How to Add Hulu to Windows 7 Media Center
The Windows Media Center in Windows 7 includes some great features but lacks native integration with Hulu, a major provider of streaming TV programs via the Internet. Hulu Labs has developed and released Hulu Desktop, a desktop application that works with standard Windows Media Center remotes. Another application, Hulu Desktop Integration 1.0, adds Hulu Desktop to your Windows 7 Media Center interface for easy access. Although it does not work with extenders, if you are looking for a way to control Windows 7 Media Center and Hulu from your easy chair with a Windows Media Center remote, this may be an ideal solution.
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Instructions
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Close Windows Media Center if the application is open.
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Download and Install the Hulu Desktop application from the Hulu.com website.
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Download and install Hulu Desktop Integration 1.0. from Huluwmc.teknowebworks.com.
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Restart Windows Media Center. A Hulu section should display on the main interface. Hulu Desktop should also appear under the Extras Library. When you initialize Hulu Desktop through Windows Media Center either by clicking or remote control, it actually shuts down Media Center and opens Hulu Desktop. When you close out of Hulu Desktop, it immediately restarts Windows 7 Media Center.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a remote control with Windows 7 Media Center, you'll want to use the Windows Media Center remote supplied with your TV capture card. Hulu Desktop is designed to work with Windows Media Center remotes.
Hulu is not available outside the United States.
Hulu Desktop Integration 1.x is designed for Windows 7 and is not compatible with Windows Vista or XP. It does not work with extenders.
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