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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1130039" data-attributes="member: 141969">Is Windows Media Center included with Server Essentials?&nbsp; If WMC is not included, you may be missing the driver for the IR receiver.&nbsp; The HP IR Receiver that you are using is a bog-standard Microsoft MCE-compatible RC6 receiver, so you should be using the Microsoft driver.&nbsp; Go to &quot;Device Manager&quot;, expand the &quot;Human Interface Devices&quot; tree, and verify that there is an entry for &quot;Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver&quot; and that it is working correctly.I also see from your system specs that you are using a Hauppauge HVR-2250 tuner.&nbsp; Another user had problems with this device, because apparently the Hauppauge WinTV software steals some of the button presses; see this post:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/rc6-mce-remote-mapping.129777/#post-1129690" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/rc6-mce-remote-mapping.129777/#post-1129690</a>His problem was solved by installing the Hauppauge drivers, but not the WinTV software.&nbsp; However, he was using the Hauppauge IR receiver, so not directly comparable to your case.Finally, there are some other applications that steal button presses.&nbsp; Apparently there is something called &quot;iTunes&quot; that does this, and a browser called &quot;Chrome&quot; that does similar things.&nbsp; You need to exit &quot;iTunes&quot; to stop this happening, but exiting &quot;Chrome&quot; is not enough, as it continues to run in the background even though you cannot see it.&nbsp; There is a Chrome option that prevents it running in the background; you need to enbable that option.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1130039, member: 141969"] Is Windows Media Center included with Server Essentials? If WMC is [i]not[/i] included, you may be missing the driver for the IR receiver. The HP IR Receiver that you are using is a bog-standard Microsoft MCE-compatible RC6 receiver, so you should be using the Microsoft driver. Go to "Device Manager", expand the "Human Interface Devices" tree, and verify that there is an entry for "Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver" and that it is working correctly. I also see from your system specs that you are using a Hauppauge HVR-2250 tuner. Another user had problems with this device, because apparently the Hauppauge WinTV software steals some of the button presses; see this post: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/rc6-mce-remote-mapping.129777/#post-1129690[/url] His problem was solved by installing the Hauppauge drivers, but not the WinTV software. However, he was using the Hauppauge IR receiver, so not directly comparable to your case. Finally, there are some other applications that steal button presses. Apparently there is something called "iTunes" that does this, and a browser called "Chrome" that does similar things. You need to exit "iTunes" to stop this happening, but exiting "Chrome" is not enough, as it continues to run in the background even though you cannot see it. There is a Chrome option that prevents it running in the background; you need to enbable that option. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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