mce remote alternative drivers
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2007-04-21, 08:02 PM
many thanks...now to get the drivers working!
need to identify my remote too (created other post, but no response..) might just buy another one - make things easier. thanks again for config files - hope i can get em working!
2007-04-21, 09:47 PM
garymeds Wrote:ok, this is the closest match i can find! Actually, you do have one that many of us has seen. It's not the Microsoft MCE remote, it's the Hauppauge MCE remote... http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Hardware/MCERemotes Even though I ended up taking it back and getting a OEM PVR 150 and the separate MS MCE remote and beanbag, I know that your device wil work, assuming that the beanbag isn't as faulty as mine was... When you install the Beanbag, windows installs the ehome. You have to update it with the alteranate driver. However if you simply point to the folder with the alt driver, it's possible your windows will think "hmmm, not signed driver eh, well I won't show the user this one..." What you do is, during update, select 'Install from alt location' and then next, then select "Don't search...", then next uncheck show compatible hardware and click 'Have Disk'. Find your driver, and you'll see the MCE driver in list...
Frank Z
[COLOR="Gray"] I used to ask 'why?' Now I just reinstall... [SIZE="1"]______________________________________________ Author: ZTools: ZProcess, MVPServerChecker; UltraXMLTV Enhancer, Renamer, Manager; [/SIZE] [/COLOR]
2007-04-22, 06:57 AM
aha, thanks. it does look the most like the hauppage one but with extra buttons...
i tried following steps to install driver : don't search, i will choose the driver to install and pointed wizard to the mceir.inf file (and the dir holds the .sys, .dll and mceirplay/rec exe's). still same thing saying location doesn't contain info about your hardware... maybe i buy a second pvr 150 mce kit and see if i can get a usable remote...
2007-04-22, 07:36 PM
garymeds Wrote:aha, thanks. it does look the most like the hauppage one but with extra buttons... It's not the remote you're installing, it's the beanbag. (Receiver/Transmitter) You're probably not having trouble with the beanbag, but the Operating system. Are you using Vista? I have no idea whether the alt driver acts up in Vista. but it might. I would not buy another of those cards. Buy this: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Hardw...50#PVR1042 and this: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Hardware/MCERemotes Microsoft MCE Remote 2005 (version 2) or 2a
Frank Z
[COLOR="Gray"] I used to ask 'why?' Now I just reinstall... [SIZE="1"]______________________________________________ Author: ZTools: ZProcess, MVPServerChecker; UltraXMLTV Enhancer, Renamer, Manager; [/SIZE] [/COLOR]
2007-04-23, 08:34 AM
using xp mce sp2 with hotfixes...
to be honest, i may rebuild as i seem to be having trouble with the o/s now and again (will use xp pro) i do have vista, but prefer xp until vista is a bit more stable (ie. sp1!). is gbpvr ok with vista? |
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