Re: turning off media center via remote

From: Dana Cline - MVP (dcline_at_scriptpro.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:28:11 -0500

Cool. Not logical but certainly workable. Thanks - I never would have
thought of this!

Dana Cline - MVP

"Todd Finders" <ToddFinders@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43AF2C35-E5FC-4A35-8B3F-AC9EE351BFCE@microsoft.com...
> 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
> >
> >
> >