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Nate
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Sep 7, 2010 12:23pm
Anyone ever set up Windows Media Center to work with a 360? I can't get WMC to see the Xbox as an extender. Any ideas?
I can however see my PC's on the Xbox. I can't get the Xbox to ping from either of my PC's. I'm assuming it's a router setting. I'm using a Linksys router with dd-wrt installed.
I can however see my PC's on the Xbox. I can't get the Xbox to ping from either of my PC's. I'm assuming it's a router setting. I'm using a Linksys router with dd-wrt installed.
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 7, 2010 1:43pm
Did you do the thing where you enter the little code?
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/xboxlive/troubleshooting/NetworkHelp_mcxpc.aspx
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/xboxlive/troubleshooting/NetworkHelp_mcxpc.aspx
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Nate
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Sep 7, 2010 10:56pm
Yes, it doesn't find the extender. It worked for my Windows 7 Machine but not for my Vista machine (not surprising at all).
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 8, 2010 1:32am
Um, are you trying to use both at the same time because I'm unsure if you can use it as an extender for multiple PCs?
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Nate
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Sep 8, 2010 9:28am
No. I only tried it on the 7 machine because the Vista machine wouldn't pick it up.
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 8, 2010 10:36am
Oh, um. http://forums.techarena.in/mediacenter/791058.htm
The people in that thread suggest turning off ICS on your wireless connection.
The people in that thread suggest turning off ICS on your wireless connection.
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Nate
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Sep 8, 2010 10:40am
I'll try this one when I get home. This is one of the few things I haven't tried. I'd prefer to use my Vista machine because my 7 machine is a laptop and really don't want to leave that running at all times.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 8, 2010 1:38pm
You have to open up Windows Media PLAYER (I think) and allow the extender. Your PC probably asked you way back in the day if you wanted to set up an extender and you told it no, so the two don't see each other.
I'm about 90% sure its in Windows Media Player's options.
I'm about 90% sure its in Windows Media Player's options.
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Sep 8, 2010 3:28pm
If he wants to use the Xbox as a media extender, you are 90% wrong because the options are in Windows Media Center. I did this last night with a Linksys media extender using Windows 7. This sounds like a networking problem.dlazz;475923 wrote:You have to open up Windows Media PLAYER (I think) and allow the extender. Your PC probably asked you way back in the day if you wanted to set up an extender and you told it no, so the two don't see each other.
I'm about 90% sure its in Windows Media Player's options.
Do you have DHCP setup for both connections? Are they both on the same subnet?
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 8, 2010 3:31pm
I'm pretty sure the ICS thing will work as I remember that being the problem with my setup when I still had Vista.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 8, 2010 3:38pm
Jawbreaker;476054 wrote:If he wants to use the Xbox as a media extender, you are 90% wrong because the options are in Windows Media Center. I did this last night with a Linksys media extender using Windows 7. This sounds like a networking problem.
Do you have DHCP setup for both connections? Are they both on the same subnet?
On 7 they ARE in Media Center. Vista uses some dumbass shit and it's in Windows Media Player.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Share-your-media-in-Windows-Media-Player-with-other-people-or-devices
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Sep 8, 2010 3:54pm
dlazz;476071 wrote:On 7 they ARE in Media Center. Vista uses some dumbass shit and it's in Windows Media Player.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Share-your-media-in-Windows-Media-Player-with-other-people-or-devices
Those are not "Media Extender" settings, it is for sharing meida. Two different things.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 8, 2010 4:08pm
Jawbreaker;476093 wrote:Those are not "Media Extender" settings, it is for sharing meida. Two different things.
Right, but you have to flag the extender as allowable in there. It didn't make sense to me either when I did it.
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Sep 8, 2010 10:14pm
dlazz;476109 wrote:Right, but you have to flag the extender as allowable in there. It didn't make sense to me either when I did it.
With a clean Windows 7 or Vista install you don't have to do that. At least with the handful I have setup.
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 8, 2010 10:37pm
I did have to do that once. So who knows. Sometimes shit is weird.
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Nate
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Sep 9, 2010 11:31am
I'm debating on just illegally installing 7 on my Vista box anyways. I hate Vista.
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 9, 2010 2:48pm
Windows 7 is $29 bucks man. Just buy it.
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Nate
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Sep 9, 2010 3:41pm
Where?!?
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Nate
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Sep 9, 2010 3:42pm
FYI, I'm not a student or have an .edu e-mail anymore.
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I Wear Pants
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Sep 9, 2010 4:14pm
Do you have any friends in college/know anyone with kids?
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Nate
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Sep 9, 2010 4:22pm
Nope. I don't know if my old phoenix.edu e-mail will work still. I'm going to see if I can still get in it.
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Nate
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Sep 9, 2010 4:28pm
Yep, it still works 
Thanks I Wear Pants for the idea.
Thanks I Wear Pants for the idea.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 9, 2010 4:54pm
Yeah I mean, Windows 7 is actually a quality product and when it can be had for only $30 bucks I'd feel bad if I stole it. But that's just me.
They aren't real picky on the .edu email things with it either because it doesn't cost them anything to let you download it. They'd rather have $30 than $0.
They aren't real picky on the .edu email things with it either because it doesn't cost them anything to let you download it. They'd rather have $30 than $0.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Sep 9, 2010 4:55pm
Cool, I was thinking about that cause I haven't been enrolled since April.