[ArturDent]

I just tried these steps and it bombs on running XBMC Remote.exe. "The application failed to initialize properly". I am running XP/SP3 with the MCE remote. After you install EventGhost is there anything you must configure before step 2?

"2. UnZip Contents" - Did you have in directory "XBMC Remote.exe" AND "Gma.UserActivityMonitor.dll" or you run application from the Zip?

After you install EventGhost is there anything you must configure before step 2?
NO

Did you have .Net Framework installed?

Try:
1. Stop XBMC Remote.exe and EventGhost.
2. Open Notepad or MS Word.
3. press number keys on MCE remote - you must see chars in Notepad/Word

Try to stop All other applications for MCE remote;