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Here it a small plug-in for Windows Vista Media Center that enable you to change the sound device used to play back sound in Vista. Since I have both a standard audio cable and a HDMI connection I need to change between them. This can be done with this plug-in through the Media Center with the remote.

Enjoy.

And Inside the plug-in there will be a list of sound devices you can select. In the below example only one device ("Speakers") is shown since it's from a Virtual PC.

AudioManager.zip (587.79 kb) - source

Windows Media Center

This program will do the job.

AnyDVD link to site

Windows Media Center, Windows Vista

Warning: Remember all registry changes are made at your own risk.

1. Exit Windows Media Center if it is running.
2. Click StartStart button, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.
3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Settings\DvdSettings

4. In the results pane, right-click ShowGallery, and then click Modify.
5. Delete the contents that appear in the Value data box, type Gallery in the Value data box, and then click OK.
6. Exit Registry Editor

Now all of your DVD titles should appear in the new Vista DVD Gallery, providing easy access.

Windows Media Center

To program buttons on the remote control by using the learning feature
1 Place the remote control for Media Center PC head to head (2 to 3 inches apart) with the remote control from which it is learning.

2 On the remote control for Media Center PC, press and hold the DVD MENU and OK buttons at the same time until the remote control lights turn off (2 seconds). The remote is now in learning setup mode.

3 On the remote control for Media Center PC, press and release the TV, VOL +, or VOL - button, depending on which command you want it to learn. The remote control for Media Center PC lights blink once to confirm the selection.

4 On the remote control that is teaching the command, press and hold the button that you want the corresponding button on the remote control for Media Center PC to learn.

The remote control for Media Center PC lights blink twice to confirm the selection. If the remote did not learn the command, the lights blink quickly four times. To try again, repeat steps 1 through 4.

5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other buttons that can learn commands.

To restore the default remote control settings
1 Press and hold the DVD MENU button and LEFT navigation button at the same time until the remote control for Media Center PC lights turn off.

2 Press the OK button.

The remote control for Media Center PC lights blink twice to confirm that the buttons have been reset. The TV button will have no command assigned to it and the VOL + and VOL – buttons will adjust the Media Center PC system volume. If the default settings were not restored, the lights blink quickly four times. To try again, repeat steps 1 and 2.

Update:
Link to the manual (PDF).

Windows Media Center

If you have a media center you must have the WebGuide 4. It enables a web interface for your media center, some of the features is:

Guide

You can manage your the guide like on your media center but here it is possible to se a large list of channels at the same time, use colors on different categories of shows. It is also possible to schedule recordings.

Other features

• Search
• Recordings
• Pictures
• Music
• Videos

WebGuide4 is a free get it here

Windows Media Center

I had a problem with my mediacenter the Media Status Aggregator Service (ehmsas.exe) crashes often.

Solution:

Go to c:\windows\eHome\

unreg the ehmsas.exe and red it agin:

Type: ehmsas.exe /unregServer
Type: ehmsas.exe /regserver
Restart Media Center

It solved my problem with the service.

If it does not help try to run the following to rereg all MCE components:

Start >run and type in: cmd

in the Command Prompt window type the following commands and press the Enter key after the each command:-
Type: regsvr32.exe atl.dll
Type: cd \
Type: cd windows
Type: cd eHome
Type: ehSched /unregServer
Type: ehSched /service
Type: ehRecvr /unregServer
Type: ehRecvr /service
Type: ehRec.exe /unregServer
Type: ehRec.exe /regserver
Type: ehmsas.exe /unregServer
Type: ehmsas.exe /regserver
Restart Media Center

Windows Media Center

Fake MP3 Detector is a small free program which can detect if the file is bad, to low quality.

Download from here

Windows Media Center

There is a lot of programs for windows vista media center. below are some i have testet.

Mce Weather

Program for showing wetherforcast in media center. Link

Webguide4

Greate program for controlling the media center guide and sharing the content from the mediacenter to other computers. Link

SystemMonitor for Vista media center

A system monitor. Makes it posibel for you to see the tmp and rpm for you motherboard in the media center.
Requers speedFan. Link

DVRMSToolbox

Tool for removing commercials from recordings. Skipping of commercials when showing. Link

VSpot

Enables showing of online content: Music, Movie Trailers and more. Link

AOL for Media Center

AOL services for media center. A lot of free radios, Music Movies, Picture sharing and More movies comming soon. Link

Windows Media Center

Getting started with developing applications for windows media center.

Requerments

To develop applications for windows media center you need to have
the Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimage installed.

For creating an application you need the Microsoft Visual Studio installed.
You need the .Net 2.0 Fremwork as well.

Steps

• Download the windows media center sdk. SDK
• Create a project. Under Virtual C# - Windows Media Center
  • Windows Media Center Presentation Layer Application
• Add reference to Microsoft.MediaCenter.dll - this dll has the classes for
  the Media Center functionality.
• ....

Registration of the Application in the Media Center

First the assembly has to be signed, because it has to go into the GAC

<application title="Windows Media Center Step By Step" id="{[GUID2]}"> 
          <entrypoint id="{[GUID3]}"
                  addin="MyProject.MyProject, MyProject,Culture=Neutral,Version=1.0.0.0,PublicKeyToken=[PublicKeyToken]" 
                  title="Step By Step"
                  description="A Windows Media Center Application"
                  ImageUrl=".\StepByStep.png"> 
                  <category category="More Programs"/>
          </entrypoint>
</application>

Installing the Application

References

Windows Media Center