I have had no problems until today. I haven't changed any settings on my PC, router, or Xbox. I wanted to play some music through Media Center on my Xbox today but when I turned it on I got as far as "Contacting" then got an error saying it was unable to contact the Media Center PC. I rebooted both my PC and Xbox and now it gets to the "Contacting" screen and stays there indefinitely with no error shown.
I let it sit at that screen for over 10 minutes and nothing happened. I can stream music from the Xbox dashboard. I have rebooted my router and hub and checked that my router settings were not somehow reset they weren't. I have the latest Xbox updates. Everything works great except WMC. Any ideas? Tuesday, October 6, AM.
Hi johnwerneken: You could see if anything in the xbox forum post below helps: "This post provides information about when and why a Media Center event with error code is seen in the eventviewer when adding an Extender to Windows Vista. Select Done to exit out of the Advanced Settings. If prompted, test the Xbox live connection. Exit back to the system section of the dashboard. In case you'd like to try it, my network is set up by just connecting a Linksys 5-port Gigabit workgroup switch directly to Qwest's Actiontec M modem.
The xbox is then connected by Cat 5 Ethernet cable to the switch. Win7 RC automatically recognized the set up and I was able to add the Xbox as an extender with no input other than the 8 digit Xbox code. There is no router firewall set up; I count on the individual PC's to stop malware etc. Friday, October 9, PM. Thank you for the reply but my Xbox is connected to my wired network.
I am not having any problems connecting to my network or the Internet. I can use Xbox Live and stream music via the dashboard with no issues. It is only Media Center that doesn't work.
Wednesday, October 7, AM. Have you tried going into Xbox and re-connect to your pc by getting a new 4 digit code and then in Media Center in Tasks selecting "add extender" and going thru the set up again? Might be worth a try if you haven't. Have you installed any new firewall application? You can temporarily disable it and then check the result. If the issue still occurs, you can try newnerd's suggestion and re-connect it to the PC.
I have tried reconnecting to Media Center but every time I do that the eight digit code shows up on the Xbox for about one second and the "Contacting" screen shows up and there it sits. The only firewall is the Windows firewall. I have tried turning it off to no avail. Thursday, October 8, AM. Hi again Hi Ho: Let's try to go thru setting up an extender step by step and see if we can get it working. Don't just assume you've tried everything.
Turn off all pcs except the one you want to connect to your Xbox 2. Turn on the Xbox connected to your display 3. In Xbox select "My Xbox" 4. Go to "system settings" 5. Select "computers" 6. Choose disconnect On the same screen select Windows Media Center. The Xbox will check your connection and display an 8 digit number which will promptly disappear and be replaced shortly with a new number.
I think the first 8-digit number was for the previous connection to your PC which you have now disconnected from 8. Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the number from Xbox.
An easy way to do this is to open your web browser and navigate to a webpage. Turn on your Extender device such as your Xbox and verify that it's connected to your home network. On Windows Media Center start screen, scroll to Tasks , click Add extender , and then follow the instructions. Do one of the following:.
Write down this 8-digit setup key. This is the key that you will use to affiliate your Extender with your computer that has Windows Media Center. You do not need to download any additional software because the Extender functionality is built into Windows Media Center. On your computer, on the Enter the Setup Key screen in Media Center, enter the 8-digit setup key displayed by your Extender, and then continue following the instructions. Several changes are automatically made to your computer's settings during the Extender Setup, including changes to the Windows Firewall settings.
For more information about Windows Firewall, see Windows Firewall: recommended links. If you have a firewall running on your computer that isn't the Windows Firewall, make sure that the firewall software is set up to allow an Extender to connect to your computer.
Some firewalls are configured this way by default. However, other firewalls will require you to make changes to how the firewall software is set up. For more information about which firewalls are already set up to allow a Media Center Extender connection, as well as information about how to set up other firewalls to work with an Extender.
After setup process in Media Center has finished, click Finish. Set up a Windows Media Center Extender. Windows Media Center Extenders: frequently asked questions.
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