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More => Old Versions => Media Center 17 => Topic started by: eddyshere on July 12, 2012, 02:23:03 pm

Title: Losing focus when MC set to autostart
Post by: eddyshere on July 12, 2012, 02:23:03 pm

I have a strange problem. When I launch MC17 normally (it is set to open in Theaterview) everything works fine. If I set MC to open automatically on windows start up then when theaterview opens my keys or remote does not work (MC has lost focus) I have to click with the mouse somewhere in the screen and then the keys work again.
Any idea what could be wrong ... ?

Title: Re: Loosing focus when MC set to autostart
Post by: Jong on July 12, 2012, 02:50:12 pm

Windows has a nasty habit of transferring focus to the task bar when things happen in the notification tray. What I do is write a little batch file that waits 10secs and then refocuses MC (just run "mc17.exe"). If you set that to run at startup you should be good. You might need to play with the timing (you may need more than 10 secs).

Title: Re: Loosing focus when MC set to autostart
Post by: eddyshere on July 12, 2012, 03:34:20 pm

Thanks ! have done exactly that.
REM : What is even more funny, I just swapped the AMD GPU for a NV and the problem is gone....ahh freaking GPU drivers...