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[scm]

I have Win7, MC14.165, and the J River Remote Control, which works fine on my local install, but I recently made a portable install and when I go to Options, Remote Control, Devices & Options, Select Input Devices, there are none available.  Usually there's a list.  Why is this?

[Matt]

Sorry, but the remote control engine requires the Media Center service that runs when the program runs, and thus requires a full installation.

[Mr ChriZ]

I still wish there was a way around this....

[scm]

Me too.  Cuz I LOVE the portable install to my portable 1TB hard drive, so I can take it between home and car and office, etc. but at home I enjoy my customized Media Center Remote, which is now rendered useless.  Since I paid for a remote and MC14, can anyone from JRiver advise me on whether a workaround or solution at least WILL be coming in the future?  I can't use the remote I paid for.

I understand I can use it with a full install, but it defeats the purpose of a portable install if I have to sync the library each time I come home with a full install in order to use the remote.

[scm]

Also, why do my MUTE, VOL UP and VOL DOWN buttons on my laptop not work when I'm in MC14 portable, and I have to minimize the window to go into another program in order for them to work.  In MC14 full install they work fine, why would portable disable them?

[JimH]

Right click on the speaker icon in the upper right corner, and switch playback among internal, system, and application.  One may work.

[scm]

Thanks jim, and what about the remote control issue that this thread is about?

[JimH]

I think Matt said it won't work on a portable installation.

[scm]

Yes he did, then I asked if there are any plans to add that functionality, otherwise I'm not sure why I bought this Media Center Remote, since it doesn't work on a portable install.

Again, are there any plans to add this functionality to a portable install?

[Matt]

Yes he did, then I asked if there are any plans to add that functionality, otherwise I'm not sure why I bought this Media Center Remote, since it doesn't work on a portable install.

Again, are there any plans to add this functionality to a portable install?

I apologize, because I misspoke slightly.  IR blasting and IR learning require a Windows service.  This is a Windows thing, not a JRiver thing (it was a fair chunk of work for us to write a service and do inter-process communication).

However, IR receiving with the Green button, etc. should work fine with a portable install.  It looks like there was just a bug.

This will be changed in a coming build of Media Center 15.  Thanks.