can't get rid of remote wonder

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I want to view DVD in full screen, and have access to the control panel. Seems
all the videos need to be much lighter to view.
I fired up the remote wonder and now can't get access to the control panel
without having the window smaller than full screen. Easylook fires up and
that's the last I see of the control panel till I touch the alt key and the
window minimizes.

I've been using DVD and everything else without the remote. If the remote had
access to the setup [I tried programming for CTRL-S, failed] that would fix the
problem. The remote has access to everything but the control panel.
 
Husky said:
I want to view DVD in full screen, and have access to the control panel.
Seems
all the videos need to be much lighter to view.
I fired up the remote wonder and now can't get access to the control panel
without having the window smaller than full screen. Easylook fires up and
that's the last I see of the control panel till I touch the alt key and
the
window minimizes.

I've been using DVD and everything else without the remote. If the remote
had
access to the setup [I tried programming for CTRL-S, failed] that would
fix the
problem. The remote has access to everything but the control panel.
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It's not the Remote Wonder you want to get rid of but Eazylook. I'm not
using my RW at the moment (have a wireless keyboard and mouse instead) so
it's been a while since I turned off Eazylook. If you have a nosey under
the ATI Multimedia Centre Configuration program there's an Eazylook tab in
there - I think that's where you turn it off. I found Eazylook more trouble
than it's worth during my trials with it about 6 months ago - it may have
improved since then but the problem you described was typical of the effects
I experienced of the "front end" getting in the way - hence I turned it off.
If you feel strongly that this is one function which should be able to
"break through" the Eazylook interface, I suggest you offer it to ATI as a
product suggestion for MMC (via feedback on their website). I felt that the
options available with Eazylook were restrictive, that's why I don't use it
anymore. I think I'll wait until Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
becomes available to more general OEM distribution and go with that for a
better Home Theatre type interface. I also like the idea of a decent
scheduling guide for the UK being integrated into XP MCE - alas the current
MMC "TVTV" offering is pitiful by comparison and you have to pay a hefty
subscription for that (much more than digiguide www.digiguide.co.uk anyway).

Paul
 
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