Media Centre re-install

It seems standby/resume won't work properly unless the MS keyboard driver is installed from BTC! This adds a new HID device called Toaster something or other.
No matter what I tried I could not wake the pc using the keyboard or magic packet but installing this driver seemed to fix it.

The next problem was lack of mouse after rdp session, to get around this I had to uninstall the keymaestro program. This fixes the no mouse problem but means a few of the hot keys don't work (ie DVD Eject) but I will have to live with that.

Still have the blank screen when the pc resumes to record a programme but that must be a graphics driver problem so I've raised a call with ATI. ATI insist the problem is caused by the TV tuner! So I've raised a call with Hauppauge.

Hauppauge MCE forum http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=5088

Keyboard driver from http://www.emprex.com/




Necessary
Power DVD (DVD codec)
sonicencoders.msi (to burn media to CD)
NTP Client
dyndns updater
itunes - without realplayer (installed in C:\applications\itunes)
coolmon?
webguide3
musicbridge
Slawdog smart shutdown
Speedfan
Quicktime alternative here's the link

NTP client just won't work in MCE
net time /setsntp:ntp.blueyonder.co.uk
net stop w32time
net start w32time
then to change the poll frenquency
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
The key is "SpecialPollInterval". The value data is the time in seconds between polls.