Hi,
i have a MCE remote, which works fine in XBMC, however, when XBMC is not yet running, the green Button titled "Start" launches Windows 7 Media Center by default. How can I change this default behaviour to start XBMC instead? Where is that configured in Windows?
Thanks alot
This is what I have found to be most useful using an MCE remote:
Use the MCE remote addon to map a remote button to the Windows key (I use the green media center button for this). Pin XBMC to the start menu, while removing any programs you do not use the remote for from the start menu. To open XBMC, simply hit the "Windows key" button on the remote, and use the up/down arrows to select XBMC, or any other program you have pinned to the start menu.
It's simple. Click 'start' search 'add remove programs' and click. On the left hand panel next to the list of programs installed, click 'enable disable windows features'. Scroll down to ' windows media center' and disable it. Save and exit.
Now download event ghost, map the green button to launch xbmc.exe.
Done.
How about this for those who want XBMC for streaming local media.... and then WMC for live TV/PVR...
The green button brings up a WINKEY+P style graphical selection option for you to choose XBMC or WMC (when at a desktop).
When inside XBMC, the green button brings you back to the home screen, and when in WMC... well I guess it'd do nothing special, or do whatever it would by default...
This would give people the ability to have a single button give you the option of choosing whatever media centers you have present... and once one of those is launched and in the foreground.. this app selector just sleeps and ignores the green button presses and lets the running app manage what that button does.
This is possible but you need to create an interface to select xbmc and wmc.
I managed this with AutoIT and a few image logos from google search. It works exactly as I'd like
This is an old thread, but though i'd add my .02 in case others were looking. I've been using this for months without issue. In addition, it's also helpful if XBMC happens to lose focus due to a windows update or some other program gaining focus. This used to happen frequently when my video card wanted to auto-update.
http://inchoatethoughts.com/launching-xb...ter-remote
I do this with AutoHotkey and the following little script (technically you wouldn't need the whole "Process-Checking"):
Code:
;Win-Alt-Enter is the shortcut for greenbutton on the Remote for Windows
#!Enter::
Process, Exist, XBMC.exe ;Is XBMC down?
if (ErrorLevel = 0)
Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe ;Start it
else
Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe ;Refocus on XBMC (by calling the exe, the process comes to front)
return
Simpler way would be:
Code:
;Win-Alt-Enter is the shortcut for greenbutton on the Remote for Windows
#!Enter::Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe
(2012-09-16, 12:16)trdmlc Wrote: [ -> ]http://inchoatethoughts.com/launching-xb...ter-remote
That's actually the exe I launch when choosing XBMC, I don't call the xbmc.exe app directly. I've used that for a long time and it does work perfectly for me. though I still had to rename ehshell.exe to ehshell_m.exe and I call WMC by it's modified name in my little media selector script
For windows you can add the hotkey Eg alt-shift-q. Download the mce remote addon, change what ever button to the hotkey you choosed
(2012-09-16, 12:58)HenryFord Wrote: [ -> ]I do this with AutoHotkey and the following little script (technically you wouldn't need the whole "Process-Checking"):
Code:
;Win-Alt-Enter is the shortcut for greenbutton on the Remote for Windows
#!Enter::
Process, Exist, XBMC.exe ;Is XBMC down?
if (ErrorLevel = 0)
Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe ;Start it
else
Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe ;Refocus on XBMC (by calling the exe, the process comes to front)
return
Simpler way would be:
Code:
;Win-Alt-Enter is the shortcut for greenbutton on the Remote for Windows
#!Enter::Run C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe
Thanks!
I disable windows media center in windows so that at least the green key on remote doesn't open windows MCE.