Caleb Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 as always with pc's having a bit of troublegone to install it, i r transmitter is blinking when buttons are pressed on the remote but showing no correlatoion to the media player.just gone to download the driver off Microsoft but its saying the package does not apply to the operating system im running, is there anything i can do to get by this?cheers in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 What version of Windows you using? Did you install the drivers before plugging it in? I assume the instructions would tell you what to do, but on mine, you HAVE to install the drivers before plugging in the USB port otherwise it doesn't work. Remove all the automatically installed stuff in device manager, run the install program and THEN plug it in when it says. Mine ain't the official MCE one though, so it might be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 are you using media center with vista? can't help you otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 What version of Windows you using? Did you install the drivers before plugging it in? I assume the instructions would tell you what to do, but on mine, you HAVE to install the drivers before plugging in the USB port otherwise it doesn't work. Remove all the automatically installed stuff in device manager, run the install program and THEN plug it in when it says. Mine ain't the official MCE one though, so it might be different.im running xp not sure on model or year mind?, i plugged it in device manager came up but couldnt install it, the instructions are total shite to be fair, just say plug it in and no driver cd is supplie or needed apperently. its the original microsoft remotecant remeber where device manager is :$ , but there is no installation software so it has to be connected , even when not connected the drivers statte the same message .does the same on a similar pc set up downstairs.are you using media center with vista? can't help you otherwise.im not im afraid, does that involve changing the whole operating system?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 hi the remote only works with with windows meadia center because i was wondering that when i got my pc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 cheers mate, will that be windows media player 11 then? thats one came up when i googled windows media centre download anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 ah ballas apperently cant download wmp11 as my copy of windows is not genuine, anyway round this too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 cheers mate, will that be windows media player 11 then? thats one came up when i googled windows media centre download anywaysI was under the impression that it is a different version of XP? Oh well i have never used it or seen it so don't listen to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) im running xp not sure on model or year mind?, i plugged it in device manager came up but couldnt install it, the instructions are total shite to be fair, just say plug it in and no driver cd is supplie or needed apperently. its the original microsoft remotecant remeber where device manager is :$ , but there is no installation software so it has to be connected , even when not connected the drivers statte the same message .does the same on a similar pc set up downstairs.im not im afraid, does that involve changing the whole operating system??nah I doubt you'll need to change the os. when i got my new pc (running Vista home premium with media center and a tv card) i had to reinstall the drivers to get my remote to work and then had to do it again when i hooked my freeveiw box up.forgot to mention, mine works with everything pretty much - firefox, wmp 11, media center, divx player, vlc only thing it doesn't do is pause/play youtube and similar sites. Edited June 21, 2007 by Gavyn L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 The remote should work with media player, and ive installed a litte thingy so i can use it with winamp. However, im unsure of drivers as it came with my Media Centre edition of XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 really cant work this out at allhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...761978&rd=1that was the set i bought, id really like to get it working as soon as really.really puzzled me when it didnt work on the other computer either, was it just a plug and play job with everyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 any help, muchos appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 There's different versions of Windows XP.There's the standard Windows XP (Home/Proffessional) and then there XP Media Centre Edition. I have a distinct feeling that the remote can only be used with the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Yes but im sure it could be made to function with XP witht he correct drivers, keep searching, it will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 thats what i was hooping i have tried some after market so to speak drivers but they were as useless as the remote is turning out to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 still havent had the bugger working, been on numerous driver webisted and tried numerous searches using different names, serial numbers etc cant find a bloody thing !just to confirm the back of the reciever says"Microsoft Remote control and reciever 1.0afor media center pc with windows." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 It would seem that it's MCE/XP Pro only:MCE is XP Pro, it uses a common IR device driver that comes with both MCE and Pro (but Home will need the driver either ripped from an MCE or Pro disc).Considering you're running an *illegal* copy of XP, why not just 'buy' MCE instead? That would solve all the problems. Seriously though, I have MCE and it totally rocks. I had a spare MCE Remote from a PC we had at work - so I took it for my car. Well, I searched everywhere for drivers and found nothing. Finally I found this bit of info, thought it might be useful to somebody at some point.This is how I got my MCE remote to work on XP Home (without any Media Center)1. Obtain a copy of the irbus.sys, irbus.inf, and irbus.pnf files from a Windows XP Pro SP1/SP2 install.2. Copy irbus.sys to c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers and c:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i3863. Copy irbus.inf and irbus.pnf to c:\WINDOWS\inf4. Reboot5. Plug in your remote IR receiver sensor (do not plug it in before this).It works in some apps out of the box(just a few buttons - volume, mute, play etc), but you need Girder to get all to buttons to do what you want (FF, pause, etc).From http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/input-devi...rk-xp-home.htmlBy the sounds of it, it shouldn't be too hard to get it to work if you know someone with either MCE or XP pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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