2011-08-18, 17:18
I got the original idea from this thread.
I, like others, prefer the Netflix app in Windows Media Center to XBMC Flicks. However, I really don't use WMC for anything else. What I've done is written 1 script (as opposed to multiple scripts in the post above) that will open the WMC Netflix app directly with a simple way to get back to XBMC, and added a shortcut to the XBMC main menu for simplicity (and so I don't have to wade through the Launcher or Executor addons), all controlled with an MCE Remote.
Not: I did this on Windows 7 x64
Prerequisites:
Install the MCERemote addon in XBMC
Install AutoHotKey
Install the Netflix app in WMC
Procedure:
You'll now be able to start XBMC with the big green button on the MCE remote, then you'll have an entry on the Main Menu after TV Shows (or Videos) that will open Netflix, and you can quit Netflix and go back to XBMC by hitting the big green button again.
I, like others, prefer the Netflix app in Windows Media Center to XBMC Flicks. However, I really don't use WMC for anything else. What I've done is written 1 script (as opposed to multiple scripts in the post above) that will open the WMC Netflix app directly with a simple way to get back to XBMC, and added a shortcut to the XBMC main menu for simplicity (and so I don't have to wade through the Launcher or Executor addons), all controlled with an MCE Remote.
Not: I did this on Windows 7 x64
Prerequisites:
Install the MCERemote addon in XBMC
Install AutoHotKey
Install the Netflix app in WMC
Procedure:
- Use MCERemote to set the big green button to send the key combination Ctrl+Alt+X (Reboot after applying settings)
- Set XBMC to open when Ctrl+Alt+X is pressed. You can do this by adding a shortcut key in the Windows shortcut properties (or another way you choose)
- Open a Run prompt in Windows and run the following command
Code:"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" windowsmediacenterapp:{e6f46126-f8a9-4a97-9159-b70b07890112}\{982ea9d3-915c-4713-a3c8-99a4688b7c59}?EntryPointParameters=
- When prompted, allow the link to go through and WMC to be started, making sure to tell it not to prompt again
- Use Notepad to create the following AutoHotKey script
Code:#SingleInstance force
Run, windowsmediacenterapp:{e6f46126-f8a9-4a97-9159-b70b07890112}\{982ea9d3-915c-4713-a3c8-99a4688b7c59}?EntryPointParameters=
WinWait, Windows Media Center
WinActivate, Windows Media Center
KeyWait, Control, D
KeyWait, Alt, D
KeyWait, x, D
WinClose, Windows Media Center - Compile the script to an EXE
- Edit the Home.xml for you XBMC skin (I'm using Confluence so this is at C:\Program Files\XBMC\addons\skin.confluence\720p\Home.xml) and find the section that starts with
and then the section inside that saysCode:<control type="fixedlist" id="9000">
Code:<item id="11">
...
</item> - Edit the following code to point to your compiled script and paste the code after the code block for item 11 and save it
Code:<item id="12">
<label>Netflix</label>
<onclick>System.ExecWait(LocationOfCompiledScript)</onclick>
<icon>special://skin/backgrounds/playdisc.jpg</icon><thumb>$INFO[Skin.String(Home_Custom_Back_PlayDisc_Folder)]</thumb>
</item>
You'll now be able to start XBMC with the big green button on the MCE remote, then you'll have an entry on the Main Menu after TV Shows (or Videos) that will open Netflix, and you can quit Netflix and go back to XBMC by hitting the big green button again.