All entries for Sunday 29 May 2005
May 29, 2005
Keyboard Play Button & iTunes (or Winamp)
I got a new keyboard today, but the software for it's not all that flexible. Unfortunately, without the software running half of the buttons don't work, but with it running the Play button loads Windows Media Player instead of iTunes. Because the software handles it, TweakUI can't fix it either, and I can't replace wmplayer.exe without disabling Windows (System) File Protection. So, here's a workaround for anyone with a similar problem:
iTunes
The same thing applies for making the Calculator button launch PowerToy Calc too. Of course your keyboard may be more flexible. WinampFor Winamp there is an additional complication: The "Debugger" is passed the filename as a parameter. iTunes ignores this but Winamp thinks it's a filename and tries to play it. Here's how to do this for Winamp:
Please let me know if this helps you (comments below), or if I've missed anything, etc. | ![]() |