Gmote - Touchpad working but not remote

[cjt20one]

I finally DL'd Gmote, love the Touchpad feature but I can't get the remote feature to work. I'm running W7 and just DL'd the latest version of VLC and no dice. Is this a W7 issue?

I searched for anyone else having a similar problem but couldn't find anything - sorry if this has been posted.

 

[Reap]

Gmote plays through Java not VLC. Download VLC remote if you want to remotely control VLC

 

[cjt20one]

I'm confused then, why does the FAQ on their site say the following?

Can I use a media player other than VLC? Can I use Windows Media Player?
The program is designed to support multiple media players. We currently only fully support one player, which is VLC. However, there is an experimental section in the code that allows you to use Windows Media Player instead of VLC. To enable it do the following (but keep in mind that this is a 'beta' feature and doesn't support all of the features of the VLC binding):
From your computer, right click on the Gmote server icon and select 'help', 'show settings and logs folder'
Turn off the gmote server by right clicking on its icon again and selecting 'exit'
Open the file called supported_filetypes.txt
Change any line that says "org.gmote.server.media.vlc.VlcMediaPlayer" to "org.gmote.server.media.windows.WindowsMediaPlayer11Controller"
Turn the server back on by going to start, program files, Gmote Server

 

[BigDreZ28]

im using gmote to type from my phone onto the computer right now. im wondering how do i log out so i will need to enter the password for server access. just for security purposes. i wonder if i could install this on my zune hd to control music from there. that would be awesome.

 

[Reap]

Sorry, didn't know when they started supporting VLC. I'll test it though

 

[Reap]

So after a bit of digging, I found out that indeed it uses VLC. But, it uses it's own type of VLC run through java lol. Go to Computer>Local Disc C>Progam Files x86 (if your running Windows 7 64 bit)>GmoteServer>Bin>VLC
Not the native VLC made for windows but the one made specifically for gmote

 

[wiggy5]

My touch pad is not working to remotely control the mouse. I did all the reinstalling, disconnected virus protection. It plays via remote, but not the touchpad.
Great idea, but not stable