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Ultra0: update paragraph about who runs the wiki + wiki focus

2026-08-14T01:20:20Z

update paragraph about who runs the wiki + wiki focus

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	What we are accomplishing with this wiki is to seek out, collect, and document as much information as we can gather on the WebTV/MSN TV internet product's hardware, services, protocols, and other subjects concerning it. Much to the surprise of many, WebTV/MSN TV did indeed already have people focused on learning about the product and how it worked, primarily in its hacking scene. Up until 2021, however, only surface level information about the product and service (especially in regards to its many vulnerabilities), or basic writeups about the technical portions of WebTV/MSN TV were available for public consumption, with most information about WebTV/MSN TV either remaining undocumented, poorly preserved, or in regards to some technical information, circulated privately by select people, never to see the light of day. We're here to make up for that and make all information on WebTV/MSN TV <u>centralized</u>, <u>public</u>, and <u>easily accessible</u>, using information that we have been able to obtain from scene sites, from our own research, and in private from those who know a bit about the product/service. '''We are here to rip open the guts of the entire WebTV/MSN TV service and technology and make it known for all!'''		What we are accomplishing with this wiki is to seek out, collect, and document as much information as we can gather on the WebTV/MSN TV internet product's hardware, services, protocols, and other subjects concerning it. Much to the surprise of many, WebTV/MSN TV did indeed already have people focused on learning about the product and how it worked, primarily in its hacking scene. Up until 2021, however, only surface level information about the product and service (especially in regards to its many vulnerabilities), or basic writeups about the technical portions of WebTV/MSN TV were available for public consumption, with most information about WebTV/MSN TV either remaining undocumented, poorly preserved, or in regards to some technical information, circulated privately by select people, never to see the light of day. We're here to make up for that and make all information on WebTV/MSN TV <u>centralized</u>, <u>public</u>, and <u>easily accessible</u>, using information that we have been able to obtain from scene sites, from our own research, and in private from those who know a bit about the product/service. '''We are here to rip open the guts of the entire WebTV/MSN TV service and technology and make it known for all!'''

	This wiki was originally run by an anonymous person, wtv-411, from early 2021 to September 2022. ~~Ownership~~ of the wiki ~~has since~~ been transferred to JarHead, and ~~future updates to the wiki will be published here~~.		This wiki was originally run by an anonymous person, wtv-411, from early 2021 to September 2022. From then on, ownership of the wiki had been transferred to JarHead, up until November 2023. Since then, it's been under ultra0's management and maintenance.

	~~For now, this wiki will~~ mostly focus on the first generation of WebTV/MSN TV (pre-MSN TV 2) technologies and services, and try to make sense of how they worked. We hope to extend on other information we have though, especially with information concerning the MSN TV 2 seeing as information on that variant of the product and corresponding service specifically is extremely endangered, ~~moreso~~ than the first generation of WebTV/MSN TV products to our knowledge.		We mostly focus on the first generation of WebTV/MSN TV (pre-MSN TV 2) technologies and services, and try to make sense of how they worked. We hope to extend on other information we have though, especially with information concerning the MSN TV 2 seeing as information on that variant of the product and corresponding service specifically is extremely endangered, more-so than the first generation of WebTV/MSN TV products to our knowledge.

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Ultra0: vps downtime explanation

2026-08-14T01:12:22Z

vps downtime explanation

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	'''UPDATE - 07/12/2026:''' ~~Hello. This is~~ ultra0 ~~talking~~. ~~A couple~~ of ~~software updates have been performed, which required some downtime~~ throughout the ~~past hour or two~~. ~~Apologies~~ for the inconvenience.		'''UPDATE - 08/13/2026:''' ultra0 here. Earlier today, our VPS began suffering an incident in one of their data-centers. This brought the wiki down for throughout most of the day. Thankfully, they appear to have dealt with it now. There wasn't really anything we could've done on our side, but I apologize for the inconvenience, nonetheless.

	For older updates: [[Archived Updates]]		For older updates: [[Archived Updates]]

Ultra0: july 12th 2026 maintenance

2026-07-12T22:54:57Z

july 12th 2026 maintenance

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	'''UPDATE - 8/27/~~2025~~:''' ~~Hey there!~~ This is ultra0 talking. ~~I made some much needed~~ software updates to the ~~wiki, so I had to temporarily take it down for a bit~~. Apologies for the inconvenience.		'''UPDATE - 07/12/2026:''' Hello. This is ultra0 talking. A couple of software updates have been performed, which required some downtime throughout the past hour or two. Apologies for the inconvenience.

	For older updates: [[Archived Updates]]		For older updates: [[Archived Updates]]

Para: add link to peripherals page

2026-01-08T21:43:01Z

add link to peripherals page

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	* [[Hardware]]		* [[Hardware]]
	** [[Hardware Models\|Models]]		** [[Hardware Models\|Models]]
			** [[Peripherals\|Peripherals]]
	** [[WebTV Memory Map]]		** [[WebTV Memory Map]]
	** [[Power-Off Codes]]		** [[Power-Off Codes]]

Ultra0: update discord invite link

2025-12-14T22:40:37Z

update discord invite link

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	Want to install Linux on an MSN TV 2 box? Check out [[Installing Linux on the MSN TV 2 (RM4100)]].		Want to install Linux on an MSN TV 2 box? Check out [[Installing Linux on the MSN TV 2 (RM4100)]].

	Join the [https://discord.gg/~~qke279EUa8~~ WebTV/MSN TV Discord server] to chat about anything WebTV/MSN TV with like minded people.		Join the [https://discord.gg/bP2MyA8cqR WebTV/MSN TV Discord server] to chat about anything WebTV/MSN TV with like minded people.

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Ultra0: new update about wiki software updates

2025-08-27T18:15:53Z

new update about wiki software updates

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-'''UPDATE - 11/03/2023:''' Ultra here again, I had messed something up with the images while trying to fix image uploading for contributors, so they weren't accessible for a bit. It's been fixed now, I apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.
+'''UPDATE - 8/27/2025:''' Hey there! This is ultra0 talking. I made some much needed software updates to the wiki, so I had to temporarily take it down for a bit. Apologies for the inconvenience.
 For older updates: [[Archived Updates]]

Ultra0: UPDATE - 11/03/2023

2023-11-03T18:28:09Z

UPDATE - 11/03/2023

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	'''UPDATE - 11/01/2023:''' Hello everyone, Ultra talking here. JarHead has given me access to the wiki's VPS, so I was able to make some server-side changes. Namely, short URLs are here now, so now you can just do "https://wiki.webtv.zone/wiki/Main_Page" instead of "https://wiki.webtv.zone/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page". I've also updated the internal software that was outdated.		'''UPDATE - 11/03/2023:''' Ultra here again, I had messed something up with the images while trying to fix image uploading for contributors, so they weren't accessible for a bit. It's been fixed now, I apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.

			'''UPDATE - 11/02/2023:''' Hello everyone, Ultra talking here. JarHead has given me access to the wiki's VPS, so I was able to make some server-side changes. Namely, short URLs are here now, so now you can just do "https://wiki.webtv.zone/wiki/Main_Page" instead of "https://wiki.webtv.zone/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page". I've also updated the internal software that was outdated.

	'''UPDATE - 9/11/2023:''' Hey everyone, I'm ultra0. I would like to let all readers of this wiki know that wtv-411 (aka, deef) has decided to move on from the WebTV community, and no longer wants to do anything with it. Please, respect his decision, don't contact him about any WebTV-related subjects.		'''UPDATE - 9/11/2023:''' Hey everyone, I'm ultra0. I would like to let all readers of this wiki know that wtv-411 (aka, deef) has decided to move on from the WebTV community, and no longer wants to do anything with it. Please, respect his decision, don't contact him about any WebTV-related subjects.

Ultra0: UPDATE - 11/01/2023

2023-11-03T00:06:43Z

UPDATE - 11/01/2023

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			'''UPDATE - 11/01/2023:''' Hello everyone, Ultra talking here. JarHead has given me access to the wiki's VPS, so I was able to make some server-side changes. Namely, short URLs are here now, so now you can just do "https://wiki.webtv.zone/wiki/Main_Page" instead of "https://wiki.webtv.zone/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page". I've also updated the internal software that was outdated.

	'''UPDATE - 9/11/2023:''' Hey everyone, I'm ultra0. I would like to let all readers of this wiki know that wtv-411 (aka, deef) has decided to move on from the WebTV community, and no longer wants to do anything with it. Please, respect his decision, don't contact him about any WebTV-related subjects.		'''UPDATE - 9/11/2023:''' Hey everyone, I'm ultra0. I would like to let all readers of this wiki know that wtv-411 (aka, deef) has decided to move on from the WebTV community, and no longer wants to do anything with it. Please, respect his decision, don't contact him about any WebTV-related subjects.

	He's done a lot of contributions, both to this wiki and just WebTV in general. We're very thankful of that, and we wish him good luck on his next ~~endeavours~~.		He's done a lot of contributions, both to this wiki and just WebTV in general. We're very thankful of that, and we wish him good luck on his next endeavors.

	'''UPDATE - 3/16/2023:''' Hello people. This is wtv-411. Bet you weren't expecting me to make another appearance after saying that I've moved on, huh? To tell the truth, I was mostly just burnt out from being involved with the WebTV community, as well as just actively running and writing for the wiki at the time, although my activity since then has been more discrete and I mostly help out with things in the background when I can. While things have gone quiet since JarHead has taken the reigns, I have been blessed with the privilege of being a contributor yet again and I have been putting in what little free time and motivation I have with this into polishing and updating the information on this wiki. I have added some more info on the hardware used by WebTV, as well as adding some minor updates to the MSN TV 2 page and some other pages, but I don't think I'll be doing anything more major than that considering how much effort is needed to keep this wiki running. Oh, and also the site doesn't properly show up in Google search results and only Google's for some reason, possibly because of the haphazard domain migration from the old domain and also the weird dual HTTP-HTTPS setup this site has right now. Wonderful. I am looking into transferring the old webtvwiki.net domain to the holder of the wiki's current domain before the end of the year, which might not change things by much but it may help in keeping things consistent.		'''UPDATE - 3/16/2023:''' Hello people. This is wtv-411. Bet you weren't expecting me to make another appearance after saying that I've moved on, huh? To tell the truth, I was mostly just burnt out from being involved with the WebTV community, as well as just actively running and writing for the wiki at the time, although my activity since then has been more discrete and I mostly help out with things in the background when I can. While things have gone quiet since JarHead has taken the reigns, I have been blessed with the privilege of being a contributor yet again and I have been putting in what little free time and motivation I have with this into polishing and updating the information on this wiki. I have added some more info on the hardware used by WebTV, as well as adding some minor updates to the MSN TV 2 page and some other pages, but I don't think I'll be doing anything more major than that considering how much effort is needed to keep this wiki running. Oh, and also the site doesn't properly show up in Google search results and only Google's for some reason, possibly because of the haphazard domain migration from the old domain and also the weird dual HTTP-HTTPS setup this site has right now. Wonderful. I am looking into transferring the old webtvwiki.net domain to the holder of the wiki's current domain before the end of the year, which might not change things by much but it may help in keeping things consistent.

Ultra0: UPDATE - 9/11/2023

2023-09-11T23:33:44Z

UPDATE - 9/11/2023

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			'''UPDATE - 9/11/2023:''' Hey everyone, I'm ultra0. I would like to let all readers of this wiki know that wtv-411 (aka, deef) has decided to move on from the WebTV community, and no longer wants to do anything with it. Please, respect his decision, don't contact him about any WebTV-related subjects.

			He's done a lot of contributions, both to this wiki and just WebTV in general. We're very thankful of that, and we wish him good luck on his next endeavours.

	'''UPDATE - 3/16/2023:''' Hello people. This is wtv-411. Bet you weren't expecting me to make another appearance after saying that I've moved on, huh? To tell the truth, I was mostly just burnt out from being involved with the WebTV community, as well as just actively running and writing for the wiki at the time, although my activity since then has been more discrete and I mostly help out with things in the background when I can. While things have gone quiet since JarHead has taken the reigns, I have been blessed with the privilege of being a contributor yet again and I have been putting in what little free time and motivation I have with this into polishing and updating the information on this wiki. I have added some more info on the hardware used by WebTV, as well as adding some minor updates to the MSN TV 2 page and some other pages, but I don't think I'll be doing anything more major than that considering how much effort is needed to keep this wiki running. Oh, and also the site doesn't properly show up in Google search results and only Google's for some reason, possibly because of the haphazard domain migration from the old domain and also the weird dual HTTP-HTTPS setup this site has right now. Wonderful. I am looking into transferring the old webtvwiki.net domain to the holder of the wiki's current domain before the end of the year, which might not change things by much but it may help in keeping things consistent.		'''UPDATE - 3/16/2023:''' Hello people. This is wtv-411. Bet you weren't expecting me to make another appearance after saying that I've moved on, huh? To tell the truth, I was mostly just burnt out from being involved with the WebTV community, as well as just actively running and writing for the wiki at the time, although my activity since then has been more discrete and I mostly help out with things in the background when I can. While things have gone quiet since JarHead has taken the reigns, I have been blessed with the privilege of being a contributor yet again and I have been putting in what little free time and motivation I have with this into polishing and updating the information on this wiki. I have added some more info on the hardware used by WebTV, as well as adding some minor updates to the MSN TV 2 page and some other pages, but I don't think I'll be doing anything more major than that considering how much effort is needed to keep this wiki running. Oh, and also the site doesn't properly show up in Google search results and only Google's for some reason, possibly because of the haphazard domain migration from the old domain and also the weird dual HTTP-HTTPS setup this site has right now. Wonderful. I am looking into transferring the old webtvwiki.net domain to the holder of the wiki's current domain before the end of the year, which might not change things by much but it may help in keeping things consistent.

Wtv-411: Add Replacing WebTV (MSN TV) Hard Drives link

2023-08-10T00:50:49Z

Add Replacing WebTV (MSN TV) Hard Drives link

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	Do you or someone you know have any crucial WebTV-related information we're seeking to preserve? Check out our [[Wanted]] page.		Do you or someone you know have any crucial WebTV-related information we're seeking to preserve? Check out our [[Wanted]] page.

	Interested in backing up your WebTV/UltimateTV/DishPlayer hard drives for any reason? Check out the guide we ~~recently~~ wrote on doing that: [[Backing Up WebTV (MSN TV) Hard Drives]].		Interested in backing up your WebTV/UltimateTV/DishPlayer hard drives for any reason? Check out the guide we wrote on doing that: [[Backing Up WebTV (MSN TV) Hard Drives]].

			Need to replace the hard drive in your WebTV/MSN TV boxes? Check out [[Replacing WebTV (MSN TV) Hard Drives]]

	Want to install Linux on an MSN TV 2 box? Check out [[Installing Linux on the MSN TV 2 (RM4100)]].		Want to install Linux on an MSN TV 2 box? Check out [[Installing Linux on the MSN TV 2 (RM4100)]].