2013-12-12, 00:00
Hi guys,
I'm looking for some advice, I've currently got a HTPC running Windows 8.1 with the AMD A6-3500 CPU, connected via HDMI to my living room TV.
I'm trying to get xbmc configured in such a way that it requires very little (or none at all) administration via keyboard and mouse.
I've made some tweaks to Windows 8.1 to make it start in 'desktop mode' with XBMC running at startup and also disabled password/user login. This seems to work well and fluently for the most part, but I can't seem to get the additional functionality I'm looking for to work.
I'd like to integrate some emulators and PC games and control them using a Xbox 360 controller. I've experimented a little using Xbmclauncher to ensure that XBMC doesn't loose focus when launching games, however I struggled to get it to work properly as it prevented a autohotkey file from running, which prevented me from using my harmony remote. I'm currently using Advanced Launcher to launch my PC games in conjunction with this script:
pssuspend XBMC.exe
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\the elder scrolls v skyrim"
tesv.exe %1
pssuspend -r XBMC.exe
However I've found that xbmc doesn't always return to the set resolution after playing a game in any resolution other than 1080. often it's ultra zoomed meaning I'm unable to navigate xbmc until I restart it, which means that I have to rdp/Vnc onto the htpc with my laptop and restart xbmc manually.
Is there an easier way I could be doing this? Does anybody else have any advice for a keyboardless setup?
I'm looking for some advice, I've currently got a HTPC running Windows 8.1 with the AMD A6-3500 CPU, connected via HDMI to my living room TV.
I'm trying to get xbmc configured in such a way that it requires very little (or none at all) administration via keyboard and mouse.
I've made some tweaks to Windows 8.1 to make it start in 'desktop mode' with XBMC running at startup and also disabled password/user login. This seems to work well and fluently for the most part, but I can't seem to get the additional functionality I'm looking for to work.
I'd like to integrate some emulators and PC games and control them using a Xbox 360 controller. I've experimented a little using Xbmclauncher to ensure that XBMC doesn't loose focus when launching games, however I struggled to get it to work properly as it prevented a autohotkey file from running, which prevented me from using my harmony remote. I'm currently using Advanced Launcher to launch my PC games in conjunction with this script:
pssuspend XBMC.exe
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\the elder scrolls v skyrim"
tesv.exe %1
pssuspend -r XBMC.exe
However I've found that xbmc doesn't always return to the set resolution after playing a game in any resolution other than 1080. often it's ultra zoomed meaning I'm unable to navigate xbmc until I restart it, which means that I have to rdp/Vnc onto the htpc with my laptop and restart xbmc manually.
Is there an easier way I could be doing this? Does anybody else have any advice for a keyboardless setup?