Plugin - Global Multimedia Keys

[PaleFace]

beautiful plugin!!! works great with latest verison of Itunes as of june 2008...

using a toshiba x205

[ShabaLove]

If you have a multimedia keyboard with Play, Stop, etc. buttons, you've probably noticed that those keys only work if the iTunes window is the active window.

this plugin fixes it

You should put it in C:Program FilesiTunesPlug-Ins

I know this is an old thread, but I'm using Windows Vista and I have a Dell laptop with multimedia keys and I'm having the same problem. I'm running iTunes 7.6.2.9.

I tried the method listed in this thread and it only changed my mute and volume buttons. It wouldn't let me skip the track, play, pause, or stop.

Please help!

Thanks!

Shaba

[walkinhotdog]

ok this thing took me a while to figure out as well. im running windows vista on my hp dv6000 and have the latest version of itunes. so what you do is go to C:Program FilesiTunes, then create a folder named "Plug-Ins" and put the downloaded file into the folder. restart or open itunes and it should work. if not, right click the plugin file and unblock the file, not sure if only mine is blocked by default or if it makes a difference at all but its worth a try. thanks host for great plugin.

[coopaz89]

works GREAT!

thanks SO much!

[Caponaxuell]

Hi! I'm Italian! And Congratz to the Developer of this trick! Thanks a lot!

[phenomeno]

Hi!

Now I can use the multimedia keys in my inspiron 6400. Only the play/pause button doesn't work but it doesn't matter, cause I can use the mute button.

Thanks!

[jeankalud]

Thanks a lot ! I followed the instructions and copied to file (first page) into C:Program FilesiTunesPlug-Ins which I created since the directory wasn't there.

Restarted iTunes, all keys works like it should!

Great fix!

[Guest foobar123]

Wooot! I was a little hesitant to try this out but it worked! You do have to create a "Plug-Ins" folder if it doesn't exist. Thanks a bunch!

Works with my Sony laptop media buttons.

Amazing how a "fix" from 2003 still works today. I wonder why Apple doesn't include this option in iTunes by default...

[adslreport]

Hi I have Vista Ultimate, iTunes 7.7, and the Logitech MX 5000. I tried putting the dll in the directory, but it doesn't work. It does appear in the View>Visualizer menu.

[ilyeana]

Thank you so much! This is so useful!

[jaguarnac]

thanks guys,

works smooth

[Maighstir]

Ah, finally, I've been wondering why my new Logitech G11 (a couple of weeks old) didn't have global music keys (it doesn't come with iTouch, but with another piece of software solely made for configuring the 18 G-buttons). Thanks a bunch.

Running 64-bit Vista by the way, so both usually problematic aspects were handled without a hitch.

[stevvvvvvve]

Doesn't not work at all on Vista. Is there another way for Vista?

[stevvvvvvve]

if not, right click the plugin file and unblock the file, not sure if only mine is blocked by default or if it makes a difference at all but its worth a try. thanks host for great plugin.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "unblocking" the file. I right-clicked it but saw no option for that.

[Arkayn]

Duuuuude this rox...

It works perfectly with my Lenovo N200 Fn->Multimedia Keys...

I thought i would never recover the freedom of multimedia keys on iTunes... Thx

Two thumbs up! _/

[chilean03n]

Hey man this works awesome!!

Only one problem.. When I go to Cover Flow Mode (Full Screen), I click my multimedia keys, and it does a command twice. For example, I click play (for a paused song), and the song plays for a millisecond and then it stops again. Sorry for bad english !! lol

Thanks!!

[BigMikey]

Works with Vista if u want 2 use a Windows media remote to control iTunes in background - simply copy mmKeys.dll to "C:Users**profilename**AppDataRoamingApple ComputeriTunesiTunes Plug-ins". This plugin is FANTASTIC

[BigMikey]

Works with logitech harmony remote and Vista...

[Taiten]

Works with Vista if u want 2 use a Windows media remote to control iTunes in background - simply copy mmKeys.dll to "C:Users**profilename**AppDataRoamingApple ComputeriTunesiTunes Plug-ins". This plugin is FANTASTIC

Thank you!

Works for Itunes8 x64 edition in vista x64

[Calder27]

Excellent, thank you.

[maus]

is it possible to get the keys to work with itunes in the background - i remember there being an option for that back in my Winamp days....

[sew810]

Works! in a toshiba a215, thanks a lot.

[localparty]

I was able to use the mm keys on my HP Pavillion dv6000, thanks a lot 'localparty'. I had given up by thinking that apple sometimes misses this kind of unmissable things. Thanks a lot the world has great solution-givers like you dude.

Great Job,

Cheers from San Francisco!

Regards,

Gerardo Costilla

If you have a multimedia keyboard with Play, Stop, etc. buttons, you've probably noticed that those keys only work if the iTunes window is the active window.

this plugin fixes it

You should put it in C:Program FilesiTunesPlug-Ins

[vraev]

works spectacular. I use this on my dell inspiron 9300 quick keys. thanks soo much. Apple is sooo stubborn to make this an official addon.

[hamik123]

Dear localhost.

First of all thanx a lot for this .dll. It is a charming little thing.

Second: about the problems.

Problem 1. In version 8 of iTunes the mmkeys.dll prevents from creating the smart playlists. Actually when you try to create one, the iTunes freezes for some seconds, then creates a normal playlist, not a smart one.

Problem 2. When using the visualizer, every click on the multimedia keys is considered as double click. So if you want to pause the playback, it pauses and then directly plays it again, if you want to forward, it forwards two songs..

That's it. Hope it will not be a problem for you to fix this, and this .dll will not be discontinued like multi-plugin. This is a small little treasure, that Apple is very stupid and stubborn not to include in the official release, so please keep updating this bijou:))

Thanx in advance