Hi Doc
Thanks for the reply. I dont think you quite understand what my problem is thoug.
I have 3 pc's, all running XP with SP1, in the house connected as a small office network.
two is in the office and one is set up as a HTPC in my livingroom connected to my TV and stereo. It is set up to run MC in hairstyle mode. This one i normaly control with a remote for musik, movie and picture playback etc.
But sometimes i need a little more hands-on control so i use a remote desktop program called VNC to connect one off my office pc's to the one in the livingroom. With this setup i dont need to have a mouse, keyboard or an extra screen in there i can control everything from the office.
The problem is of course that connecting through a network/internet connection is not fast and the screen updates take longer time. but i only have problems with MC. WMP is updating the screen fine and so is all of my other programs.
This is probably not because of any "wrong doing" from MC but it still leaves me with a smaller problem and an option to turn off the skinning (like we used to have) would cure me right away
In VNC there is an option to use 8bit colors or pixels fro the screen for slow networks, i tried this but it didnt help
, and by the way my network is not slow. Im using the media server on the two office pc's and i dont have a DVD drive in the livingroom HTPC (still) so im streaming musik and movies through this network and its working like a charm.
Here is a picture of my remote screen:
When i first call up a dialog (in the picture you might recognize the options dialog) nothing apears or maybe just a button or two. But i can kinda paint the dialog back with the mouse. It was good entertainment the first couple of times but it starts to be a pain
So this long story aside my question was can i turn off the skin (please) and the answer apperently is no?
Here is a picture of the HTPC, its built into an old clock, dont worry about the half finished look its a work in progress and I am gonna finish it eventually - painted, with the numbers back on and the clock working - eventually