Open Front Row at startup

I am going to be using my Mac Mini as an Apple TV of sorts. I out OS 10.4 on it so that it would run faster and I am a little rusty on my OS 10.4 skills. OS my question is there a way to have front row open automatically when the computer boots.

When I press the menu button on the remote or I press Command Escape it comes up so I know it is installed. Now it is not in the Applications folder, or in the core services folder. Also a search through spotlight turns up nothing.

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I wonder, is there some keyboard shortcut that will open front row?
I ask because a while ago I was about to force-quit an application(cmdoptesc), and then I cancelled(esc) that and toggled to another application's window(cmd+tab), etc., all of this using only the keyboard. But because of the application that wasn't working right, things got slow, and after waiting a couple of seconds for the other window to appear... Fron Row just appeared in front of me!!!
I don't know if it was some keyboard shortcut that i accidentally pressed, or just a bug. Does enyone know?

Command + Escape
arrow keys
return
and escape to bail
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-j

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I have created a sleep timer for Front Row but I would like if Front Row would open when I run the sleep timer. I have tried the normal activate command as well as open and launch but none of these open front row.
Can anyone show me some code that will open Front Row automatically?
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That still didnt open Front Row.
I was wondering if it was possibly to use the keyboard shortcut to activate front row. the command escape keys pressed together open front row. I dont know how to do that using applescript though.
Thanks for the effort though.

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I'll be doing things like typing in adium of surfing around online when all of a sudden (on my no apple remote g5) front row will kill what ever music is playing in itunes and the front row screen will come on. i can't figure out what is causing front row to open unexpectedly.
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No ATI Remote thingy. I am using SizzlingKeys which remaps some of the function keys so I can control iTunes... but this shouldn't be a problem.
I have deactivated the default shortcut for FrontRow (Cmd-ESC) of course.

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I just bought this Apple remote from the Apple Store, the volume works on it but when I press the menu button nothing happens, no front row or anything.
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If you want complete remote control of your iMac and you own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, try this.
http://regularrateandrhythm.com/apps/rowmote-pro/
or look at these for complete remote of anything Apple of recent.
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To open Front Row, why do you have to hit the menu button twice?

I notice that when I first restart my computer and want to access front row via the apple remote, I have to hit the menu button twice to activate it. Does anybody know why this is?

Not sure, but I don't think FrontRow is set to run when you start the computer. When you click the menu button it'll start up the program - this will take a little time.
Just a though, but maybe you're not giving it long enough after the first button click to start up and enter FrontRow? Since I rarely reboot my Mac (just put it to sleep) I haven't experienced your problem.

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lister

If you use the Accounts System Preferences to create a brand new user, log out and log in as the new user, how long does it take the new user to open Front Row with the remote? If it's just as slow, you have a system-wide issue. If Front Row opens quickly for the new user, then your original user may have a movie, song or picture that's taking a long time for your Front Row to access. Let us know what you find out from this troubleshooting step.
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Ok this has never happened before and don't know why its started to happen;
When I open up front row and go to movies,playlists or artists etc and click select, the little circling buffer symbol comes up and stays there. Nothing happens so I just have to force quit out of it.
But, if I already have iTunes open, and then open up front row, and can select and play anything from within front row.
Before I was always able to open front row without itunes already being open.
Then only thing that I thought could be contributing was that a few days ago I installed you control: tunes which is an iTunes controller that stays in the menu bar.
But even if i have this running or not, the problem with front row still persists.
I've repaired any permissions I had but still no luck.
Any suggestions??
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I apologise but there IS a new .plist file in ~/user/library/preferences. Still no fix though.
I'm assuming its the first link I need because the second one is for leopard.
When I try and install the .pkg I get an alert that says:
'This software update requires a Macintosh with a built in IR receiver running Mac OS X 10.4.5'. I am running 10.4.11 and my apple remote is working just fine???
I had Remote Buddy installed, thinkng that that may be causing the problem, but after uninstalling that, the problem still persists.
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Front row doesn't work with both apple+esc and remote

My new macbook can't open front row, not with the remote, and with apple+esc, could it be a file that i have to delete and then restart the computer and that that file automatic comes back??

If, for whatever reason, Front Row isn't in that location, you'll have to re-install it. This shouldn't be a big deal except I'd be a little curious to know why it disappeared...
Insert your original Mac OS X install disk that came with your Mac. You do not need to startup from the disk. Double-click on the "Install Bundled Software Only" option on the disk. At the "Installation Type" window of this installer, click the "Customize" button. This will give you a list of software to check on or check off. Check on the option for Front Row but uncheck everything else (unless there's something else missing that you need!). Run the installer and this should put Front Row back in its proper location. Depending on which version gets installed, you may wan to run the Software Update to make sure Front Row is up-to-date.
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How to Delete Item from Front Row?

Someone sent me a short imovie project and it was automatically downloaded to my "Download" folder. When I opened Front Row, the project name it's right under "Movies" along with "iTunes Top Movies", "Theatrical Trailers" and "Movie Folder".
I then moved the project file from "Download" to another folder created under my "Movie" folder. When I went to Front Row again, the original project was still under the list in Movies, now it's also in "Movies Folder". So basically it's showing up twice in Front Row in different places.
I see that once I play the movie from my Movies folder directly from the folder, it's automatically set to Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies. So it's showing up in Front Row via iTunes, and it's also showing in Front Row via my Movies Folder.
I just want to organize Front Row so that I don't have a long list of projects immediately under "Movies" in Front Row. I want these projects to neatly go in one personal movie folder only.
Is there a way to reorganize the items list in Front Row?
How do I delete the item that's originally placed under "Movies" in Front Row?

Assets are organized in various apps - primarily iTunes for most of us.
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Why does front row keep on pausing playback?

I'm using my LCD tv as an extended display and as the main desktop. I freshly reinstalled SL and updated it to 10.6.5. Front row keeps on pausing the playback randomly. Note that its not stuttering. As soon as I hit Play on my apple remote, it resumes playback.
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Is there a way to open Front Row without the apple remote?
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~*~ You can also press the command key and Esc and front row will open :P Hope this helps ~*~

Front Row not working on new MacBook Pro

Hello all,
I cannot get Front Row to work on my new MacBook Pro. I've confirmed that my Apple Remote works using iChat's video preview to see the flashing IR transmitter. I've pressed Cmnd+esc also. I've even tried to double-click on the System >> Library >> CoreServices >> Front Row app to no avail. If someone could help me, I would appreciate it. Many thanks in advance.
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Front Row doesn't usually open if you double-click the application in the CoreServices folder, so that's not unusual. The one troubleshooting step I might try, before calling AppleCare Support since your computer is new, would be to use the Accounts System Preferences to create a new user. Log out and log in as the new user. Can the new user open Front Row with command-esc or the remote? If so, then your original user has a preference file problem. If not, then you may need to re-install Front Row and/or Mac OS X. If your Mac is less than 90 days old, I'd call AppleCare Support and get some help from them to do that (also so they're made aware that a new computer required that in case there's an issue at the factory).
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Can you open Front Row using the keyboard? Pressing Apple-esc together should open Front Row. You can then use the arrow keys and the return key to move around. If you can't run Front Row with the keyboard, you might look to see if it's still installed. It should be in this path:
<Macintosh HD>/System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app
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