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What if I use Windows XP? How does media streaming work with
that?
Not a problem! Let’s
look at how we can stream with Windows XP!
If you are trying to
setup Media Center with Xp it would have to be Windows Xp Media Center Edition
2005.
First thing you are
going to want to do is make sure your computer is up to date Click the Start
button, click All Programs, and then click Windows Update. It should find any
available updates that are available for your
Windows XP machine.
Next you are going to
want to hit Start > Network Connections then right click on your current
network connection. Make sure File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
is selected. Then go back to your Network Connections screen and on the left
hand side go to My Network places. Under Network Tasks select Show Icons for
Networked UPNP Devices. If it says Hide Icons for Network UPNP devices then
this wizard has already been run and you can close that window.
Next you will want to
determine what version of Windows Media Player you are using. To do this, click
about on the help menu in Windows Media Player and note the version number
below the copyright notice. If the help menu is not displayed hit Alt + H and
then click about. If you are not running Windows Media player 11 you can go to http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup. This will bring you to the Xbox 360 Media
Download Center. You will want to click on Windows XP and then scroll down
until you see Windows Media Player 11. Step 1 is download Windows Media Player
software. You will want to download and run that to install Windows Media
Player 11. When you have downloaded and installed Windows Media Player 11, you
will want to click on the library and go to media sharing. Click on the share
my media and it should show your Xbox 360. You will want to make sure it is set
to allowed.
Next hit your Windows
button and R button at the same time to bring up your Run command and type
services.msc and hit enter. That will bring up your services you will want to
double click on each one and want to make sure the start up type and service
status for each are set as follows:
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- Fast User Switching
Compatibility: Started\automatic
- HTTP SSL: Started\Automatic
- Internet Connection Sharing
Service: Disabled\Stopped
- Network List Service:
Started\Automatic
- Quality Windows Audio Video
Experience: Started\Automatic
- SSDP discovery Service:
Started\Automatic
- UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
Device Host: Started\Automatic
- Windows Media Player Network
Sharing Service: Stated\Automatic
- Zune Network Sharing Service:
Started\Automatic
To add folders for
Media Connect, go to the “Organize” drop down in Windows Media Player, select
"Manage Libraries" then select the library to which you'd like to add
a folder to. Next, click the "Add" button to browse for a folder and
add it to your Windows Media Player library. You can select a folder on your
local computer or networked location like another computer in your homegroup.
When you've chosen your folder, click the "Include folder" button and
select "OK." It may take a few minutes for Windows to add and index
the folder if it contains a lot of files. You've now added a folder and all its
media files to your Windows Media Player 12 library. Continue to repeat the
process to add more folders to your Media Player libraries.
To set up Windows
Media Center, load up media center on the Xbox 360 console. It will give you a
set up key if the setup had not already been completed. If a setup key is
provided, take the setup key from the console to the Windows 7 PC and run set
up for media center. If it hasn’t been completed you will not be asked for a
setup key and you can attempt to stream your media.