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<blockquote data-quote="geniv2" data-source="post: 209984" data-attributes="member: 61375">before I begin. I would like to say THANKS ALOT to everyone that worked on Media Portal it's a GREAT program.when I first though about doing a HTPC I was worry and annoyed that I have to install WinXP Home edition to the the MCE features.. then I found about Media Portal.&nbsp;&nbsp; It worked great with my current OS (winxp pro sp2) and it was all free and easy to setup.hardware wise I'm all setup but I just got two remaining software issues left that I want to iron out.&nbsp; Perhaps someone can shed&nbsp; some light into fixing this. my hardware:- Dell Vostro 200slim- WinXP pro sp2- 3 gig ram- 1x 1terabyte HD + 1x 320 gig HD- ATI x1300 videocard- DVI output to westinghouse 42&quot; HDTV- StreamZap PC remote controlusing: Media protal (latest one) with the Xface skinHeres my problem:1 - I set MediaPortal to run at windows startup.&nbsp; problem is that for some reason after it starts up its not &quot;focused&quot; in the foreground (even though the program loaded into full screen).&nbsp; meaning keypress of my remote and keyboard is not being inputed into MP.&nbsp; I have to do a &quot;Alt+tab&quot; to get MP to be in focus so my remote and keyboard controls work.&nbsp; It is annoying as I have to constantly bring the keyboard out.&nbsp; 2 - When MP starts the first video file I play always go to a blank/black fullscreen.&nbsp; I can hear the sound from the video.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I exit the play or stop it and play the video again it would play fine. just the first time a video plays I get a black blank screen...It's just annoying and also my other family member are not too computer literate and it's kinda confusing to tell them to &quot;alt+tab&quot; or &quot;stop the first video and play again to the the picture&quot;.&nbsp; I just want to setup the htpc to start up and be able to play/navigatable like a regular DVD player.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="geniv2, post: 209984, member: 61375"] before I begin. I would like to say THANKS ALOT to everyone that worked on Media Portal it's a GREAT program. when I first though about doing a HTPC I was worry and annoyed that I have to install WinXP Home edition to the the MCE features.. then I found about Media Portal. It worked great with my current OS (winxp pro sp2) and it was all free and easy to setup. hardware wise I'm all setup but I just got two remaining software issues left that I want to iron out. Perhaps someone can shed some light into fixing this. my hardware: - Dell Vostro 200slim - WinXP pro sp2 - 3 gig ram - 1x 1terabyte HD + 1x 320 gig HD - ATI x1300 videocard - DVI output to westinghouse 42" HDTV - StreamZap PC remote control using: Media protal (latest one) with the Xface skin Heres my problem: 1 - I set MediaPortal to run at windows startup. problem is that for some reason after it starts up its not "focused" in the foreground (even though the program loaded into full screen). meaning keypress of my remote and keyboard is not being inputed into MP. I have to do a "Alt+tab" to get MP to be in focus so my remote and keyboard controls work. It is annoying as I have to constantly bring the keyboard out. 2 - When MP starts the first video file I play always go to a blank/black fullscreen. I can hear the sound from the video. If I exit the play or stop it and play the video again it would play fine. just the first time a video plays I get a black blank screen... It's just annoying and also my other family member are not too computer literate and it's kinda confusing to tell them to "alt+tab" or "stop the first video and play again to the the picture". I just want to setup the htpc to start up and be able to play/navigatable like a regular DVD player. [/QUOTE]

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