 ErRoRPremium
join:2002-10-26
Tullahoma, TN | [360] Network 360 with regular XP Hey guys, I have a fairly new 360 elite and really hate running Vista or Windows 7 as My rig is pretty fast and runs ok, but I can fell a pretty good speed increase when using XP. I don't have a current version of XP Media Center, so I was wondering if there was a way to network the 360 and stream video without having Media center? In my own mind I'm thinking probably not, but I'm not sure enough not to wonder.  Thanks for any help guys.
Eric |
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 Mr FelFlynn LivesPremium
join:2008-03-17
Louisville, KY
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| Just go into the Windows Player. Click the arrow under the library button. Click on Media Sharing and allow sharing or the 360 depending how it already setup to begin with. Then on the 360 go to the video tab and it show your XP computer on it.
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ErRoRPremium
join:2002-10-26
Tullahoma, TN | said by Mr Fel:Just go into the Windows Player. Click the arrow under the library button. Click on Media Sharing and allow sharing or the 360 depending how it already setup to begin with. Then on the 360 go to the video tab and it show your XP computer on it. Very nice! So this can be done I'm assuming on a non media center pc then correct? Thanks a ton for your time and help!
Eric |
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Mr FelFlynn LivesPremium
join:2008-03-17
Louisville, KY Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| Yes, this works with media center and non-media center pc's. I've been streaming videos from my XP Home desktop in this manner for at least two years now. Your welcome
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One time a person asked where the F button was on their keyboard. I told them they would find it next to the U button. |
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2 edits | I have streamed files with regualr windows xp pro and it works fine . Just download windows media player 11 at »www.microsoft.com/windows/window···ult.aspx
and instructions on how to set it up are at »www.microsoft.com/windows/window···tep.aspx
Hope I helped , also it should work the same with xp home as well |
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ErRoRPremium
join:2002-10-26
Tullahoma, TN | Thanks guys...works great!
Eric |
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Tversity is an amazing app. Very suitable for XP. It will manage and stream your entire media collection and also transcode so that formats such as mkv can be utilized. Tversity is also free. Its what I use for my streaming. |
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 RungelRun A Mile Live AwhilePremium
join:2001-12-05
CT | reply to Mr Fel
You get the video but without sound right? Will the sound come through on the TV speakers? |
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Mr FelFlynn LivesPremium
join:2008-03-17
Louisville, KY Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but when I play stream video from my pc to the 360, it's the plays the video and sound into the same system that my 360 is hooked up, which is directly into the tv.
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One time a person asked where the F button was on their keyboard. I told them they would find it next to the U button. |
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RungelRun A Mile Live AwhilePremium
join:2001-12-05
CT Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
1 edit | Oh i see yes it works fine. Widows 7 worked right away for me. Xp was another problem but seems to work now. I was hoping i could stream from anywhere my movie was located on disks. But i guess it has to be moved to the Shared Video folder?
XP don't seem to work for crap for me. |
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RungelRun A Mile Live AwhilePremium
join:2001-12-05
CT | reply to Mr Fel
Only problem I can't see .VOB files. |
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 Sith HMPI Did What?Premium
join:2004-04-25
Bloomington, IL | reply to Rungel
You can stream from any folder. You just have to manually add the folder that the videos are in to the library in WMP 11.
I currently have videos pulling from 8 folders across two PCs on my network. They all go through Windows Media Player on one PC directly to my 360. |
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