Monday, June 20, 2011

Transfer Shows From The Tivo Box To Pc

TiVo offers a unique service called TiVoToGo, so you can transfer recorded shows from your TiVo box to your desktop or laptop PC. You then can watch your favorite TV shows wherever you go. It is pretty basic to transfer shows from your TiVo box to your PC.


Instructions


1. Make sure your TiVo Series2 DVR is connected to your home network.


2. Install version 2.0 or higher of TiVo Desktop for Windows. Download TiVo Desktop from www.tivo.com/desktop. TiVoToGo transfers require you to download the lastest version of TiVo Desktop.


3. Make sure you have the latest version of TiVo software installed on your DVR.


4. Enable transfers in Manage My Account (MMA) if it is not automatically done. Next, be sure that Allow Transfers column is checked next to the DVRs from where you want to transfer programs.


5. Launch TiVo Desktop by double-clicking the TiVo Desktop icon on your desktop or the TiVo icon in your Windows taskbar.


6. Click Pick Recordings to Transfer.


7. Select the TiVo DVR from where you want to transfer a program to your PC. You might have to wait for a few seconds till the system processes your request.


8. Choose the programs you would like to transfer to your PC by clicking on the checkbox next to the title.


9. Click Start Transfer and the selected programs will begin transferring to your PC.


10. View the status of your transfers on the screen for details about the transfers, restart an interrupted transfer, or remove a transfer from the list by clicking Transfer Status.







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