RE: xbox 360 not reading my computer

[assid9]

Im haveing similar issues , but when I get too authorizing xbox it cant find
it. All the tests come back fine cept Computer and then I follow instructions
for www.xbox.com/pcsetup but it never finishes.

It asks too check event viewer but its not helping me much. This is the
system event error it produces.

The Windows Media Connect Service service depends on the Universal Plug and
Play Device Host service which failed to start because of the following
error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.

"J" wrote:

> make sure your Windows XP box is setup properly. Make sure your event viewer
> doesnt have any problems with any of the services that Windows Media Connect
> needs.
>
> "cody" wrote:
>
> > When I test my media connection, everything is fine until it goes to
> > computer.It says computer-failed. I downloaded everything I need, but it
> > still wont work. Help please!

[J]

I got the same error. It is related to the SSDP service most likely. That is
the same problem I have. Once you start that service, you should be able to
run WMC then.

By the way, I dont work for MS. I just support the OS at work.

[assid9]

How exactly would I start that service. I ve been reading on this stuff all
day long and its all starting too look the same now.

[Erick]

It is 12:30am, after 4 hours I finally figured out how to get the damn thing
running. I feel really stupid now.

OK heres what I did:

After installing all the software at
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/XPSP2.htm it will say that it didn't work,
just wait it takes a long time. Cancel out of the install.

Hit Start

Then run

Then type "services.msc" without the quotes, hit enter.

Find the following services and turn them all on...
HTTP SSL

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

SSDP Discovery Service

Then start the Windows Media Connect Service.

Boom, everything just starts working.

To start the services, right click on the name then hit properties.
From the "Startup type" dropdown list choose automatic then hit the start
button.

Hope it works for you!

[%u]

Dude, thank you SO much!!! Now I'll be streaming good tunes in PGR3... that game
has a horrible soundtrack!

Thanks again!!!

[assid9]

That worked , thank you so much.

[RB]

I have a Dell XPS system with WMC05, wireless 108 Mbs card connected to
802.11G router. XBox 360 wired to router. Windows Media connect shows the
Xbox 360 as a device. Firewall is disabled ( however I also have all ports
suggested opened on my firewall once I get this resolved). During PC set up,
receive error message, " Xbox 360 not Found" "An Xbox 360 cannot be found on
the network. Your network connections or a firewall may be the cause of the
problem. Check your connections or disable your firewall and then select
Next." I verifed on router that all setting match requirements of Extender
and they are set up correctly (UPnP enabled, DHCP enabled). Anyone else
having this issue
or know how to resolve? I spent over an hour on the phone with Microsoft X
Box support, but they didn't know why and said I would have to call back, or
they would call me back ( I am not holding my breath).

[Rhett]

Thanks a million! The only thing I had to do additionally (and you probably
meant this when you said "Then start windows media connect services") is
after I had downloaded the wmc program, run it, cancelled out of it, then
went through the enabling process you suggested, THEN I had to actually
actually go back to www.xbox.com/pcsetup, and start the whole downloading
process all over again. Thank you so much for your help and time.

Rhett

[Erick]

Z,

In that same list... did you start the "windows media connect service"?

It worked for me with out disabling my firewall.

"Z" wrote:

> Still doesn't work for me. Firewall is turned off. SSDP on, HTTP on, HTTPS
> on, SSL on
>
> everything works except finding the computer both pc and 360 are statically
> mapped on the same network 192.168.1.x
>
> 360 is allowed to the shared folders.
> I did have one thing in the event log that pointed to a log generated by
> the Windows Media Device Service saying that the pipe was being closed
> because it couldn't sync the .wpl files that the Installer created on the
> Windows machine. WinXP SP2
>
> I do however run a website off of this computer, but I have found no mention
> that this would cause problems or conflict with the media service.

[G!]

This solved my problems with installations/starting folder share issues!!!!
Thanks alot for the informative post!!

[Duvi0us]

[Duvi0us]

Hey, thanks for everything..... I spent hours trying to get this thing to
work!

[Timothy Wilson]

Rhett wrote:
> THEN I had to actually
> actually go back to www.xbox.com/pcsetup, and start the whole downloading
> process all over again. Thank you so much for your help and time.

I just found this thread, tried all the suggestions, and even after a
re-install as you suggested, I still can't get the xb360 or the PC to
see each other.

->.net is installed
-> Xbox live works fine!
Static IPs-- 192.168.1.2 for computer, 192.168.1.7 for xbox360
The 360 connects to my network via a wi-fi bridge at 192.168.1.10, this
is what I used for my xbox1. again, note that xbox live runs just fine.

I have a Windows 2003 Server running and can access it just fine. (Too
bad WMC can't run on that...)

Not new at this, I develop window software and have been running a home
network for over 5 years, linux, laptops, PDAs, the works.

HTTP SSL service running-set to automatic
UPNP service running set to automatic
WMC service running, set to automatic

Few things that I noted:
Ping to my xbox doesn't work. But that could mean the 360 doesn't
respond to pings.
What are peoples services (SSL, SDDP etc) set to 'log on' as? Mine are
"networkservice/NT AUTHORITY", should they be set to that?

In your experiences to get it working, did either the PC or xbox360 need
restarting?

What should the 360 be 'doing'? Sitting on any dashboard 'blade' or a
particular spot in a menu?

I'm almost ready to start watching packets with a packetsniffer and see
what's going on, but that's a bit extreme! Everything else works so
smooth on the 360, I'm just suprised this is such a pain in the butt to
get working!

(my email is bogus, please reply to newsgroup)

[Erick]

Is your SSDP Discovery Service running?

My HTTP SSL is set to manual, I don't know if this makes a difference or not.

Have you clicked on reset to restore the windows firewall settings in
Windows media connect?

[Timothy Wilson]

Erick wrote:
> Is your SSDP Discovery Service running?

Yes, i've done everything every previous poster has done without any of
it working.

> My HTTP SSL is set to manual, I don't know if this makes a difference or not.
>
> Have you clicked on reset to restore the windows firewall settings in
> Windows media connect?

firewall is OFF. So, no I haven't reset it. I've made sure the firewall
is off since I don't need it for my network.

I put a packet sniffer on the xp machine, and it's trying to send
packets to 253.255.255.203 or some strange IP address that doesn't
exist. I never see any packets from the xbox at all.
The SSDP seems to be doing this. Inside the packets, they are standard
HTTP requests, and uPNP, which seems to make sense. (WMC Is uPNP based).
But why they are going 'nowhere' is really strange. That's not a
broadcast IP either.

if only WMC had *more* options, so I could force it to see the xbox, or
tell it where it should send packets to.

[yukonbeavis]

I love my xbox 360 but really wish I could get windows media connect to work.
I read all of these posts and followed all the advice but still no go.
Although my pc detects the Xbox 360 no problem and it says I have shared my
mp3 and pictures olders, the problem is that my xbox 360 will not detect my
pc. I can connect to Xbox Live no problem through my network.

Here's what I did. I installed, then uninstalled Windows media connect 2.0,
then reinstalled it, I turned off my firewall & antispyware & antivirus, and
then made sure all the services are started and running: That is, I ran
"services.msc" looked for the following services and turn them all
on...(started)

HTTP SSL
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
SSDP Discovery Service

Windows Media Connect Service

Any help would be appreciated!
David Christie

[$$$]

I am having the same frustrations as Tim. I have tried everything in these
posts and WMC will not find the 360 as a device. Any other suggestions?

[yukonbeavis]

I solved it!! Now I can play mp3s from my pc on my xbox 360 using media
connect! Next problem: Filtering pictures. That interface on xbox 360 is
pretty weak and I hope they make it better. See #2 in this list below from
a friend that solved my problem:

1. make sure you don’t have more than 1 firewall enabled including the Msoft
one
2. make sure you don’t have a firewall on your router – if so then you may
have to reset it with a paper clip to make sure there isn’t some weird
setting
3. try setting your pc to the DMZ computer or try setting your XBOX to DMZ.
You can find your XBOX ipaddress through dashboard or on your router status
page
4. try a different host pc – I had to reinstall the pc software 3 times
before everything worked. Start with 360 first then when it says to download
the pc software do it again even if you have it already.
5. Make sure there isn’t a windows permissions dialog waiting for approval
of the new program. Close all other windows programs so you can see all
dialogs
6. eliminate the router by using a crossover cable to the pc – just to see.
7. check msconfig to make sure you haven’t disabled a dependency service.
You may have the required services set to start up automatically but they
aren’t starting due to a dependant service. Use control panel /admin
/services to see which services are running. Use google to see dependences.
8. make sure you can share folders between host computer and another one.
This will telll you if you have windows file sharing working. Make sure you
can get files from host and vice versa

[altris]

I'm having the same problem, all the services are running and set to
automatic. But WMC won't connect and I can ping either of the two xbox360's
I have. Has anyone come up with any other ideas?

[horia.l...@gmail.com]

I don't know why this isn't mentioned anywhere on the net that I could
find at least, or any Microsoft support/troubleshooting website.

Xbox 360 Media Center Extender does not work with Media Center PC's
that have multiple IP's... whether they have multiple networks cards,
or a single network card with multiple IP addresses. I got it to work
with almost blind luck that I stumbled upon the source of the
problem... but it amazes me that I couldn't find any information on
this... considering multiple IP's is an option with any XP or Media
Center PC... and not a third-party feature.... Microsoft should make
sure they mention it, or at least in some troubleshooting pages.

This is only related to the 360 extender, as I was using the old...
media center extender for xbox (v1) $99 kit without a problem, on the
same computer while it had multiple IP's enabled and the same
software configuration.

I haven't called them myself, but from what I understand people
call.... wait for hours on the phone, without any ideas or clues as to
what's causing the problem... strange.

(also be aware if you are a web developer and/or if you have any local
web servers, they MIGHT cause problems by interfering with the HTTP SSL
windows service) I personally have Apache (using the WAMP bundle)
without a problem, working with the old extender and the new 360
extender now) - if you don't know what I'm talking about...
ignore this... just disable the multiple IP's.