Frequently Asked Questions - Media Center Guides Website

Questions about the mediacenterguides.com website.

Why should I register at mediacenterguides.com?

You certainly don't have to register to take advantage of mediacenterguides.com; however, you do receive some benefits for registering.

Once registered you get the following benefits:

Upload photos in the Guides section.
Upload files to the Apps section.
Ability to rate applications.
Ability to rate feature requests.
No CAPTCHAs when posting.
Edit more pages on the site.
Revert changes to guides.

Is mediacenterguides.com related to Microsoft?

No.

Mediacenterguides.com has no affiliation with Microsoft, it is purly an enthusiast website. For more information please see the about page.

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In the Guide, press Skip/Replay on the remote to skip forward/back 12 hours at a time.

With a picture on screen, press "Info" (or "More") on the remote and select "Rotate" to rotate it.

Pressing "OK" on the remote while watching Live TV will go to the previous channel.

Use the channel +/- buttons on the remote to browse the guide a page at a time.

In the picture library, highlight the folder or tag you want, then press "Play" on the remote to start a slideshow.

Press "Clear" on the remote to delete the media that is currently highlighted (works for Recorded TV, Videos, Music, and Pictures).

You can enhance your Media Center experience through 3rd party applications. Click here to see some.

In the Guide, press FF/REW on the remote to skip forward/back 3 hours at a time.

Almost any menu strip can be hidden with a simple registry tweak. Click here for details.

With an album, video, or recorded show highlighted, simply hit "Play" on the remote to start it playing immediately - faster than pressing "OK" and then selecting "Play" on the menu.

While in the guide press the Record button on the remote twice to do a series recording.