How to stop the Green Button from starting WMC

[vietsoldier]

I've been searching for weeks for a solution that allows me to 1. keep WMC 2. prevent it from starting anytime any MCE button is pushed (i.e. Green, Live TV, Guide, Recording, DVD). I have a non-eHome remote (Dell M2010 Gyration Remote) so most solutions out there hadn't worked for me. Steps should work for everyone, however note that I'm using Windows 7 64bit.

1. Grant yourself full control to the "c:\windows\ehome\ehtray.exe" file. Here's how http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/how-to- ... -in-vista/
2. Rename "ehtray.exe" to "ehtray.exe.bk"
3. Reboot

Doing the above disables the remote service that triggers WMC launch using the MCE buttons. Everytime you wish to use WMC then open up "c:\windows\ehome\ehshell.exe" in full screen with eventghost or manually. I tried AutoHotKey, LM Remote and it wasn't until I read the user manual of Intelliremote that I found this method. I read nearly all HTPC forums and even the M2010 remote plugin on this forum didn't resolve my issue.

I've been going mad finding this solution. Anyway, hope it helps someone else out there.

[themaster1]

If you use the OS menu and disable MCE it should be possible to affect the green button to something else

Have a look at my config (i disable mce to use the "Go" button which open the OS menu):
http://www.mediafire.com/?h6iga0tpe7mvshf

[Adlearee]

Is there a forum or website which would explain the ecshell.exe in more detail. I think i can get my head around it if i keep playing with it, but that is a long winded process. Any help in this regard would be appreciated from a newbie