Couple of days ago I started getting the “authorization failure” error when trying to watch a movie.

• I called Netflix and they said to call Microsoft SliverLight team
• I called Microsoft but they told me to call HP where I got the computer (they wanted to charge me for tech support.
• I didn’t call HP because I know what they are going to say

I logged in to Netflix and removed all my devices (5 of them) and then tried it but no luck. I then try it on my other 2 computers, but no luck.

Frustrating.

• Also I tried reverting back from Windows 7 SP1 because Netflix worked at that time before the SP was installed but that didn’t work.
• Also I called a friend that never used his Netflix on WMC, I asked him to set it up and try it and it didn’t work for him (we are both on Comcast).

If I find a fix I will post it here.

UPDATE 7/5/2011 It started working again all of a sudden.

With all the tests I did I really think this was a Netflix issue even though they blamed it on MS.

I show how to uninstall a hard drive in a 3 year old HP slimline and then replace it with a new one.

Video of me making a gutter sprayer wand to clean my gutters.

So I got this email from Ryan at a company I will not disclose (to be nice).

Would you be interested in selling some advertising on your vast array of sites to us?

If so, I have some advertisers who are interested, with budgets of potentially $1,000+ per month per site to you. Call or email to discuss further, and I’ll let you know what I had in mind.

Have a good one.

So I emailed back:

Hi Ryan,

Sure I am interested. Can you tell me what sites you are representing that would want to be on my sites?

Dave,

Out biggest advertiser right now is CafeMom.com.

[Company name] will supply your viewers with Interstitial Ads.  For Interstitial Ads, we pay on Cost Per View (CPV).  The revenue you gain should be incremental to any of the other advertising you have on your site.

The sign-up process literally takes minutes to complete.

One a side note, I  saw your video of dinner with Michael Chiarello and that is awesome.  I’m a big Food Network / Food TV and really enjoy his take on Italian cuisine.  I also liked his appearance on the Top Chef Celebrity edition last year.

If you have any questions, please contact me via phone or email.

I don’t want to waste my time so I write:

Ryan,

Before I sign up, how much do you pay – ballpark?

Looking at all the stats from those sites, you would be looking at $50-$100/day based on your numbers.  That would be incremental to the revenue you currently generate from ads currently on your site.

I looked at your advertiser’s site and I am not sure it is a good match for the niches I am in. What do you think?

Do we have any other advertisers besides CafeMom?  If not,  I will sell him on CaféMom.  I will pull up the demographics for CafeMom and make them look favorably for his sites.

Oops. I don’t think you intended this for me Ryan.

Check this out:
http://feber.se/foto/art/194345/lr_dig_filma_mot_greenscreen/

This site has embedded my youtube video, but when you click to play it, it appears to have a transparent layer that detects the ‘play’ click and shows you a pre-roll ad of their own (not from YT) before my video starts.

They make money and I have visitors watching my video thinking I am greedy by placing a pre-roll ad in front of the video.

I like to share my videos by allowing embeds, but I am not sure I like others thinking I am greedy.