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Xbox 360 Can't See My PC

  • 26-07-2009 6:36pm
    #1
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,408 ✭✭✭


    I have been using Windows Media Player 11 to stream content to my sons Xbox via XP Pro since last Christmas without problem.

    All of a sudden it stopped working. The Xbox does not see any of my PC's (which used to be all listed). It just says "PC Not Listed" The XP Pro machine still sees the Xbox.

    Nothing (to my knowledge at least) was changed & Internet access is established allowing the Xbox to connect to Xbox Live.

    I have searched Google dry & have found that this has happened to many before me but none of the suggested fixes has corrected the problem.

    Here are some of the actions I have taken:

    (1) Re checked my firewall settings including disabling it temporarily.

    (2) Made sure that Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service & Microsoft File Sharing and Printing were all allowed.

    (3) Disabled media sharing in WMP11 & re enabled it again (again it can see the Xbox).

    (4) Stopped the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service via services.msc & deleted the contents of the DRM folder, started the service again.

    (5) Set the SSDP Discovery in services.msc to automatic.

    (6) Restarted the Xbox, PC & router about 40,000 times :(

    I'm all out of ideas at this stage & as it was working flawlessly for the last 7 months I don't want other alternatives like Zune ot TVersity.

    I'm looking for any suggestions that might get my existing setup running again.


    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



Comments

  • #2
    steve927
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭steve927


    Its a pain in the ar5e when this happens mainly because there is no apparent reason for it. All i can suggest is that you delete all the connections and start the set-up from scratch. Let us know what happens!


  • #3
    Niall0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Niall0


    Something like this happened to me a few months ago, i couldnt figure it out. Tried everything and just gave up.
    I think it was some flaw in wmp.


  • #4
    Jim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    Did you ever install Tversity? Afaik that disables WMP sharing and it can be a pita to get it back working again.


  • #5
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,870 ✭✭✭budhabob


    This happened me too, worked fine when i was in college, but when i finsihed up there it stopped. Very annoying, but havent given it alot of time to try and fix it yet. Havent installed anything new or anything.


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