[WINDOWS] HOW-TO use XBMC and Vista Media Center with a MCE remote with EventGhost

BTW I have been using eventhghost with XBMC for at least a year now thanks to this guide and have had no issues. However since camelot beta1 and later releases I have one issue Im trying to track down. In some menus the back button (exit on my mce remote) will double click. For example if I go into TV Series, then enter Dexter for example and then goto season 1. If I hit exit (back button) on my remote it will bounce me back two screens to the main menu and not to the Dexter screen. I tried disabling the back button in the eventghost config but that of course makes it no longer exit from some screens (such as the info screen for movies)

Anyone else also experience this and if so have you found a fix yet?

I'm having the same problem but haven't even looked for a solution yet.

uncertainty Wrote:In some menus the back button (exit on my mce remote) will double click. For example if I go into TV Series, then enter Dexter for example and then goto season 1. If I hit exit (back button) on my remote it will bounce me back two screens to the main menu and not to the Dexter screen.

Has anyone been able to fix this? I have the same problem with r28256 i Win7.

Fixed it by just not adding backspace to the Back button. The button works fine without adding it to EventGhost. Well, at least the remote from "Hauppauge MCE Remote Control Kit".

I have the Microsoft Remote Control for XP Media Center v2
Looks like this.

I can't get the volume keys to work inside XBMC (9.11) on XP. I'm guessing it's because those specific keys on that remote are programmable; as in, they can turn the volume up or down on the actual TV. I figured out the shortcuts on the keyboard are "-" for volume down, and "=" for volume up. I mapped those in Event Ghost and they sorta work. I have to press the button repeatedly, with a nice delay in between each press just to turn the volume up or down within XBMC (not Windows' universal volume).

Is there a way to configure EG to let me just hold down the volume key to turn it down a lot or a little inside of XBMC?

Yeah, I noticed the delay too so I didn't map the volume keys and instead let Win7 handle it. Then it works without multiple presses for me as it's just like a MS media button, but of course then you don't see the volume graphics in XBMC. Though as the volume graphics lacks any number it's not much use anyway imo.

Quote:Yeah, I noticed the delay too so I didn't map the volume keys and instead let Win7 handle it. Then it works without multiple presses for me as it's just like a MS media button, but of course then you don't see the volume graphics in XBMC. Though as the volume graphics lacks any number it's not much use anyway imo.

My problem is that the volume keys do nothing. They won't control the Windows volume, nor will they control the XBMC volume.

Originally, I didn't map the volume keys either because I read that they would work out the box with XBMC 9.11. They didn't though, so I mapped them. That is when I got the delay where I have to press repeatedly to change the volume any substantial amount. I'm simply wanting to be able to press and hold to turn the volume up or down. Sadly, I'm on XP. Wish I had the money to upgrade to 7. Considering taking it off my Macbook and throwing it on the HTPC.

I have translated your guide to Danish and added a few tweaks of my own. You can find the danish version here

Figured out what I was doing wrong. Everything is working now.

Thanks for this guide, was having a helluva time stopping Eventghost from sending commands to TMT AND XBMC at the same time. This resolved that, and I think I'm back to being pleasantly happy with my XBMC setup.