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Fix for netflix error code n8156-6013

Ok… this has annoyed me to no end.. I pay for Netflix but I can’t use it now that SilverLight 4 has been installed..

I’ve read several things about this problem.. Netflix blames Microsoft, and Microsoft in turn blames Netflix.

I read about deleting the PlayReady folder, don’t do that then you’ll get the DRM error.. uninstalling PlayReady doesn’t work either so don’t try that either.

I’ve read that it’s because I’m running Windows 7 64bit…  we’ll never know what the problem is and frankly I don’t care I just want it fixed, but for now I’ve got a fix..

The ONLY fix right now is to run an older SilverLight or SillverLight 3… Netflix has updated their site so you can’t get it from them now, they have only version 4…

I’ve just spent the last hour or trying to find SilverLight 3 and it’s nowhere to be found for download so I did something a bit sneaky and right now as I type this I’ve got Full Metal Jacket playing in the FireFox in the Netflix player on my other monitor.. SUCCESS!

I bet you’re wondering what I did..

Well go to the Microsoft SilverLight 3 SDK page here:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1ea49236-0de7-41b1-81c8-a126ff39975b

but you won’t be downloading the SDK.. you’ll scroll down the page to Instructions and find the link for this:
“To build Silverlight 3 applications, you can install Silverlight 3 for Developers here.”

Here’s a screen capture, it’s the last line..

That will let you download essentially what is Silverlight 3 or to be exact it’s version#: 3.0.50106.0

and voila you now have Netflix that works!

If I were you I would make a backup of that file you downloaded somewhere as I have done myself..

Enjoy your movies!!

 

UPDATED: another part of the fix here: https://www.kristoferbrozio.com/2011/03/07/fix-for-netflix-error-code-n8156-6013-updated/

 

WinX HD Video Converter for Mac For Free

I don’t have a Mac.. I’m a PC kind of guy, but I thought I would share this with everyone anyway..

WinX HD Video Converter for Mac, as a professional Mac HD converter, supports converting Multi-track HD video M2TS, MKV, AVCHD, HDTV BDAV and MPEG-TS video movies. It can also convert video files to the video formats that playable on both portable and console players, such as iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Zune, PDA, Blackberry, Nokia, Android, Zen, etc. It is the best solution to convert HD & SD videos and make a backup for Mac users.

To get the full version for free, please download this program and register with this License Code: WINXMC-2010-3721-GIVEAWAY.

Note: This giveaway starts from June 9, 2010 and will expire at 12:00AM GMT July 1, 2010.

Link Here: http://www.winxdvd.com/giveaway/winx-hd-video-converter-for-mac.htm

 

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Enjoy…

Hacked by Someone in China…

Yes apparently someone in China is trying to hack this site now.. this one just in:

IP:

58.68.228.105

Country China China
Country Code CN
Region Beijing
City Beijing
Latitude 39.9289
Longitude 116.3883

inetnum: 58.68.128.0 – 58.68.255.255
netname: CHINACACHE
descr: Beijing Blue I.T Technologies Co.,Ltd.
descr: Galaxy Building,No.10 jiuxianqiao ,chaoyang
descr: District,beijing

Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day.. wow, it totally took me by surprise that there’s another day off school for my kids and such like everything being closed and no deliveries.. I was thinking it was still the weekend, I don’t know what I was thinking about here..

but that doesn’t mean I have no work though..

Ok, so that’s better..

Apparently I can’t use my LiveWriter anymore, the hacker was accessing the site via the xmlrpc…

I’ve turned it off and I haven’t been hacked..

but yesterday an IP address in Sweden was trying to access the site with my old password… I use a plug-in that sends me an email every time someone tried to access the site and it sends me everything they typed or tried to do… it’s an interesting little plug in that is useful

Now I just need to figure out how to block IPs, I can’t find it in the control panel for my hosting…