gadgets on a whim and hit the jackpot with your great gadget. great job and thanks

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

del4 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:52:27 GMT

Trying to figure out what went wrong as I couldn't get it to work, then came across the 1/13/08 post by buckholz that pointed out my error. I too had assumed IP address(es) meant IP address, not Service Number, so once that was fixed, it started working great.

Thanks for a very useful gadget!!!

Gadgetvirtuoso

Matthew — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:12:32 GMT

The gadget says address(es) and I've tried adding multiple gadgets using the different code for each tivo however, when I reboot all of them display whichever tivo I setup last. So how do you use it for multiple tivos?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

mswanson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:28:12 GMT

@Matthew...enter multiple addresses in the configuration, separated by semicolons. Then, to switch TiVo units with the gadget, just single-click the blue/purple name right underneath the TiVo character.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

KMACK — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:23:32 GMT

Wondering if you can sort the list? Love to get the two items recording showing at the top.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

cynicl12000 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:54:46 GMT

This works great! Excellent job!

The following is not a critique, but more of a 'wouldn't it be nice if...':

I don't know how difficult this would be, or if it's possible, but wouldn't it be great if you could use this gadget to place items in your transfer queue for the TiVo Desktop?

Once again, love the gadget, just a suggestion.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Russ — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:54:15 GMT

I followed your instrections, but I can't seem to get the gadget to work on my system. The problem seemt to be that, though I added the entry with my Tivo's IP address and system number to the hosts file on my system, when I try going to "https://[tivo service number]/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer" in my browser, it doesn't seem to find my Tivo. I just get an "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" error message.

Any thoughts?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

jaydee — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:35:47 GMT

Russ... replace [tivo service number] with the IP address of your tivo (192.168.1.8, for example). And the gadget only works after you install the certificate to the correct cert store. The default is to the 'personal' store, which will not do.

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Glen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:55:30 GMT

Super gadget. Installed 1.0.2 and love it. One thing that I haven't gotten to work is clicking the name and picking up my second TiVo. I can access seperately by changing the address. Any ideas?

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Shawn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:33:19 GMT

I couldn't get it to work, until I realized that I should be using that long service number in the configuration.. I was using the IP address

re: TiVo Gadget for Vista

Sambo — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:54:35 GMT

Help!!!

I have tyred everything said here. entered my service number but still just say (unknown) 0

I can connect to my tivo through firefox and IE8 on win7.