Windows [Guide] : Configure to Optimise Windows 7 for Windows Media Center to use with HTPC

Afternoon Guys,

Im a huge Windows Media Center Fan when it comes to HTPC's.

Ive put together a short guide on how to get the most from the HTPC sat in your living room.

Please let me know what you think on youTube or here.

Also please make suggestion for future videos.

My channel is http://youtube.matthorner.co.uk

 

happysacks! rep.. nice guide

 

Thanks bud! If you have ideas for other vids let me know thing this is quite appropriate to the forum.
Thanks again

 

You can set Media Center to run on startup from the settings menu within MC. Easier than remembering a registry key.

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That loads windows explorer too. Not as flush in my Opinion

 

OIC. Might give that a go, thanks.

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Pretty good guide, I'll possibly be building a HTPC later in the year for my parents. I didn't know about the direct boot into media centre like that.

 

I'm just concerned on something.. most people don't know how to ctrl-alt-del to shut down the computer.. is there an shortcut to shut down the system?? when booted directly into the media center of course

 

I believe you can shutdown whilst in media centre of you make your off switch one your remote do a shutdown.
Personally I would leave the off button on my media center to make it sleep.
That way it boots quick and can be woken by most remotes.

 

Could you show us how to? I'm still getting familiar with doing this type of stuff.. lol

 

Sure, ill post up a vid tonight. It really simple to shutdown direct from windows media center (if you browse through the menus pal!)

Cheers,

 

wrong post - Deleted.

 

Hi Gaming_Freak,

Firstly you will need to install the driver for your remote. (should be plug and play with windows 7 Thought - specially if its a 'media center' one)

once you have done that you can use the up down left right buttons to control around the interface.

Pulled together a quick video to show you how to get to shutdown or sleep.
I prefer to use sleep as i can then press the 'on' button on my remote and it wakes up the PC.

Here is the vid i made you.

 

Oh thank you.. that video explained it all! Thanks! have some +rep.

 

no problem dude, if you need another video please see the thread in the link below. Accepting requests there.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=3049228#post3049228

 

Auto shutoff??

Nice tutorials. Are you a programmer?
I am looking for something to make my HTPC shutoff automatically after recording or doing a auto update. Do you know of anything?