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[USER=79284]@wjw[/USER] : I would have expected the above to work, but getting the double-quotes correct can be a bit of a challenge (so don't give up straight away). However, for an alternative...

My home network went through a phase where the HTPC would not recognise the network, and so MP could not see any of the media on other devices in the network. I solved this by invoking my "restart_network.bat" from the left side menu on MP's "Home" panel. This requires modifying the xml file for the "Home" panel. I added this definition to the left side menu:

[code]<control>
<description>External application</description>
<type>button</type>
<id>19</id>
<application>C:\Users\Iceman\Desktop\Restart Network.lnk</application>
<arguments></arguments>
<label>Restart network</label>
<onup>18</onup>
<ondown>16</ondown>
<onleft>130</onleft>
<onright>130</onright>
</control>[/code]

This actually invokes a shortcut on the desktop, but the shortcut invokes the BAT file. The advantage of invoking a shortcut is that you can specify that it is to run minimised or maximised or in a normal window. Invoking the BAT file directly ought to work (but I have not tried it). The ids in the xml above are specific to my "Home" panel -- you should change them to whatever is appropriate for your skin. This is what the result looks like:

[ATTACH]209844[/ATTACH]

-- from CyberSimian in the UK

<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1288105" data-attributes="member: 141969">[USER=79284]@wjw[/USER] : I would have expected the above to work, but getting the double-quotes correct can be a bit of a challenge (so don't give up straight away). However, for an alternative...My home network went through a phase where the HTPC would not recognise the network, and so MP could not see any of the media on other devices in the network. I solved this by invoking my &quot;restart_network.bat&quot; from the left side menu on MP's &quot;Home&quot; panel. This requires modifying the xml file for the &quot;Home&quot; panel. I added this definition to the left side menu:[code]&lt;control&gt;&nbsp; &lt;description&gt;External application&lt;/description&gt;&nbsp; &lt;type&gt;button&lt;/type&gt;&nbsp; &lt;id&gt;19&lt;/id&gt;&nbsp; &lt;application&gt;C:\Users\Iceman\Desktop\Restart Network.lnk&lt;/application&gt;&nbsp; &lt;arguments&gt;&lt;/arguments&gt;&nbsp; &lt;label&gt;Restart network&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp; &lt;onup&gt;18&lt;/onup&gt;&nbsp; &lt;ondown&gt;16&lt;/ondown&gt;&nbsp; &lt;onleft&gt;130&lt;/onleft&gt;&nbsp; &lt;onright&gt;130&lt;/onright&gt;&lt;/control&gt;[/code]This actually invokes a shortcut on the desktop, but the shortcut invokes the BAT file. The advantage of invoking a shortcut is that you can specify that it is to run minimised or maximised or in a normal window. Invoking the BAT file directly ought to work (but I have not tried it). The ids in the xml above are specific to my &quot;Home&quot; panel -- you should change them to whatever is appropriate for your skin. This is what the result looks like:[ATTACH]209844[/ATTACH]-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1288105, member: 141969"] [USER=79284]@wjw[/USER] : I would have expected the above to work, but getting the double-quotes correct can be a bit of a challenge (so don't give up straight away). However, for an alternative... My home network went through a phase where the HTPC would not recognise the network, and so MP could not see any of the media on other devices in the network. I solved this by invoking my "restart_network.bat" from the left side menu on MP's "Home" panel. This requires modifying the xml file for the "Home" panel. I added this definition to the left side menu: [code]<control> <description>External application</description> <type>button</type> <id>19</id> <application>C:\Users\Iceman\Desktop\Restart Network.lnk</application> <arguments></arguments> <label>Restart network</label> <onup>18</onup> <ondown>16</ondown> <onleft>130</onleft> <onright>130</onright> </control>[/code] This actually invokes a shortcut on the desktop, but the shortcut invokes the BAT file. The advantage of invoking a shortcut is that you can specify that it is to run minimised or maximised or in a normal window. Invoking the BAT file directly ought to work (but I have not tried it). The ids in the xml above are specific to my "Home" panel -- you should change them to whatever is appropriate for your skin. This is what the result looks like: [ATTACH]209844[/ATTACH] -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]