Start PVRX2 under Vista vs. XP

[serafis]

Does anyone know how to start PVRX2 from a batch file in Vista so that it gets focus?

I need to use a batch file to start PVRX2 ( in non-windowed mode) so that I can run other commands before starting PVRX2, e.g. switch to 2nd screen profile when I want to watch movies on the projector.

The batch (cmd) file uses the Windows START command to start PVRX2 as follows:

START "PVRX2" /ABOVENORMAL C:\....\PVRX2.EXE -FSE

This works fine under Windows XP. PVRX2 starts and gets focus.

But if I do exactly the same thing under VISTA, PVRX2 starts but does not get focus; the Vista taskbar is displayed and the PVR2 icon is flashing. This happens whether I use EVR, VMR9 Custom or VMR9 FSE.

I then have to use the mouse and click in the PVRX2 window to make the task bar go away and give focus to PVRX2 so I can use the remote. This is annoying enough to go back to XP!

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

[siliconaudio]

Have you considered using the "StartPVRX2" utility as found HERE?

I haven't tried it in Vista, but it's a god-send for me. Not only starts GBPVR in focus, but will return focus to it if something else steals focus away from GBPVR.

[serafis]

Yes that could be exactly what I need, thanks. I'll try it when the family next let me reinstall Vista!

[serafis]

The StartPVRX2 very nearly did the trick - it started PVRX2 and gave it focus just like it should. But when I exit PVRX2 (to do something else), StartPVRX2 of course carries on running and 20 seconds later fires PVRX2 up again.

I could have written a script to kill the process, but a quick google revealed this useful, tiny freeware utility HSTART which works like the START command used to under XP - just pop it in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder, change the batch file START command to use HSTART instead and bob's yer uncle, works like a charm.

http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/hstart.html

Thanks for the help.

[liteswap]

You can always pause StartPVRX2 of course, or change the delay before focus is once more given to PVRX2 - just click the tray icon.

[gazoo]

This sounds like a very handy app...I will try it. I have a client that I put into standby, and nearly always does NOT turn PVRX2 back on upon coming out of standby (happens when I haven't rebooted in a while.) I even made a restart button on my harmony remote - i guess this way I don't need that anymore.

[liteswap]

Any feedback welcomed...