Did someone manage to install a remote control under Windows 2008 server? I have a MCE remote control that works fine in vista put it refuse to install in Windows 2008 server.

In Device manager it is shown as ehome infrared receiver. Is there any other sollution to get this working?

There are more people that have this issue. You can keep an eye on a topic about this problem at the Microsoft Technet Forums.

Thanks for reply.. I am watching that post ...

Had the same problem, and after fiddling around with drivers from Vista x32 I finally got it to work.
After you've made a clean install, a device "eHome Infrared Transceiver" is in the device manager. But what you do is, you install the "eHome Infrared RECEIVER" for that device. After that a new device is detected, which you install the "eHome Infrared Transceiver" for. Then it works.
If you wan't I can post the drivers I extraced from a Vista installation a little later.

Allowing others to download those drivers would be great idea. Also, can you break down the install steps again, in a 1., 2. kind of description.

Thank you for you input!

Can someone provide clear steps on how to migrate Vista x32 drivers for a MCE vista remote control to Windows 2008 server x32?

I have uploaded the drivers here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/107252925/2 ... r.zip.html
Steps to take:
1. Download the drivers, and extract them somewhere ...
2. If not enabled, enable the service "Human Interface Device Access".
3. Plugin the IR-receiver.
4. In the device manager, at device named "eHome Infrared Transceiver" has been discoveret. Install the driver "eHome Infrared RECEIVER" in the file irbus in the archive.
5. A new unknown device will be detected. Install the driver "Microsoft eHome Infrared TRANSCEIVER" from HIDCLASS\CIRCLASS\IRDEVICE.
6. Done.
The drivers are from Vista x86 Sp1 UK.

Thank you for instructions. In my case verything went well up to the step no 5. After I install the eHome Infrared receiver it refuse to install the driver from HIDCLASS\CIRCLASS\IRDEVICE - Did you change anything here in the inf file?

No, I haven't changed anything in the .inf file.
In step 5.
After you installed the "eHome Infrared Receiver" did device manager detect an "unknown device"?
The driver for the "unknown device" is in the rar-file. You have to manually select "I choose a driver location" and point to the extracted folder HIDCLASS\CIRCLASS\IRDEVICE. A list should appear with the manufacturers and you select "Microsoft" in the left window pane. Then in the right pane you select "eHome Infrared Transceiver".
Hope it helps. Please write back with response.

Yes, I get the unknown device. the problem is that when I point to that inf file in HIDCLASS\CIRCLASS\IRDEVICE it show me that The location don't contain any driver for my remote. I am using a Topseed remote (that is automatically detected and installed in Vista).