Comments on: Launching Background Commands from Extras Library http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html Using small hacks to build a better Media Center experience. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cw-kidhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-6456 cw-kid Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:45:25 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-6456 Erosoft, no you need to use different GUID's for each command you want to register, you can use a GUID generator, I just change the last two digits of the initial GUID I generated i.e.25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e29would be come25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e30for my second command I register and so on.Andrew's DLL just supresses a un-desired pop-up dialogue box in Media Center and you don't actually need the DLL for the commands to be launched.You can problably do this in Media Center Studio easier, I've not tried it however, but I was using this method long before Media Center Studio was even released!<a href="http://thedigitallifestyle.com/cs/blogs/stuart/archive/2009/12/02/how-to-launch-a-command-file-from-within-mce.aspx" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> my original post on this topic. Erosoft, no you need to use different GUID’s for each command you want to register, you can use a GUID generator, I just change the last two digits of the initial GUID I generated i.e.

25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e29

would be come

25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e30

for my second command I register and so on.

Andrew’s DLL just supresses a un-desired pop-up dialogue box in Media Center and you don’t actually need the DLL for the commands to be launched.

You can problably do this in Media Center Studio easier, I’ve not tried it however, but I was using this method long before Media Center Studio was even released!

Here’s my original post on this topic.

]]> By: EroSofthttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5601 EroSoft Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:44:27 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5601 Just a question about the GUID and ID reported on XML file. If i would create multiple Icon/commands on Extras Library, so multiple XML files that point to a different .cmd batch, what i have to paste on ID tags ? Can i use the same text i.e. (id=”{25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e29} for all my .XML files ?Thanks Just a question about the GUID and ID reported on XML file. If i would create multiple Icon/commands on Extras Library, so multiple XML files that point to a different .cmd batch, what i have to paste on ID tags ?
Can i use the same text i.e. (id=”{25e1993f-a9d8-4251-871c-0bf84c6d6e29} for all my .XML files ?

Thanks

]]> By: Michael Healyhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5479 Michael Healy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:28:39 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5479 I was able to add an icon to launch games using<a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/09/create-custom-themes-and-start-menus-with-media-center-studio.html" rel="nofollow"> MC Studio</a>. Certainly using this method to launch games should also be possible though I haven't tried it myself. I was able to add an icon to launch games using MC Studio. Certainly using this method to launch games should also be possible though I haven’t tried it myself.

]]> By: Tomhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5457 Tom Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:11:11 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5457 Is there STILL not a way to add pc game shortcuts to the extras menu? Is there STILL not a way to add pc game shortcuts to the extras menu?

]]> By: Greghttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5343 Greg Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:28:12 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5343 This might be a good method for people to use previously prepared scripts to rip dvds without leaving the WMC interface.I'm going to try setting this up to process Lifehacker's "One-click DVD rip" system that I already use. This might be a good method for people to use previously prepared scripts to rip dvds without leaving the WMC interface.

I’m going to try setting this up to process Lifehacker’s “One-click DVD rip” system that I already use.

]]> By: Michael Healyhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5332 Michael Healy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:09:34 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5332 Yeh, it's always nice to have multiple ways to get something done though in case a certain combination doesn't work well together. Yeh, it’s always nice to have multiple ways to get something done though in case a certain combination doesn’t work well together.

]]> By: Rustyhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5325 Rusty Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/12/launching-background-commands-from-extras-library.html#comment-5325 It seems you can do the same thing with Media Center Studio by just creating a batch file and filling in the form for Insert Application. The program creates the entry points and xml and asks you to pick the icons. This seems to be easier and Media Center Studio allows you to control the function of your Media Center Start Menu Scripts.I used your great guide for using Media Center Studio to Create Custom Themes and Start Menus located at http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/09/create-custom-themes-and-start-menus-with-media-center-studio.html to learn how to do this. It seems you can do the same thing with Media Center Studio by just creating a batch file and filling in the form for Insert Application. The program creates the entry points and xml and asks you to pick the icons. This seems to be easier and Media Center Studio allows you to control the function of your Media Center Start Menu Scripts.

I used your great guide for using Media Center Studio to Create Custom Themes and Start Menus located at http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/09/create-custom-themes-and-start-menus-with-media-center-studio.html to learn how to do this.

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