Cant Stop ATV Remote Activating Front Row Despite Unpairing

I thought i had this cracked, but apparently not. Whenever i use my Apple TV2 remote it activates Front Row on my MacBook Pro which has my external Itunes library connected to it.
I did un-pair the ATV2 remote via its settings, and also in iTunes devices asked it to "forget all remotes", but still the problem remains, and its driving me absolutely nuts!
Itunes insists no remotes are paired with it, despite the fact both ATV2 remote and the White Remote that came with the MacBook Pro still activates Front Row?
Has anyone else had this problem, and have they resolved it?
Thanks

this does not work in my experience,pairing a remote implies to me that only that remote will work with that device ,but when i pull out another apple remote it will also work with my mac mini it sees them both as the same and so does my apple tv , there is no way to fix this as far as i can tell. i use remote buddy to make better use of my mac mini and i have to turn my apple tv around so it wont pick up the signal and when i wont to use my apple tv i have to get up and turn it around so it can pick up the signal and i have to block the eye on the mini .the mac mini should offer the same UI as the apple tv or a better one in my opionon that way i would not need the apple tv in the same room. is there a bluetooth remote out there?

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