2008-08-16, 16:04
daveUK Wrote:how do you launch XBMC from the remote?
OK, here's how I did it in Vista with a RC6 VMC remote:
I wanted to use the "Start" (Windows) button on my remote to launch XBMC. By default, this starts VMC. To get around this, do the following:
- Start the "Input Service Configuration" which is the core of IR Server Suite
- Scroll down to "Microsoft MCE" and click "Configure"
- On the "Remote" tab, check the box for "Disable Automatic Buttons"
- The service will then ask to restart to apply changes - let it.
Now, when you press the start button on the VMC remote, nothing should happen. Good...now we can make it do what we want.
- Set "Translator" to run as Administrator. If you don't, this will never work
- Open "Translator"
- Click "New" to create a new system wide action.
You will be prompted to press the button on the remote you want to assign the action to. In my case, I pressed start (button code 31730). As long as the code was accepted, you should now see the "Button Mapping" dialogue.
- Click the "Run" tab
I used the the following settings for mine, modify yours accordingly...
Description: Start XBMC
Application: C:\Program Files\XBMC\XBMC.exe
Start Folder: C:\Program Files\XBMC\
Parameters: -fs -p
Window Style: Normal
All other options unchecked
- When done, press set.
- Minimize "Translator" and press the button you chose to launch XBMC.
You can tell Translator to start with Windows by checking the box on the main Translator window but it's just going to be blocked. Of course you can always click the blocked startup programs and allow it to run every time you reboot but that's just annoying if you ask me so leave it unchecked. Create a task scheduler event that runs Translator at startup instead. If you haven't done this before, you'll find this guide handy: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread....&p=6509411.