Thanks a bunch for the response. Those command line switches should work good for Media Center. Thanks.
I use multiple media programs like most people though, and so that isn't a perfect solution. The old IntelliType drivers would recognize if any media player app was open and forward the command to that app. Like if I launch iTunes and am listening to songs with it, the Next command would skip next in iTunes. So, now this is my situation.
INTELLITYPE 2.22 (Old)
It recognizes if any media app is open and the commands work, but the commands sometimes don't work if the media app is not the active application or "on top". Basically if the app is minimized and I open a different app (say Internet Explorer).
INTELLITYPE 5.0 (New)
Only Windows Media Player seems to work and other apps that used to work like Media Center, iTunes, and Winamp will only launch the app but not perform the playback commands. Like you say, hopefully Media Center and other apps will support this in the future.
MEDIA CENTER COMMAND LINE (Suggested Above) OR HOTKEYS FOR OTHER APPS
Only Media Center or one application works of course
If anyone has an idea of why the old IntelliType drivers sometimes don't work for me now if the app isn't the active app, please let me know. Maybe I need to use an earlier or later version of the drivers? (before or after 2.22) If so, know where I can get the drivers? Or is some other setting within the OS, or another application that is causing this problem?