I'm not a big fan of any additional s/w on my HTPC either. I have HM RK on it because I use my MCE remote to blast to my amplifier (volume, mute, power) and projector (power) as well. Also that s/w allows me to remap keys with which I could solve this parental code entry issue.
I did not know it either before some-one pointed it out to me
The issue seems to occur because the numeric keys on the remote are send as numeric key presses. The numeric key on a French keyboard is interpreted as the '&' not the '1'. When setting the parental code in Moving Pictures set-up (using the keyboard!) I must temporarily select a US keyboard to be able to enter the code. I would think this is related.
VdR
I did not know it either before some-one pointed it out to me
The issue seems to occur because the numeric keys on the remote are send as numeric key presses. The numeric key on a French keyboard is interpreted as the '&' not the '1'. When setting the parental code in Moving Pictures set-up (using the keyboard!) I must temporarily select a US keyboard to be able to enter the code. I would think this is related.
VdR