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Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Windows Media Connect 2.0
Xbox 360

okay, so i have officially done everything on this board.  I have opened the
ports in my firewall, i have changed all the security stuff in my router, i
have WMC 2.0, i restarted my windows firewall, and i even took my firewall
and router security right off but it still didn't ...

Whenever I run it, it comes up with Windows Media Connect could not be
started, It might no be installed properly.  But then It will let me
mess with the folders to share & what not. Then under settings when I
try to start sharing my folders it says "Folder Sharing Could not be

I have the following setup: Downstairs I have a D-Link router with an XBox
360 hard attached over ethernet, connected to ADSL.  Upstairs I have two PCs
(A and B), A connected to B over ethernet, and B connecting to the D-Link
router over Wireless and using Internet Connection ...

I, too, can not get my XBOX 360 to see my PC - although I tried all
recommendations via phone support of Microsoft / Netgear and this forum.  
Ports are open, latest firmware / software (with .Net Framework) applied and
the PC can see the XBOX. There are no WMC messages in the ...

Once I install WMC on my PC will I be able to stream a file off of the
internet directly to my DMS? I have no problem viewing all types of files
that are on my PC. In particular I want to stream audio that I cannot save on
my PC. The audio has a specific file ending in phc that ...

Whenever I run it, it comes up with Windows Media Connect could not be
started, It might no be installed properly.  But then It will let me
mess with the folders to share & what not. Then under settings when I
try to start sharing my folders it says "Folder Sharing Could not be

I can't get the Media Connect <-> Xbox 360 to work.
My setup is as follows:
Xbox 360 - network cable - ADSL router
PC WinXP Pro SP2 - network cable - ADSL router

Just so i dont miss out on any advantages i want to be certain i fully
understand why it is smart of me to use my Xbox as an Extender.
My appartment is not very big and my PC's are both close to the TV. Is the
only advantage of an Extender the fact that i dont have to use the DVI ...

Downloaded the XboxXPSP2-ENU.exe. Can't install it.
First time to try, it gave me the error that I needed to have the .NET FW
installed.
So, I thought about installing .NET FW 1.1 redist, but instead I installed

Some peoples 360 won't find Windows Media Connect after downloading because
you also have to download .NET Framework. When you downloaded WMC, at the
very end a window pops up telling you that
you need .NET Framework. Watch out though because it makes

OK, I have been through everything I can find on the subject.  I have .NET,
UPnP, and SSDP (all running as LocalService).  Whenever I try to start
Windows Media Connect, I get an error 1053: Service did not respond to start
in a timely fashion.  When I check my Event Viewer, I ...

From this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/devices/wmconnect/default.aspx
We can quote:
" With Windows Media Connect, you can use a digital media receiver (DMR) to

Once i installed the program, the service stopped. Heres the log:
Event Type:    Error
Event Source:    Application Error
Event Category:    (100)

I've setup WMC and all appears to be working correctly on the PC side, but
I've been unable to get my 360 to find it.  All my PCs on the network are on
a work domain, and I'm guessing this might be the cause of my pain - since I
obviously can't log onto the domain with my 360.  ...