Can I create my own direct keyboard shortcuts within WMC?

[tamorgen]

I've created shortcuts in Windows 7 to both the My Movies and TV series strips (both part of the My Movies program). From the Windows desktop, they will launch when I press CTRL + F5 or CTRL + F6, respectfully. However, once WMC7 is launched, those keyboard shortcuts no longer work to bring me to that particular strip of WMC. WMC has built in keyboard shortcuts for Pictures, Videos, etc, and I want to be able to do the same thing with My Movies, namely so I can use those keyboard shortcuts with my Harmony universal remote, the way you would with a standard MCE remote (red, green blue, and yellow keys launch DVD, Music, Pictures, and TV). The remote does work for me from the Windows desktop, but not from WMC, same as the keyboard.

Does anybody know how to do this exactly?

[hopscotching]

This is very possible, i have the same thing running on my system. That is to say i have a mymovies button programed on my harmony one, if pressed it will launch mymovies, i have a few other custom buttons too. I will post software etc later today.

[STC]

Check out autohotkey. I'm on Tapatalk at present and in a rush so can't tell you much about it right now.

[tamorgen]

Check out autohotkey. I'm on Tapatalk at present and in a rush so can't tell you much about it right now.

I hadn't heard of that one yet. Just took a look. Looks complicated, like a lot of scripting. What exactly would I need to do? Thanks.

[hopscotching]

ok i use a program called "hotkeyP"

http://download.cnet.com/HotkeyP/3000-2 ... 47871.html

each keyboard shortcut runs a vbs script that points to .bat file, not as hard as it sounds.

here is the vbs

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\Program Files (x86)\HotkeyP-4.4\mymovies.bat" & Chr(34), 0
Set WshShell = Nothing

here is the .bat

%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /entrypoint:{07002340-f744-4df2-a829-969f40f7ab83}\{c820956c-5258-4202-a5bf-466aff76b30b}

let me know how you get on

[tamorgen]

ok i use a program called "hotkeyP"

http://download.cnet.com/HotkeyP/3000-2 ... 47871.html

each keyboard shortcut runs a vbs script that points to .bat file, not as hard as it sounds.

here is the vbs

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\Program Files (x86)\HotkeyP-4.4\mymovies.bat" & Chr(34), 0
Set WshShell = Nothing

here is the .bat

%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /entrypoint:{07002340-f744-4df2-a829-969f40f7ab83}\{c820956c-5258-4202-a5bf-466aff76b30b}

let me know how you get on

Does this work within WMC, as in, when you already have it running? I already have a shortcut using the contents of your .bat above, and I created a Keyboard shortcut for it. It only works when WMC is not running. I'd like to do this so if I'm within another app in WMC, I can jump back to the My Movies strip, same as you would with the built in hotkeys for Video, Music, Pictures, etc.

[hopscotching]

It does if you use the software combined with the vb script and the bat file.

I have programed into my harmony one;

mymovies and music browser, these are buttons on the touchscreen. Both work from with in media center, the trick is to find the entrypoint in the registry. Just remember it may never work as well as a built in hot key, but i am happy with the result i have.