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Wow, we have all been there with being “to smart” to look closely at the simple things.   So I guess as an old boss of mine used to say “check, check, and double check” that your system date and time and time zone are correct if you have any xmltv import issues.   Glad I could help you find this issue.   

Now to save you any future issues with the “windows time “  auto update , I was loosing the first few min of TV programs as my time had drifted, follow this post and have it update internet time every day…

 How to change the Windows XP internet time update frequency

The user can increase or decrease the frequency of updates by making a simple registry change. Add or change the SpecialPollInterval DWORD setting. Note the value is in seconds...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\

For example the value is set to 86400 on my XP machines (that's in seconds), so the XP machines poll the time server once each Day.

Update Interval    Decimal DWORD Value (Seconds)

1 Minute    60

1 Hour    3600

1 Day    86400

1 Week    604800

IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP.

1.    On the XP  machine, log on as an Administrative user.

2.    Go to Start -> Run and type regedit at the command prompt.

3.    Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\

4.    Add or change the DWORD of SpecialPollInterval with a decimal value in seconds. See KB article 322756

5.    Go to File -> Exit

6.    Log off the Administrator account and reboot the PC.