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Recorded TV HD Addin

Last post by StinkyImp « Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:35 pm
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by markterborg » Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:17 pm
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I just thought I would create this post just in case you haven't heard of Recorded TV HD.

Basically it is a different recorded tv interface that has a million options :)... You don't have to rename any of your files and it will automatically download background/poster art. You can also have...

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...you may not need such a regular backup anymore. Perhaps just a periodic one to backup your favourites if you have large lists.

I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm absolutely ecstatic that I don't even have to worry about it anymore!

I feel like there's a point within the next 10 years or so...
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My Channel Logos XL

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by makryger » Mon May 20, 2013 9:54 pm
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What is it? MCL is an application thats main function is to display logos in your Windows Media Center guide. It also can enhance your guide in other ways, by minimizing dead space, increasing the number of rows and columns in your guide, and showing/hiding/swapping channel numbers, callsigns, and...

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You might try removing/re-adding the WMC Feature

Tried everything I could think of.. Old Backups of my system from 2014/2015. Restoring files from there. DISM and SFC /scannow.

Finally resorted to removing and installing Media Center as a feature. That worked.. Guess I should just try the...
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Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:43 pm
Media Center Calendar Addin

Last post by redmed « Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:43 pm
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by sccrgoalie1 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:23 pm
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Current verison 1.2.1
Version 1.1.1 released - first public release

My wife and I both use an exchange calendar. What we really wanted was a quick view of the entire month combining all our appointments onto one shared calendar and we wanted it in media center. That's where this addin comes in....

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A calendar that I have used in Windows for years is Clicktray Calendar. This calendar was developed by a German Co. on a Atari PC years ago. It is the most feature packed calendar I have found.

I find this to be the most useful program I have ever used. I would be lost without it. It is on all...
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SkypeMCEAnswer.0.4.2

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by nxsfan » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:30 pm
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UPDATE - SkypeMCEAnswer 0.4.2 Available

Download the newest version from

While SkypeMCEAnswer works perfectly on my 2 HTPCs, I'm sure it isn't bug free, please let me know if you have problems!
If new to SkypeMCEAnswer, it is dependent on

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SkypeMCEAnswer is an imaginatively...

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Hey, Is there any news in regards to this util? Or is there another option available?
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Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:15 am
Media Browser Add-in

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by Scallica » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:14 am
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For those that use Media Browser, version 2.5.0 has been released.

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I see EMBY is not designed to do what I want. I have no desire for another strip, or go to into one app and have movies, games tv. I want an icon for Movies and another for games, etc, as I already have strips setup for everything and I like my layout.

If registermceapp.exe works with MCERSTB, I...
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W7CallerID

Last post by STC « Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:22 pm
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by ckensto » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:11 pm
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After struggling off and on for quite a while and with others graciously trying to help me get caller ID working on my W7 X64 system in Media Center, I finally got it working with a new Caller ID server and addin (W7CallerID) which was just recently released. I tried many solutions to no avail....

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^ Yup.

A bit of effort required, but is bullet proof once working.
W7CallerID is based on this.
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Remote Potato Addin (Version 2.1.3)

Last post by DrSmith « Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:15 pm
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by sccrgoalie1 » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:10 pm
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Hello All,

I have developed a media center addin for remote potato. This allows you to access your guide from a remote PC. The benefit of this is you can have one central recording box and view the guide and scheduled recordings on other PC's. It's a step towards softsled.

Currently the...

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Remote Potato is still getting it done! I've had it installed for a while, but recently started using iPad playback while travelling. The selectable levels of streaming quality are very useful when hotel WiFi is not as good as it could be. Thanks for a great product.
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Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:15 pm
Netflix Add-in search fix

Last post by jim97219 « Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:26 am
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by webminster » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:11 am
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I just noticed today, trying a search from the Netflix add-in, it throws errors. Seems to work from Roku or from Netflix Web site. Is this a new problem or has search been broken in the add-in for awhile? Not a huge deal since I can manage this from the Web site, but just wondering.

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If you don't run as administrator, it will fail.
Ran it as administrator and I seem to be good to go.
Your reply is most appreciated!
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Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:26 am
Windows Media Center MPC Plug-in for Blu-ray's

Last post by peterb99 « Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:25 pm
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by Joni » Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:59 pm
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I've always wanted to play Blu-ray's from native Windows Media Center Movie Library so that they open with players like MPC-HC or MPC-BE, so I could get the best possible image quality by using madVR and LAVFilters.

I decided to make a plug-in for 7MC/8MC, it's written in C#, Visual Studio 2012....

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Thanks Scallica, I've sent Joni a PM.
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Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:25 pm
Youtube TV in WMC ?

Last post by Space « Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:13 am
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by DavidinCT » Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:10 pm
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Hey all,

I know there is a site that will work with a remote. From what I have seen it works pretty well. If you try to go to it on a PC you will get an error of You tube TV is not supported on this device (even with Re-launch)

Anyone find a work-a-round to get it in WMC ?

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Interesting, I was told it needed a plugin...

You should probably go through this thread... There is a --user-agent= command line option to Chrome that allows you to change the user agent for that instance of Chrome.
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Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:13 am
Blu-ray Network Streaming Stuttering in TMT5

Last post by WMCEnthusiast « Thu May 28, 2020 6:32 pm

by WMCEnthusiast » Thu May 28, 2020 6:32 pm

So I finally decided to upgrade my library to Blu-ray, and have been stuck with one issue for the last six months. All but one of my HTPCs are from the Windows 7 era , so I do have the luxury of a fully working TotalMedia Theatre 5 which reportedly offers the best WMC integration for BD playback....

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Thu May 28, 2020 6:32 pm
myForecast weather addin

Last post by boxcar32 « Thu May 28, 2020 11:28 am
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by nelinory » Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:26 pm
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What is myForecast?
myForecast is a free native Windows Media Center weather application. For a weather provider it uses Weather Underground.

Requirements
- Windows Media Center 7/8
- Internet connection
- Api key from WeatherUnderground

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- Only 16:9 screen layout (widescreen) is...

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Thanks for the Apple info. Guess I will have to redo my python weather script for my lcd 2x20 screen using openweather.
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Thu May 28, 2020 11:28 am
Need Help with Media Center Theamer XML Code

Last post by caliskier « Tue May 26, 2020 3:07 am
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by caliskier » Mon May 11, 2020 1:22 am

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Hi so thanks to all that have helped me learn about media center theamer. very cool.

What I am trying to do is add a program to play games. Using the code from the Media Center Theamer instructions to pull up the calculator as a test, I can get it to display my menu strip and the launch icon in...

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Retrocake...there isn’t a file at that link to download. I read the README file, it’s not really clear what I’m supposed to do with the other three files.

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Tue May 26, 2020 3:07 am
Added menu item works but won’t stay on top

Last post by caliskier « Sun May 24, 2020 4:37 am

by caliskier » Sun May 24, 2020 4:37 am

Hey so media center Theamer Is working for me, I have a menu strip that works for all my installed apps except one, HDHomerunApp. It will start but as soon as it’s on the screen windows media center comes right back up again. All the other apps I have added to windows media center do not do this....

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Sun May 24, 2020 4:37 am
Anyone use EMUCenter (console emulator) ?

Last post by DavidinCT « Wed May 20, 2020 1:27 pm
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by DavidinCT » Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:12 pm

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I rebuilt my HTPC machine for no real reason, I just dont know, As it didn't get any faster for WMC. So now I got this new system running a Quad core i5 with 16gb of DDR3 memory. WMC in 4K has been flawless. Even got rid of the res is too high message so all is good on WIndows 7 WMC.

So,...

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I did find the X86 version as well, if it's needed...

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Wed May 20, 2020 1:27 pm
Where can I find MCSFix.exe?

Last post by DavidinCT « Mon May 18, 2020 7:47 pm
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by caliskier » Sat May 09, 2020 4:18 am

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Where can I find MCSFix.exe? Need it to fix Media Center Studio so updates can work.

I understand that Media Center Studio Needs MCSFIX to make the changes work in windows 7

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Thanks again brother... This is my plan, to make what I want work on my windows 7 machine and then bring it over to windows 10 by copying the xml file that studio is changing or creating. Will that work?

*IF* you really want to go down the Media Center studio road, You also MIGHT want to also...

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Mon May 18, 2020 7:47 pm
Has anybody gotten Media center studio to work in windows 10?

Last post by caliskier « Fri May 15, 2020 1:37 pm
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by caliskier » Wed May 06, 2020 11:13 pm

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That’s the question I wanna know if anybody’s got the media center studio to work in windows 10, or should I use something else for that purpose?

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Thanks i had seen that but, yeah, he did not say what he did had to make a lot of changes to get it to work

I PMed him at that site, hopefully he will see it and maybe give us 10 users a vine. Would be a hero, lol. Very cool tool.

Not sure I'm the hero you're looking for, but I can confirm I...

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Fri May 15, 2020 1:37 pm
Battle of old software: My Media Center or Remote Potato?

Last post by IT Troll « Tue May 12, 2020 7:58 am
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by tsh2000 » Fri May 01, 2020 9:08 pm

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Looking at the discussions it looks like both Ceton My Media Center and Remote Potato are no longer actively supported/maintained and for My Media Center you can't even get the Windows 10 apps anymore. So which unsupported software do people prefer?

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The only thing that Remote Potato does that My Media Center cannot is content streaming to remote devices. I only used this a couple of times and found the video quality to be pretty average even on the best settings. For everything else (guide, scheduling, management, control) MMC is the better...

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Tue May 12, 2020 7:58 am
My Memories for Windows Media Center

Last post by Kieranf « Sat May 09, 2020 7:33 am
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by mark1234 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:07 am

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A new add-in for 7/8MC to replace the built in photo screensaver.

Looks interesting. I do like the default screensaver, but it only shows the same handful of photos over and over again. I wonder if this is better at chosing a wider range of pictures.

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Hi There,
Did you ever have any luck tracking down the installer for this?

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Sat May 09, 2020 7:33 am
Seeking alternate for remote via iPhone

Last post by IT Troll « Fri May 08, 2020 11:16 pm
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by mike_va » Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:14 pm

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I had for years been using remote kitten and been very happy with it. A few screenshots are attached. pressing menu would launch WMC on my W7 computer. The thing I liked about it was how quickly it connected and responded. Mostly use it for watching TV and recorded shows.

Apple now made it...

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I think Logitech Harmony has a phone app. Trouble is I think you need to buy one of their hubs to act as bridge.

The other option is Ceton’s My Media Center. It is a brilliant app, but has been pulled from the App Store. But it is 64-bit and is currently working fine on iOS 13. So if you don’t...

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Fri May 08, 2020 11:16 pm
Internet Streaming in WMC

Last post by caliskier « Thu May 07, 2020 11:25 pm
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by caliskier » Sun May 03, 2020 9:11 pm

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Is there an app to bring back the internet streaming or is that dead?

Curious if there is an app to bring back or to enable internet show streaming. I.E. something you could find if you searched history channels website, fox, discovery? Not talking about hulu

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Hey, thanks, kodi is just not for me, although that is a really good thought. My problem is I can’t differentiate between legitimate addins that just pull from the website and the stuff I feel like I should be paying for. I never got to use WMC with that feature, they killed it a few months before...

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Thu May 07, 2020 11:25 pm
YAMMM

Last post by garay « Mon May 04, 2020 3:56 am
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by garay » Sun May 03, 2020 6:53 am

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I've successfully installed windows media center on 4 windows 10 machines. I've tried installing YAMMM and Ceton My Media Center on 2 of them and can't get either of them to work. My Movies installs and works but would like to try YAMMM and My Media Center before I stick with My Movies. Anyone had...

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Thanks jachin99, I'll give it a try

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Mon May 04, 2020 3:56 am
WMC Layout Customization

Last post by caliskier « Sun May 03, 2020 10:55 pm
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by caliskier » Sat May 02, 2020 3:21 pm

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Is there a Show Wall in WMC like a netflix layout similar to HD Homerun?

So during a brief downtime of WMC I had to use the HD Homerun app, and I found a great feature there where you could search by show, sporting event or, movie. It was a big wall of shows that would be on tv in the next 14+...

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I see what you are talking about. Yes, I see that. wish they did it for shows and sports that are upcoming

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Sun May 03, 2020 10:55 pm
Official Remote Potato download link?

Last post by jachin99 « Sat May 02, 2020 2:13 am
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by tsh2000 » Fri May 01, 2020 6:57 pm

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Is this an official Remote Potato download link?

It's been ages since I've used the app so wasn't sure if this was where the app wound up.

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The copy on myfrem exposes live TV for streaming I believe. He built an android app to go with it, where you can cast WMC's live TV to something like a Chromecast but you have to pay for the unlocker. I have a copy of it but I never used it much, and moved away from WMC.

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Sat May 02, 2020 2:13 am
Integrating Kodi with WMC for Amazon, Netflix, etc.

Last post by DavidinCT « Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:00 pm
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by tonywagner » Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:59 pm
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As you may have noticed, Kodi has a few great add-ons that allow you to log in with your account credentials to use internet streaming services like Amazon, Netflix, sports, etc. It's a great way to access these services with a media center PC and remote.

But because I still use WMC for TV, I went...

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Hey Tony,

Did you redo your system and how is this working ?

Now that I have Guide data working epic with EPG Collector Flawlessly, and my 4K/HDR movies at working via MPC-HC in the WMC Movie Library (with beyond Epic results), I now need to get apps like YouTube, Amazon, XM radio and a few...
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