RE: turning off media center via remote

From: Todd Finders (ToddFinders_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:21:10 -0700

Dana,

If you navigate back to the Media Center startup screen, you can exit by
pushing the "right" button until the "X" is highlighted in the upper right
corner and then push select.

Todd Finders

"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

> OK, got the MCE box hooked up to the big TV in the basement. Ran into an
> interesting problem...
>
> How do you exit the MCE software from the remote?
>
> I can start MCE by pressing the green button on the remote. Once its
> running, I can do anything I need on the TV. However, when I go to bed at
> night, I want to turn off the Media Center program.
>
> The MCE machine shares a monitor with my son's PC. I'd rather not have to
> switch his monitor on and switch to that box just to exit Media Center. If I
> leave it up but just turn off the TV, it still keeps buffering the signal
> (hitting the hard disk) and the sound continues.
>
> I tried the "power off" button on the remote, which puts the system into
> Standby. I'd rather not have the system in standby, just exit the Media
> Center software instead. Can this be done from the remote?
>
> Dana Cline - MVP
>
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