Windows Media Sharing not working, xBox 360, Windows Media Connect

[media sharing]

I cannot stream media from my PC. The Xbox 360 will connect to Xbox
Live, but will not pass the "Test Media" option. It always fails
after successfully acquiring an IP address. This Xbox has
successfully connected to streaming media before on another computer.
The connection has been deleted from within the Xbox settings.

OS: Windows XP SP2.

All drivers are current.
UPnP is on.
HTTP SSL is on.
SSDP Discovery Service is on.
Windows Media Sharing Service is on.

The network is handled by a WRT54G (v1.1) over a wired connection and
the firmware is current.
The security settings are disabled on the router.
The Windows Firewall is off.
Internet Connection Sharing is off.

Using the Zune software, I enable sharing and select my folders and
the Xbox does not find the computer.

Using Windows Media Player 11, I receive and error that says "Media
sharing has been turned off because a required Windows setting or
component has changed. For additional assistance, click Web Help."
Clicking web help takes me to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/webhelp/default.aspx?&mpver=11.0.5705.5043&id=C00D0FF4

After performing those steps, I still get no response from the Xbox
and when I click Media Sharing... again in Windows Media Player, I get
the same error message.

I have tried several solutions to this problem:

1) Rebuilding the library, the zachd.com method.
2) Deleting the contents of the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
\DRM folder.
3) Rollback to Windows Media Player 10 and re-install Windows Media
Player 11
4) Rollback to Windows Media Player 10 and install Windows Media
Connect 2.0

Using Windows Media Connect 2.0, it appears on the computer that
everything should work, but the Xbox still does not register any
computer to connect to.

Any ideas?

[Cesar Dae]

That is why I have a MAC, and it works great!!! Sorry I can help

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Cesar

[matty]

i have the EXACT same problem

On 1/20/08, media sharing <idlede...@gmail.com> wrote:

[seventy mV]

I am also experiening this problem.
Every time I test connection settings there is a failure at the "PC
Selected" line.
Do you guys use linksys WRT54G routers.
I do and I have version 2.0. I'm suspecting that my problem is the
third party HyperWRT + Thibor firmware I use. This router requires
this firmware in order do get decent speed on Bittorrent. I've tried
everything, and I am feeling rather hopeless. 2 hours on the phone
with Microsoft Cust. Support resulted in absolutely nothing.
Hopefully there will be a solution soon.

On Jan 22, 6:29 am, matty <hughjars...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> i have the EXACT same problem
>

> On 1/20/08, media sharing <idledebon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I cannot stream media from my PC. The Xbox 360 will connect to Xbox
> > Live, but will not pass the "Test Media" option. It always fails
> > after successfully acquiring an IP address. This Xbox has
> > successfully connected to streaming media before on another computer.
> > The connection has been deleted from within the Xbox settings.
>
> > OS: Windows XP SP2.
>
> > All drivers are current.
> > UPnP is on.
> > HTTP SSL is on.
> > SSDP Discovery Service is on.
> > Windows Media Sharing Service is on.
>
> > The network is handled by a WRT54G (v1.1) over a wired connection and
> > the firmware is current.
> > The security settings are disabled on the router.
> > The Windows Firewall is off.
> > Internet Connection Sharing is off.
>
> > Using the Zune software, I enable sharing and select my folders and
> > the Xbox does not find the computer.
>
> > Using Windows Media Player 11, I receive and error that says "Media
> > sharing has been turned off because a required Windows setting or
> > component has changed. For additional assistance, click Web Help."
> > Clicking web help takes me to
>

> >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/webhelp/default....

[matty]

i have a crossover cable running directly from the 360 to the pc

[Leigh]

I don't think you can use a crossover cable for that. Cross over cables are for like devices, example...PC-to-PC. You need a Standard straight-through cable to run from your PC to your Xbox360, because they are unlike devices.

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-- Leigh

[Anthony Abato]

Thats not true. Crossover is for same thing to same thing or router
to pc. Xbox 360 is considered a PC in terms of this. Crossover is
fine.

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http://www.kornsrc.com

[roc...@gmail.com]

This helps in Vista, not sure if it is quite the same on XP.
1. At the command line, type "net stop winmgmt" . You may get a
warning that other services need to be stopped as well; type Y and
continue.
2. Open Explorer and go to the folder called Windows\System32\WBEM
\Repository.
3. Delete that folder and everything in it.
4. Reboot the system normally.
5. On the next login, open a command prompt and type the following
command:

winmgmt /resyncperf

then type this into the command prompt:

net localgroup administrators NetworkService /ADD


Also, is the IP address that is assigned starts with 169... then it is
a DHCP error. This is especially possible if its a PC to 360
connection, not a router to 360. In that case it may also need manual
IP/DNS configuration.

On Feb 19, 2:02 pm, "Anthony Abato" <rocc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thats not true. Crossover is for same thing to same thing or router
> to pc. Xbox 360 is considered a PC in terms of this. Crossover is
> fine.
>

> On Feb 19, 2008 12:47 PM, Leigh <vr.sold...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't think you can use a crossover cable for that. Cross over cables are
> > for like devices, example...PC-to-PC. You need a Standard straight-through
> > cable to run from your PC to your Xbox360, because they are unlike devices.
>

> > On Feb 19, 2008 7:09 AM, matty <hughjars...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > i have a crossover cable running directly from the 360 to the pc
>

[Leigh]

Like I said, I don't think you can, but wasn't sure. I hear people refer to the Xbox360 as a PC but I haven't heard anything official. And yes, you can use a crossover with PC-to-Router but that's an exception.

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-- Leigh

[matty]

mine works great

[Leigh]

Cool, Xbox360 must communicate [send and receive] on the same pins as PCs.

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-- Leigh

[Apollo753]

This fixed the problem for me.

The DRM system on your computer is corrupted. This problem may occur
if you have replaced hardware components in your computer. As a
result, existing media usage rights on your computer may not work
correctly, or it may be impossible to download new rights. To resolve
this problem, you can reset the DRM system on your computer and then
try to obtain new rights for your protected files from the content
provider. The procedure for doing so varies, depending on the version
of the Player you are running.

Windows Media Player 11

To reset the DRM system, do the following:

Warning

This will delete all media usage rights and you will not be able to
play any protected files until the new media usage rights are
downloaded. Microsoft Recorded TV Shows (DVR-MS files), however, will
be deleted and cannot be replaced.

1.
Verify that Windows is configured to show hidden files and protected
operating system files.

If your computer is running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, you
should also stop the Media Center receiver service by typing net stop
ehrecvr at a command prompt.

2.
Open the Windows Media DRM folder. This folder is usually at C:\public
\DRM.

If you cannot find the DRM folder, do the following:

1.
In Windows, click Start, and then click Run.

2.
In the Open text box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3.
In Registry Editor, click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DRM.

4.
Double-click the DataPath value. The path to the DRM folder is
displayed in the right column.


3.
In the Windows Media DRM folder, select and delete all of the files,
and then restart the computer.

4.
To download new media usage rights for a file, start the Player and
play the file. The Player will contact the online store and attempt to
download new rights.

If you want to download rights for a lot of files, you can also
contact your online store to find out if the store provides the
ability to restore or renew rights for all files that you have
obtained from the store.


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/drm.mspx#q11_4

On Jan 20, 2:42 pm, media sharing <idledebon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I cannot stream media from my PC. The Xbox 360 will connect to Xbox
> Live, but will not pass the "Test Media" option.  It always fails
> after successfully acquiring an IP address.  This Xbox has
> successfully connected to streaming media before on another computer.
> The connection has been deleted from within the Xbox settings.
>
> OS: Windows XP SP2.
>
> All drivers are current.
> UPnP is on.
> HTTP SSL is on.
> SSDP Discovery Service is on.
> Windows Media Sharing Service is on.
>
> The network is handled by a WRT54G (v1.1) over a wired connection and
> the firmware is current.
> The security settings are disabled on the router.
> The Windows Firewall is off.
> Internet Connection Sharing is off.
>
> Using the Zune software, I enable sharing and select my folders and
> the Xbox does not find the computer.
>
> Using Windows Media Player 11, I receive and error that says "Media
> sharing has been turned off because a required Windows setting or
> component has changed. For additional assistance, click Web Help."

> Clicking web help takes me tohttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/webhelp/default....

[SirBlakesmore]

Thanks! I've been looking everywhere for a fix to this issue with
Vista and was getting tired of beating my head against the wall. I
used both yours and Rocco Jr.'s methods of reseting the drm and my pc
has finally reappeared on my xbox 360. My tech expertise is minimal
and I was a bit apprehensive about messing with my registry and going
into the command prompt but both of you had easy to follow, step by
step instructions that made it quick and easy. You may want to
consider trolling the Vista/Xbox 360 forums and sharing your
knowledge. There seems to be a lot of confusion about this bug and
very few real answers. Thanks again.