Xbox 360 to PC Media Center

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I am running windows vista home premium. When setting up my xbox 360 for the
media center extender the computer does not find it. Both the xbox and comp
are plugged into the same modem/router (internet from ATT modem with 4
ethernet ports) and both access the internet without problem. The xbox even
shows up as a device in my network map on my computer yet when the setup is
running the error message "extender not found" comes up. What do I do to
resolve this problem and set my xbox up as an extender for windows media
center?
 
I am running windows vista home premium. When setting up my xbox 360
for the media center extender the computer does not find it. Both the
xbox and comp are plugged into the same modem/router (internet from
ATT modem with 4 ethernet ports) and both access the internet without
problem. The xbox even shows up as a device in my network map on my
computer yet when the setup is running the error message "extender not
found" comes up. What do I do to resolve this problem and set my xbox
up as an extender for windows media center?
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This is kindda tricky, there are a few reasons why your XBox may not be
seeing your Vista PC.

I could only make some suggestions. First I'd check the Network and
Sharing screen in Vista, I think you may need some of these things
enabled like Media Sharing, but I'm not 100% positive. Usually you only
need enable these things if you are sharing with people on your network
who may not have direct permission. If you setup your XBox correctly,
it'll have permission.

I found this on Microsoft.com...
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/mcevista.htm

Basically you want to go to Media Center on your XBox, get the 8-digit
setup key, then go to your Windows Vista box, go into Media Center,
select Tasks and Add Extender.

Input the number from the XBox and the two should connect up.
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Try that, let us know what happened.

Personally I never use Media Center because you can't play Divx through
this Interface, which for me is the only reason for using it, but if you
were hoping to stream TV signals or use it like a Tivo, that's cool.

If you wanna watch your Naruto downloads though you want to go to Media
Blade on your 360 and just select videos shared from your PC.
 
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