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<blockquote data-quote="phertiker" data-source="post: 243381" data-attributes="member: 13471">You can also try Human Interface Project or <a href="http://www.promixis.com/products.php?section=girder" target="_blank">Girder</a>. Sorry, I can't find links to HIP anymore for some reason. Of course, if the PC isn't reading keyboard input at all then this won't help either.This isn't necessarily going to help anyone, but I'm posting anyway because it will make me feel better.When I had my MCE remote/lapboard installed on Windows XP MCE it worked perfectly, including Mediaportal functions.I've since ditched MCE and installed XP Pro again, and the remote works perfectly. The keyboard technically works, except that it doesn't recognize keys held down, it only applies that input repeatedly. This makes it difficult to use key combinations (hit them at the same time otherwise you get nothing), or you will successfully Alt-Tab to another window (only one since you can't HOLD the Alt key down) but it will activate the file/edit/etc menu's. It also makes typing a very deliberate affair since it will inject five of whatever character you just typed at the slightest provocation. Big fun.Installed it on my Vista machine last night since I'm making that beast my main media rig now, and it works perfectly.The lesson I'm choosing to take from this is that I need to give up computers altogether and become a rock farmer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phertiker, post: 243381, member: 13471"] You can also try Human Interface Project or [url=http://www.promixis.com/products.php?section=girder]Girder[/url]. Sorry, I can't find links to HIP anymore for some reason. Of course, if the PC isn't reading keyboard input at all then this won't help either. This isn't necessarily going to help anyone, but I'm posting anyway because it will make me feel better. When I had my MCE remote/lapboard installed on Windows XP MCE it worked perfectly, including Mediaportal functions. I've since ditched MCE and installed XP Pro again, and the remote works perfectly. The keyboard technically works, except that it doesn't recognize keys held down, it only applies that input repeatedly. This makes it difficult to use key combinations (hit them at the same time otherwise you get nothing), or you will successfully Alt-Tab to another window (only one since you can't HOLD the Alt key down) but it will activate the file/edit/etc menu's. It also makes typing a very deliberate affair since it will inject five of whatever character you just typed at the slightest provocation. Big fun. Installed it on my Vista machine last night since I'm making that beast my main media rig now, and it works perfectly. The lesson I'm choosing to take from this is that I need to give up computers altogether and become a rock farmer. [/QUOTE]

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