Vista-only remote and XP (1 Viewer)

[richarji]

I have bought a new remote control to use in Media Portal. It is a Mediagate remote with IR receiver. It was advertized as vista only, but I presumed that it would work with xp. It seems that was incorrect.

After several days of pounding the forums and trying the solutions, I've come to the conclusion that a Vista-only IR receiver will not work with the eHome Driver or the MCE Replacement drivers discussed in the forums.

I am running Windows XP SP3. The eHome driver loads and the light flickers when I hit the remote but no message is passed. I have tried EventGhost and Intelliremote and I think the problem is with the driver for the receiver.

Can anyone suggest a solution for me?

tia, Jim

 

[quixote23]

I had the exact same problem when I initially installed MediaPortal on my XP system. I got some limited and unreliable functionality using the eHome drivers and with Intelliremote, but nothing that was worth the trouble. In the end I had no choice but to install Vista. The problem is that these "Vista-only" MCE remotes really are specifically designed to work with Vista only. You might be able to kludge together a workable solution, but you're going to save yourself a lot of time and trouble by either a) buying a different remote, or b) moving to Vista.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tips-tricks-124/vista-remote-xp-working-48624/

See if that helps.

 

[richarji]

That helped, thx Ray Simple, once you know how.