Streaming Music from PC

[Sikh]

I installed Windows Media Player 11, everything went fine. I had my Xbox on and Windows Media Player found my Xbox, I allowed it. My xbox however CAN NOT find my Computer.

It tells me "here is your setup code ...." Continue "go to xbox.com/pcsetup".

I am at that screen waiting to press continue and it WILL NOT FIND MY COMPUTER.

I then Installed Zune, again, will not find my computer.

Ive been on Xbox.com and all it said was "Windows XP SP2. Windows Media Center 2005, Windows Media Center 2005 Update 2, and Windows Vista".

I do not understand this? My computer via Windows Media Player and ZUNE finds my Xbox and has been allowed to share, but my Xbox will not find my computer at all. Ive tested the connection to my Computer, No go.

However its been on live, and it works perfectly fine.

[Rix]

I had a similar issue a while ago

I think it was a firewall issue, try disable it for a moment and restart your xbox

Is the SSDP Discovery service enabled?

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

The setup code is to connect the 360 to "Windows Media Centre". You do not have this, you have "Windows Media Player".

On the 360, do not go into "Media Centre". Rather go into "Music" or "Videos"...

Then find your PC.

[bigbas]

I have also found that if I have my xbox on and then turn my PC on, the xbox will not always see my drive. What I always do is turn my PC on 1st. When it is completely started I then turn on my xbox and it works everytime.

The only other problem I have had is related to UPnP (what Rix is talking about) I actually have to use the logon screen or all of my tray icons do not load up, but also it buggered connecting to the xbox. Maybe unrelated to you but just thought I would point that out. BTW...using XP SP3 and WMP11

Cheers

[Sikh]

Thanks Bigbas. I am going to try.

Njjouch: I have tried just going to Music / Video / etc and IT WONT FIND MY Computer. I dont know why!?!

Rix, SSDP? I dont think i have that service installed but I remember reading about it.

[bobeck]

have the 360 turned on and go into wmp 11...in the options dropdown under the library tab is sharing...set it to share and you should see the 360 listed as an available device to share with...or you coud say screw it and install tversity

[Rix]

Njjouch: I have tried just going to Music / Video / etc and IT WONT FIND MY Computer. I dont know why!?!

This is your problem:

Rix, SSDP? I dont think i have that service installed but I remember reading about it.

SSDP is needed, you should have it installed unless you removed upnp somehow (i had this problem when i removed it with nlite)

You should have it though it comes with windows xp, it's called Simple Service Discovery Protocol

The whole process is very fidgity though, i find it works better with vista. My laptop gets detected imediatly.

[Sikh]

SSDP was install and started. It was my fault really. Althou this process is easy with vista(same as you Rix my laptop got picked up and etc) but the same problem presisted.

It was becuase my DAMN FIREWALL. I have it set to give the "home network" internet acess and not TRUSTED. So forever my network has not been working becuase of 1 setting. I thought i fixed it before.

Dumb me.

But its working now and thanks guys XD.

[CrisCr0ss]

if wmp11 doesn't work i highly recommend you try TVersity. I love that program.