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	This wiki was made as a secondary source of information about the MCEir universal remote replacement driver. The original post, last updated 2005, can be found here: [http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/33616.aspx ORIGINAL THREAD] . All credit goes to the original poster BurningZeRoad at The Green Button.		This wiki was made as a secondary source of information about the MCEir universal remote replacement driver. The original post, last updated 2005, can be found here: [http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/33616.aspx ORIGINAL THREAD] . All credit goes to the original poster BurningZeRoad at The Green Button.

	[[Category:~~Microsoft Windows~~]]		[[Category:Software]]
	This is a driver that will allow you to use universal remote controls with Windows Media Center. You must have the Windows Media Center Infrared Receiver in order to use this. The USB IR receiver by microsoft is identified by VendorID 0471 and Product 0815. (In device manager, right click the receiver and go to properties, then click the details tab). A google search reveals this product 0471:0815 as made by philips (0471) and named the eHome infrared receiver. If you want the codes for windows media center remote control in pronto hex format, view our guide: [[Windows_Media_Center_Infrared_Remote_Codes]]		This is a driver that will allow you to use universal remote controls with Windows Media Center. You must have the Windows Media Center Infrared Receiver in order to use this. The USB IR receiver by microsoft is identified by VendorID 0471 and Product 0815. (In device manager, right click the receiver and go to properties, then click the details tab). A google search reveals this product 0471:0815 as made by philips (0471) and named the eHome infrared receiver. If you want the codes for windows media center remote control in pronto hex format, view our guide: [[Windows_Media_Center_Infrared_Remote_Codes]]
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	==MCEir Driver Files==		==MCEir Driver Files==

Ddxfish at 06:02, 7 May 2009

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This wiki was made as a secondary source of information about the MCEir universal remote replacement driver. The original post, last updated 2005, can be found here: [http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/33616.aspx ORIGINAL THREAD] . All credit goes to the original poster BurningZeRoad at The Green Button.

[[Category:Microsoft Windows]]
This is a driver that will allow you to use universal remote controls with Windows Media Center. You must have the Windows Media Center Infrared Receiver in order to use this. The USB IR receiver by microsoft is identified by VendorID 0471 and Product 0815. (In device manager, right click the receiver and go to properties, then click the details tab). A google search reveals this product 0471:0815 as made by philips (0471) and named the eHome infrared receiver. If you want the codes for windows media center remote control in pronto hex format, view our guide: [[Windows_Media_Center_Infrared_Remote_Codes]]
[[Category:Infrared]]

==MCEir Driver Files==
* '''MCEIR.sys''' - USB bulk driver from XP DDK
* '''MCEIR.inf''' - Driver for '''0471:0815''' - the MCE receiver
* '''MCEIRREC.exe''' - Records raw codes to a file
* '''MCEIRPLAY.exe''' - Plays back recorded codes from a file

'''MCEIRREC Usage:''' MCEIRREC.exe -o C:\recordedkey.irk

Point your remote at the receiver and try it out. Check the file it creates afterward.

'''MCEIRPLAY Usage:''' MCEIRPLAY.exe -i c:\recordedkey.irk

This will transmit the signal you recorded into the file c:\recordedkey.irk

==Download MCEir Replacement Driver==
MCEir from ETCwiki - [http://www.etcwiki.org/dl/mceir.rar MCEir Download from ETCwiki]

MCEir from Authors site - [http://burningzeroad.free.fr/MceIrApi.rar MCEir Download from authors site]

MCEir SOURCE from authors site - [http://burningzeroad.free.fr/MceIrSrc.rar MCEir source code from authors site]

==External Links==
* '''MCEir Driver FAQ''' - [http://www.byremote.com.au/Hip/mce_remote_faq.htm MCE Remote Replacement Driver FAQ]
* '''Original OFFICIAL MCEir thread''' - [http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/33616.aspx MCEir Official Thread]

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