How to Create a Shortcut that Opens Directly to "Live TV" in Windows Media Center
Information
This will show you how to download or create a shortcut that will start Live TV mode on your last viewed channel in Windows Media Center in Windows 7 or Vista.
Warning
You will need to have a TV tuner card installed in your computer and setup for this feature to work in Windows Media Center.
Note
Windows Media Center is not available in Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions.
OPTION ONE
To Download the "Media Center - Live TV" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Media_Center-Live_TV.zip
2.Save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the Media Center -Live TV shortcut to the desktop.
4. Right click on the Media Center - Live TV shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. NOTE:If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
3. Type Media Center - Live TV for the name, and click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below) NOTE:You can name this anything you would like though.
also i use this method and when i start wmc it will start it the last tv program when i log out of wmc in the programe shortcut in the target box use this %windir%\ehome\ehshell.exe /mcesuperbar://tv?live=true
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System Manufacturer/Model Number packard bell IXTREME M5722 OS Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64) CPU Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2500 MHz Motherboard Mainboard : Packard Bell (Acer EG43M ) Memory Physical Memory :8GB Corsair4x 2GB 800MHz C5 DDR2 Graphics Card Video Card : XFX 6700 AMD Monitor(s) Displays Maestro 234DL - BenQ V2220 - BenQ VW2420H Screen Resolution Current Display :1920x1080p pixels at 60 Hz in HD LED
Keyboard Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Mouse TRUST-Wireless Laser Mouse - Carbon edition MI-7770C PSU XFX ProSeries 550W PSU Case PACKARD BELL IXTREME Cooling System Blower Current: 150mA Air Flow16CFM ;Akasa 90mm rear Hard Drives Hard Disks : WDC (1000 GB)
Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 428 GB available on 491 GB
Drive D: (Hard Disk) : 426 GB available on 492 GB
SAMSUNG spinpoint HD103SJ 1000.2 GB
(X 2) KINGSTON SSD NOW V 30GB Internet Speed TP-LINK > TL-WN951N / AV500 Gigabit Powerline Adapters Other Info EXTRA COOLING>(FAN CONTROLLER) PC Bay Cooler 3 x 40mm fans; Akasa AK-HD-BL Blue hard drive cooler 2 x 40 mm fan 4500 rpm 29.7 dBA
Bios> American Megatrends Inc.
Version : P01-A1
Date : 08/31/2009