NPVR no longer grabs focus after fresh reboot

[HarryH3]

We use the NPVR server and client on the same PC in the living room.  In the past, I could just switch on the TV and use my Harmony 650 remote to control NPVR.  Over the last few months, NPVR never seems to have focus after a system reboot.  Using the remote does nothing.  The screen saver logo just keeps wandering around the screen.  I have to use the trackpad on the keyboard to click anywhere on the NPVR menu screen and then everything works perfectly.  One thing I have noticed that didn't used to happen in V4 is that if I Alt-Tab, there is a Device Status window open in the background after every reboot.  That might not be related, but I don't want to leave out any details.

Any ideas what might be causing this?  IIRC, I copied over config.xml from V4 when I installed V5.  Perhaps there is a line missing from that file that V5 needs?

Thanks!

[eastavin]

>>  The screen saver logo just keeps wandering around the screen.  I have to use the trackpad on the keyboard to click anywhere on the NPVR menu screen and then everything works perfectly. <<

I had about the same experience last night.. screen saver wandering around endlessly..  but the Logitech wireless keyboard cant wake up npvr.  I eventually tired ctrl alt delete which was recognized, then I hit cancel and NPVR woke up on that.  Never saw this issue on v4 on this pc so it must have something to do with v5.

[sub]

Sounds like it's a case of something else has taken the focus. Some users have had this in the distant past when they were using decoders that started tray apps (and they were taking the focus from whatever was previously the foreground app - nextpvr.exe in this case).