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It's always been possible, I think, because there is a command line option to do it.

Launch External Program: mc20.exe /Library <library_name>

Does this not work from within Theater View or something?

well i tried going to settings\theaterview add external program, the i typed in C:\Windows\System32\MC20.exe\MainLibrary2-VM
(MainLibrary2-VM) is the name of second library)
and then when i went to theaterview, i seen the MainLibrary2-VM but when i click on it/press select on remote nothing happens.

Any more tips would be appreciated

thanks for the reply RoderickGI
i did type it wrong. im getting some action now...when i click on that library, theaterview flashes and i can see desktop, then theaterview comes back, but when i then scroll left/right to videos, recently imported. it is still the main library (main library 2 is not loaded)

and if i exit theaterview, and goto standard view under playing from it states main library 1, not 2. so there is some flickering happening, but libraries are not changing

If library1 is on the physical server, and library2 is on the virtual server, then that command as it stands definitely won't work.

You would be, in fact, changing servers, and so yes, you would need to point the client at the correct server, which is best done using the access key. You would also need to make sure that the virtual server is visible on your network, to other PCs including your client PC.

There may be an additional command line parameter that will connect to the correct server and MC library. Have a look through this: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/The_Command_Line
I couldn't see anything obvious though. There is a /Connect that connects you to another host. That may work if Media Server is running on that host. Not sure. Try it.

C:\Windows\System32\MC20.exe /Connect m01p://virtualserver /Library MainLibrary2-VM        [Don't ask me why "m01p". I guess that is the Media Server protocol?]

There is also the /MCC command and all the MCC Commands, but I could see anything obvious there either.

Actually, it shouldn't be that hard, if the correct libraries are the default on each server, and the virtual server is visible on the network. Remotes and clients do it all the time.

i just ran a weird little test... on client in home network connected to server in home network i went to playing now/playing from, right clicked chose to unhide the main lib 2, and then i went to theaterview clicked on the main library 2 and this time theaterview flashed to desktop for about 10 seconds and then flashed back to theaterview (no connection dialogs popped up) and then i moved my arrows in theaterview to the left to videos but sadly the main library 1 was still loaded. 

im not sure if this extra 10 second desktop showing is maybe a sign it was trying? and my prior tests when main lib2 was hidden that theaterview noticed it was hidden and thats why it flashed back to theaterview within a miliisecond?