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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:46 PM

Link to information about MyNetflix application for Windows Vista Media Center

I just noticed an interesting post on Ian Dixon's blog that I wanted to link to here. Anthony Park has posted this announcement on his blog about the release of new version of the MyNetflix application for Windows Vista Media Center. The first version
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:00 PM

Link announcing Big Screen Global web site and Big Screen Photos and Weather v2

Niall Ginsbourg announced the launch of his new Big Screen Global web site and the release of the Big Screen Photos v2 and Big Screen Weather v2 applications for Windows Vista Media Center. I have been using the beta versions of a few of the Big Screen
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:26 PM

VS 2008 Media Center Application project template installation issue in the Media Center SDK 5.3

There is a bug in the installation logic for the recently released Windows Vista Media Center SDK 5.3 that was briefly mentioned in this Media Center Sandbox blog post , and I wanted to link to it here as well in case anyone runs into it. Description
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Monday, November 19, 2007 6:15 PM

Windows Vista Media Center SDK version 5.3 now available for download

A refreshed version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK (version 5.3) has been released for download this afternoon. The download location is the same as the previous versions of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A43EA0B7-B85F-4612-AA08-3BF128C5873E
Posted by astebner | 5 Comments
Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:53 PM

Using WiX 3.0 to create a per-user MSI that does not prompt for elevation on Windows Vista

A while back, I posted a summary of some information I learned about how Windows Installer interacts with UAC on Windows Vista. Included in that blog post is a list of steps that must be taken to create a per-user MSI that will not cause a Windows Vista
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:14 PM

Link to Media Center Show #126 with Niall Ginsbourg

Ian Dixon has published episode 126 of the Media Center Show , and Niall Ginsbourg is Ian's guest on this episode. Niall has developed several Windows Media Center applications (such as Big Screen Photos and Big Screen Headlines among others). In addition,
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:38 AM

PowerPlaylist for Windows Vista Media Center released on CodePlex

As announced last night on the Media Center Sandbox blog, a new application for Windows Vista Media Center has been released. The application, named PowerPlaylist , adds a custom strip to the Windows Vista Media Center start menu with up to five tiles.
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Monday, September 24, 2007 11:43 AM

Charlie Owen discusses Media Center development on Scott Hanselman's blog

Recently, Charlie Owen sat down with Scott Hanselman to discuss Windows Vista Media Center development for Scott's podcast. This podcast session provides a really nice introduction to the Windows Vista Media Center platform, tools and SDK. You can check
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:44 PM

Download available for a supplemental set of Windows Vista Media Center project templates

I have posted an MSI that can be used to install an additional set of Windows Vista Media Center project templates. You can download the MSI at http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/mce_project_templates.zip . These project templates are designed to supplement
Posted by astebner | 13 Comments
Monday, September 10, 2007 8:54 PM

Link to a preview of version 2.0 of Big Screen Headlines

I know I'm a little late posting about this, but better late than never. Niall Ginsbourg has posted some information about an updated version of Big Screen Headlines that he has been working on recently. This application is an RSS feed browser for Windows
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:06 PM

Subtle problem with major upgrades in WiX files in the Media Center SDK

One of the features included in the WiX v3.0 source files included in the C# project template in the latest version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK is a group of settings to make it easy to implement a Windows Installer major upgrade when building
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
Friday, August 31, 2007 8:38 AM

Updated alpha version of Yougle Vista available for download

Steven Harding recently posted an update about a couple of the projects he's been working on in this post on his Digital Lifestyle Developer Blog , and I wanted to link to it here and encourage folks to check out these applications. Updated alpha version
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:04 PM

Links to useful ways to customize the Windows Vista Media Center SDK project template

As described in this blog post , a new version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK was recently released. That version of the SDK contains a new C# project template. I just noticed a couple of new post on the Media Center Sandbox blog that describe
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Thursday, August 09, 2007 9:36 PM

Example WiX-based setup that can be used to build both 32-bit and 64-bit MSIs

I previously posted an example that allows you to build a WiX-based MSI that will install a Windows Vista Media Center application and create a custom start menu strip. However, there is a limitation in this example (that was pointed out in this post
Posted by astebner | 10 Comments
Monday, August 06, 2007 5:30 PM

Windows Vista Media Center SDK version 5.2 now available for download

A refreshed version of the Windows Vista Media Center SDK (version 5.2) has been released for download. The download location is the same as the 5.0 and 5.1 versions - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A43EA0B7-B85F-4612-AA08-3BF128C5873E&displaylang=en
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
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