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What is wrong?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='DateManipError.html'>I see an error message "XMLTV requires a Date::Manip timezone of +0000 to work properly." - how can I fix it?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='BadEntrySeenInRTChannels.html'>When I download I get "Bad entry seen in RT channels.dat"</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='StoppedWorking.html'>FreeGuide used to work, but now it's stopped. What is wrong?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='FreezeDuringDownload.html'>FreeGuide freezes during downloads. How can I fix it?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='RunningOutOfMemory.html'>FreeGuide is running out of memory - what should I do?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='InvalidUTF8.html'>I get this message: "Error executing grabber: Invalid byte 2 of 2-byte UTF-8 sequence."</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='CantSeeChannels.html'>I can't see the channels I expected - what should I do?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='DiagnosingProblems.html'>Something is going wrong - how can I help to diagnose the problem?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='RunningXMLTVManually.html'>How do I run the XMLTV download manually?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='ChooseChannelsFails.html'>"Choose Channels" is not working - what should I do?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='JavaVersion.html'>What version of Java does FreeGuide use?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='XmltvCrash.html'>Downloading fails with something like 'Unhandled Exception' or XMLTV crashes</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='ProxyServer.html'>Can I use FreeGuide from behind a proxy server?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='MissingListings.html'>I've downloaded the listings but FreeGuide says some are still missing! What's happening?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='MissingLookAndFeel.html'>FreeGuide doesn't list the look-and-feel I installed - how do I use it?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='ChangeTimeZone.html'>The time seems to be wrong - how can I fix it?</a> </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h3>Customising</h3> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='ChangeChannelOrder.html'>How do I change the order in which channels are listed?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='UpgradeXMLTV.html'>How do I use a later version of XMLTV with FreeGuide?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='MoreThanOneWeeksListings.html'>How can I make FreeGuide download more than 1 weeks' XMLTV listings at a time?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='DownloadListingsFromCron.html'>I run Linux: how can I setup a cron job to have FreeGuide retrieve listings?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='NonXMLTVGrabber.html'>How do I use a listings grabber that is not part of the XMLTV project? (E.g. for French or Australian listings.)</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='ChangeGTKTheme.html'>How do I change my GTK theme?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='TurnOffUpgradeCheck.html'>How do I turn off the automatic upgrade check?</a> </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h3>Uninstalling</h3> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='UninstallWindows.html'>How do I completely uninstall FreeGuide on Windows?</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='UninstallLinux.html'>How do I completely uninstall FreeGuide on Linux?</a> </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div> </div> </td> </tr></table> <!--PageFooterFmt--> <table id='wikifoot' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' align='center'> <tr><td class='passwordlink' colspan='2'>If you would like to help improve this site, please <a class='wikilink' href='../Main/ContactUs.html'>Contact Us</a> and we will give you the password to edit pages.</td></tr> <tr> <td class='lastmod'>Page last modified on May 06, 2010, at 01:09 PM <a class='pmwikiinfolink' href="../Main/PmWikiInfo.html">PmWiki Info</a></td> <td class='footnav'><div style='text-align: right;' > <p> - - - () - </p></div> </td> </tr> </table> <!--/PageFooterFmt--> </body> </html>