Can I use the Microsoft MCE remote control included in my WinTV MCE Kit on Windows XP without Media Center?
The Microsoft MCE remote control is designed for Media Center operating systems. However, it can be installed and will support most of the functions in the WinTV application by following these steps: • Download “Update Rollup 2 for eHome Infrared Receiver for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB912024)” from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B39D53F1-0AC9-433B-B488-4CAB82F31DC8&displaylang=en • Run the update but when the installer appears on the screen do nothing, do not continue the install. • Open the file called kb912024.log which should be in the C:\Windows directory. • The fourth line of log will give you the path to the update installer. (example: C:\a322f65d95b36cee5249db67\\update\update.exe). • Navigate to root of that directory (example: C:\a322f65d95b36cee5249db67). • Go into the SP2QFE directory and you will find the irbus.sys file. • Go into the IP directory and you find the irbus.inf file. • Copy these two files to a temp directory. • Aft
