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Customizing the Windows Media Center Start menu in Windows Vista

This article will serve as a central repository for topics that I have written about Windows Media Center Start menu customization in Windows Vista.  The techniques described here for customizing the Windows Media Center Start menu are specific to the version of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista.  They will not work for previous versions of Windows Media Center and may or may not work for future versions of Windows Media Center.

Many of these topics will be covered in the Windows Media Center SDK for Windows Vista, so I recommend referring to the SDK for additional information.

<update date="10/22/2008"> Added a link to a post about 64-bit installers to register custom strips on 64-bit versions of Windows Vista Media Center. </update>

 

Published Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:56 PM by astebner

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:11 AM by Aaron Stebner's WebLog

# Centralized article for customizing the Windows Media Center Start menu in Windows Vista

I have found myself digging through my blog archives several times in the past couple of weeks to send

Friday, November 03, 2006 8:44 PM by Aaron Stebner's WebLog

# Mailbag: How are icons displayed for custom tiles on the Media Center Start menu?

Question: I have read through the collection of posts that you wrote that describe how to customize the

Monday, February 26, 2007 12:08 AM by Aaron Stebner's WebLog

# Do not ThumbnailURL when registering a Windows Vista Media Center application

I recently received a question from a friend of mine who is developing a Windows Vista Media Center application.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:58 PM by Aaron Stebner's WebLog

# Example WiX-based setup that adds a custom strip to the Windows Vista Media Center start menu

In the past, I've posted examples (such as this and this ) demonstrating how to create installers for

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 6:06 PM by Noticias externas

# Example WiX-based setup that adds a custom strip to the Windows Vista Media Center start menu

In the past, I&#39;ve posted examples (such as this and this ) demonstrating how to create installers

Monday, May 19, 2008 6:30 PM by WITS?

# links for 2008-05-19

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