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Thanks for your prompt reply, now I got it.
But it didn't work, due to that it didn't started Windows shell. When I start explorer.exe manually it will turn of the screen, i cut and pasted a bit and got him to start windows shell and blank the screen but then it will flicker on windows in between, annoying. Another problem I am going to run in to is that if I turn it of this way I can not restart XBMC until it goes to sleep.
As a background what I try to accomplish are that I want to have a server and xbmc as a client on the same machine, if someone turns xbmc off (on the power button or exit) I need to have the computer to wait until the background processes are finished (ex. nextpvr recording) until it goes to sleep. It would be the best just to turn the telly off, but my aim is to get it to look like it turns off if you exit or press the button. Next problem on the list is if I have a recording or another device turning the server on and the TV is still on it is going to look like it start up for no reason.
Hmm much problem for a small issue, I know, but if this could be sorted I would be forever grateful
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Why not start the desktop when xbmc exits? You can give a black wallpaper and hide all icons and taskbar and set the display to turn off after a few minutes.
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Yea, you might be right.
Have to rethink the whole setup, the problem is that the server have to have priority and I want it to sleep when idle. What ever I do will cause one problem or another,
Is it possible with Autohotkey to script the power button? I need to write a scrip that checks if the recording service is started when trying to sleep the computer (either on button press or from XBMC), and if, just blank the screen to make it look like it turns off.
Anyway thanks for your help and a great program,
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You are a star,
Could it be checked before system sleep, what ever is causing it even the power button?
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Hi,
I'm running emulators via Advanced Launcher, and they only seem to work if the .exe files are set up in the External Players section. However, I'm running out of slots! Is there a workaround? Do you have any plans to increase the capacity?
Many thanks in advance.
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2014-07-17, 11:54
(This post was last modified: 2014-07-17, 11:55 by CrashOver1D.)
Hi, new around, first post :-)
I'm curently moving from a Netgear NeoTV to a real HTPC for my multimedia needs on main TV
Done a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on an Intel NUC D54250WYK, all drivers install and all updates ok
Install XBMC, set some params (MySQL database on a Synology NAS and some language params), all running perfect like on my main PC used to create all the databases before I received the NUC
Now I'm start for the real "HTPC" part and install XBMCLauncher, but I have a problem with the "Open Metro UI on XBMC exit" option.
I've tried both scenarios with Shell explorer / XBMC :
1) Shell Explorer
Work as wanted, if I closed XBMC, desktop pop and shortly Metro UI appears, good but with explorer as Shell, I can see desktop at startup, I try to avoid this ^^
--> So, try the second option
2) Shell XBMC
I've got a first problem, XBMC somtimes start without my profile, as a fresh new XBMC (without databases)
It seems I solved this issue by adding the timer before XBMC start (at 10s)
But now I can't manage to go back to Metro UI when I close XBMC, I'm always back to desktop ... even if I unckeck the option for starting explorer at XMBC close !?!
I don't really understand why it's happening, and even how it's possible ?
Any ideas ?
HTPC : Intel NUC D54250WYK - 8 Go RAM - SSD 120 Go - Windows 8.1 x64 - XBMC 13.1 Gotham - MySQL DB on NAS
Remote : Logitech Harmony One - Logitech K400
Storage : Synology DS1513+ [4x3To in SHR] - Partial Local Backup on Synology DS113J [2To] - Partial Online Backup on CrashPlan
Gaming : PS4 - PS3 [Slim 320Go] - PS Vita - Wii