Vista - VISTA MEDIA CENTER ~ Programmed wrong remote

With VISTA Home Premium as a rookie not realizing the power of this remote, I
thought my cable remote should be used. WRONG, so...how do I reprogram my
Media Center to use the Media Center Remote that came with the HP Pavillion
m7750n Bundle?
I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to find the help through all the
resources except online chat with a tech..You all probably have already
experienced this, eh?
THANKS in advance!

If the remote does not say Microsoft on it you are in the wrong place. You
really have to talk to the company that either made the remote or supplied
you with the remote. That would be HP.

There are specific instructions for each type of remote. Even though a
remote may be "universal", the programming steps certainly are not.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"b~md" <b~md@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A0369D83-8C33-45DB-B781-E5A9EE93DC4D@microsoft.com...
> With VISTA Home Premium as a rookie not realizing the power of this
> remote, I
> thought my cable remote should be used. WRONG, so...how do I reprogram my
> Media Center to use the Media Center Remote that came with the HP
> Pavillion
> m7750n Bundle?
> I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to find the help through all the
> resources except online chat with a tech..You all probably have already
> experienced this, eh?
> THANKS in advance!

Thank you for your prompt response!
This is the HP ~ WINDOW MEDIA CENTER Remote! It matches the MEDIA CENTER
LOGO, but I could not find any literature,etc. to explain how it works. The
big GREEN WINDOWS button does something when I push it since I have my remote
and this tiny red light attached to it flashes. The button seems to toggle
between some of the applications, yet I have no idea what I am doing when
selecting it.

SO, again, my question is: where is there info on it's function and how to
reprogram my TV tunner from the Scientific Atlanta, EXPLORER 3100, from the
DVR remote that was supplied with it "to the Official Windows Media Center
remote?"

Thanks again for any revisits to my request!



"Richard Urban" wrote:

> If the remote does not say Microsoft on it you are in the wrong place. You
> really have to talk to the company that either made the remote or supplied
> you with the remote. That would be HP.
>
> There are specific instructions for each type of remote. Even though a
> remote may be "universal", the programming steps certainly are not.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban MVP
> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "b~md" <b~md@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A0369D83-8C33-45DB-B781-E5A9EE93DC4D@microsoft.com...
> > With VISTA Home Premium as a rookie not realizing the power of this
> > remote, I
> > thought my cable remote should be used. WRONG, so...how do I reprogram my
> > Media Center to use the Media Center Remote that came with the HP
> > Pavillion
> > m7750n Bundle?
> > I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to find the help through all the
> > resources except online chat with a tech..You all probably have already
> > experienced this, eh?
> > THANKS in advance!
>
>

"b~md" <bmd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6CF1116-BE33-4AC0-AD1E-219672A56FD0@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for your prompt response!
> This is the HP ~ WINDOW MEDIA CENTER Remote! It matches the MEDIA CENTER
> LOGO, but I could not find any literature,etc. to explain how it works.
> The
> big GREEN WINDOWS button does something when I push it since I have my
> remote
> and this tiny red light attached to it flashes. The button seems to
> toggle
> between some of the applications, yet I have no idea what I am doing when
> selecting it.
>
> SO, again, my question is: where is there info on it's function and how to
> reprogram my TV tunner from the Scientific Atlanta, EXPLORER 3100, from
> the
> DVR remote that was supplied with it "to the Official Windows Media Center
> remote?"
>
> Thanks again for any revisits to my request!
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> If the remote does not say Microsoft on it you are in the wrong place.
>> You
>> really have to talk to the company that either made the remote or
>> supplied
>> you with the remote. That would be HP.
>>
>> There are specific instructions for each type of remote. Even though a
>> remote may be "universal", the programming steps certainly are not.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban MVP
>> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "b~md" <b~md@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A0369D83-8C33-45DB-B781-E5A9EE93DC4D@microsoft.com...
>> > With VISTA Home Premium as a rookie not realizing the power of this
>> > remote, I
>> > thought my cable remote should be used. WRONG, so...how do I reprogram
>> > my
>> > Media Center to use the Media Center Remote that came with the HP
>> > Pavillion
>> > m7750n Bundle?
>> > I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to find the help through all the
>> > resources except online chat with a tech..You all probably have already
>> > experienced this, eh?
>> > THANKS in advance!
>>
>>


Go into the Settings area and rerun the "Set up TV Signal" wizard. Part of
that setup is training the media center remote to work with your settop box
or TV.

-phil

Thanks again...YEt, I found the resetting menu and still can not find the
correct code to make it control the remote. Any other ideas!

P.S. Where do I find where to rate replies?

THANKS

"Phil" wrote:

> "b~md" <bmd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B6CF1116-BE33-4AC0-AD1E-219672A56FD0@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your prompt response!
> > This is the HP ~ WINDOW MEDIA CENTER Remote! It matches the MEDIA CENTER
> > LOGO, but I could not find any literature,etc. to explain how it works.
> > The
> > big GREEN WINDOWS button does something when I push it since I have my
> > remote
> > and this tiny red light attached to it flashes. The button seems to
> > toggle
> > between some of the applications, yet I have no idea what I am doing when
> > selecting it.
> >
> > SO, again, my question is: where is there info on it's function and how to
> > reprogram my TV tunner from the Scientific Atlanta, EXPLORER 3100, from
> > the
> > DVR remote that was supplied with it "to the Official Windows Media Center
> > remote?"
> >
> > Thanks again for any revisits to my request!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> >> If the remote does not say Microsoft on it you are in the wrong place.
> >> You
> >> really have to talk to the company that either made the remote or
> >> supplied
> >> you with the remote. That would be HP.
> >>
> >> There are specific instructions for each type of remote. Even though a
> >> remote may be "universal", the programming steps certainly are not.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban MVP
> >> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >>
> >> "b~md" <b~md@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A0369D83-8C33-45DB-B781-E5A9EE93DC4D@microsoft.com...
> >> > With VISTA Home Premium as a rookie not realizing the power of this
> >> > remote, I
> >> > thought my cable remote should be used. WRONG, so...how do I reprogram
> >> > my
> >> > Media Center to use the Media Center Remote that came with the HP
> >> > Pavillion
> >> > m7750n Bundle?
> >> > I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to find the help through all the
> >> > resources except online chat with a tech..You all probably have already
> >> > experienced this, eh?
> >> > THANKS in advance!
> >>
> >>
>
>
> Go into the Settings area and rerun the "Set up TV Signal" wizard. Part of
> that setup is training the media center remote to work with your settop box
> or TV.
>
> -phil
>