[RELEASED]: MCE Live TV (and MCE Netflix) XBMC Integration

I'm also getting that annoying blue pop up in the corner "Unable to Display Page" and something about a proxy. Anyone figure this out?

I'm getting this message too. However once I click Ok, everything works fine.

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(2012-05-13 20:43)Zellig Wrote:  I have mapped the ESC key to the EXIT button on my universal remote (which also works nicely to jump back to the Main Menu in XBMC as well). I have mapped the BACK command to the PREVIOUS button on my remote, which I use to navigate back one step at a time, both in XBMC, and MCE Live TV and MCE Netflix.

Is there a way to keep someone from "backing" all the way in to MCE? If it could just stop at the main Netflix screen and not allow entrance into the main (blue) MCE home page, that would be ideal...

Thank you

How would I be able instead:
Inside XBMC launch WMC and close XBMC
Inside WMC, Launch XBMC and close WMC

Turns out my 4 yr old PC isn't strong enough to manage both apps. Live TV is extremely jittery when using this option, but if I close XBMC, LiveTV in WMC clears up.

(2012-08-06 03:00)stevedawg85 Wrote:  How would I be able instead:
Inside XBMC launch WMC and close XBMC
Inside WMC, Launch XBMC and close WMC

Turns out my 4 yr old PC isn't strong enough to manage both apps. Live TV is extremely jittery when using this option, but if I close XBMC, LiveTV in WMC clears up.

What he wrote..

(2012-08-06 03:00)stevedawg85 Wrote:  Inside XBMC launch WMC and close XBMC

After making sure it launches correctly with Advanced Launcher, I used the context menu to make it a favorite. I then put the favorite on my home menu so the kids could just click it and open Netflix.

(2012-08-06 03:00)stevedawg85 Wrote:  Inside WMC, Launch XBMC and close WMC

I am using Windows 7 and Eventghost, so I just created this batch file:
and mapped a button push to open this. It will "kill" (close) Netflix and open XBMC.

(2012-08-06 18:31)LakersFan Wrote:  After making sure it launches correctly with Advanced Launcher, I used the context menu to make it a favorite. I then put the favorite on my home menu so the kids could just click it and open Netflix.

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I am using Windows 7 and Eventghost, so I just created this batch file:

Code:

taskkill /F /IM ehshell.exe
start "XBMC" "C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe"

and mapped a button push to open this. It will "kill" (close) Netflix and open XBMC.

Suggestion 1:
But XBMC is still running in the background. I want to close XBMC and launch WMC

Update: tried the above code on work PC w/ diff programs, but didnt, work. Tried the code on laptop and it worked. Going to try again on Home HTPC I need it to work on and hopefully I dont run into this same prob

Suggestion 2:
I tried the code, I can get XBMC to launch, but WMC stays open. Any idea to what's going on?

Hello,

I am having a problem with launching live tv. Every time I get an error from WMC "Video Error: Files needed to display video are not installed or not working
correctly. Please restart Media Center and or restart the computer“. At first I thought I had to re-do my tuner setup. But today I closed WMC, then closed XBMC, then it started to work ok...

Any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks

Bump...Anyone?

Sorry FantaXP7 no idea.

I currently have something going along of the same lines as Livin does: I used an entry point that is pointing to a shortcut, which basically runs a program that has the path to xbmc. the program kills eshell.exe and then launches whatever the first argument in the shortcut (xbmc). This porgram them sits around waiting for xbmc to exit, when it does, it relaunches eshell.

BUT I never thought of doing it the other way around. I tried it the simple way first, just adding a shortcut to AdvancedLauncher and seeing how it works.

Not too bad. But I'm having a few troubles. First xbmc seems to get kicked out of fullscreen, then back to fullscreen, then minimized when LiveTV or Guide are launched. Second, when I exit LiveTV via ESC, it does not remaximize XBMC. Third, I can go "back" "back" which gets me to the wmc menu tree; I'd rather not see that junk. :-)

So, If I want this I'm gonna have to write something to handle this whole thing better.

A few ideas I have. First would be hiding the icons and the taskbar. Not too much of a problem. But if they're hidden and something drastic happens, which causes the icons to stay hidden, I'm guessing a reboot is the only way to get them back.

Also maximize xbmc after exiting wmc
I like the suspend theory (thanks username145) . I may try that in my other program instead of me killing WMC.

The biggest problem I think I'll have is being able to NOT go "back" to the main eshell menu.

I've ordered some new HDMI cables. It may or may not be related to my DVI-HDMI cable I am using. I had seen one other odd thing with MPC+Lav+MadVR since using the DVI-HDMI, so there's an odd chance it might be the problem (something with HDCP and Live TV maybe).