Why does MC act differently with extender?

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my desktop computer and use an XBOX 360 as
an extender. I don't understand why Windows Media Center has different
behavior when I am at my computer vs. using the extender. If I want my
c:\photos folder to be included in my library at my desktop, why do I have
to reconfigure it when I try to view photos on my XBOX extender? It is very
frustrating when I configure something on the Media Center it works
flawlessly on my computer only to have it fail when using my XBOX extender.

I just added movies to the video share on my Windows Home Server. The
movies play perfectly from my desktop computer. When I try to play them
from my XBOX of course it does not work. First step is to add the location
to my library (even though it was added at my desktop!!). Now I can see the
movies displayed but they will not play from the XBOX. No error messages,
just won't play. I experimented with the permissions on WHS to the point I
even enabled the guest account and the XBOX still won't play them. I
enabled the XBOX on WHS, still no play. I created an account for MCE on the
WHS and used it to configure share access on WHS. Still no play.

I suspect it is a permissions issues. The desktop computer has the WHS
client on it.

Any suggestions?

I will be following this as I do think I know the reason, but I don't know
the solution. A Media Center extender logs into the Media Center as a
different user. This way you can be working at your MC as a PC User, and
someone else can be logged into the MC as someone else via the extender.
Without that nuance, you couldn't use your MC PC while someone was using an
extender. So, yea, it probably permissions, but over my head on how to fix
it.

"Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
news:42599559-E4D8-4011-8384-...
> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my desktop computer and use an XBOX 360
> as an extender. I don't understand why Windows Media Center has different
> behavior when I am at my computer vs. using the extender. If I want my
> c:\photos folder to be included in my library at my desktop, why do I have
> to reconfigure it when I try to view photos on my XBOX extender? It is
> very frustrating when I configure something on the Media Center it works
> flawlessly on my computer only to have it fail when using my XBOX
> extender.
>
> I just added movies to the video share on my Windows Home Server. The
> movies play perfectly from my desktop computer. When I try to play them
> from my XBOX of course it does not work. First step is to add the
> location to my library (even though it was added at my desktop!!). Now I
> can see the movies displayed but they will not play from the XBOX. No
> error messages, just won't play. I experimented with the permissions on
> WHS to the point I even enabled the guest account and the XBOX still won't
> play them. I enabled the XBOX on WHS, still no play. I created an
> account for MCE on the WHS and used it to configure share access on WHS.
> Still no play.
>
> I suspect it is a permissions issues. The desktop computer has the WHS
> client on it.
>
> Any suggestions?

Another thought -- any chance the video is in a format not supported on the
XBOX?
--
James
Orlando, FL

"Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
news:42599559-E4D8-4011-8384-...
> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my desktop computer and use an XBOX 360
> as an extender. I don't understand why Windows Media Center has different
> behavior when I am at my computer vs. using the extender. If I want my
> c:\photos folder to be included in my library at my desktop, why do I have
> to reconfigure it when I try to view photos on my XBOX extender? It is
> very frustrating when I configure something on the Media Center it works
> flawlessly on my computer only to have it fail when using my XBOX
> extender.
>
> I just added movies to the video share on my Windows Home Server. The
> movies play perfectly from my desktop computer. When I try to play them
> from my XBOX of course it does not work. First step is to add the
> location to my library (even though it was added at my desktop!!). Now I
> can see the movies displayed but they will not play from the XBOX. No
> error messages, just won't play. I experimented with the permissions on
> WHS to the point I even enabled the guest account and the XBOX still won't
> play them. I enabled the XBOX on WHS, still no play. I created an
> account for MCE on the WHS and used it to configure share access on WHS.
> Still no play.
>
> I suspect it is a permissions issues. The desktop computer has the WHS
> client on it.
>
> Any suggestions?

Also from an Extender you can not access DVDs saved in MC since that would
be a violation of DRM regulations. atainst transferring DVD over a network.

"Jaime" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Another thought -- any chance the video is in a format not supported on
> the XBOX?
> --
> James
> Orlando, FL
>
> "Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
> news:42599559-E4D8-4011-8384-...
>> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my desktop computer and use an XBOX 360
>> as an extender. I don't understand why Windows Media Center has
>> different behavior when I am at my computer vs. using the extender. If
>> I want my c:\photos folder to be included in my library at my desktop,
>> why do I have to reconfigure it when I try to view photos on my XBOX
>> extender? It is very frustrating when I configure something on the Media
>> Center it works flawlessly on my computer only to have it fail when using
>> my XBOX extender.
>>
>> I just added movies to the video share on my Windows Home Server. The
>> movies play perfectly from my desktop computer. When I try to play them
>> from my XBOX of course it does not work. First step is to add the
>> location to my library (even though it was added at my desktop!!). Now I
>> can see the movies displayed but they will not play from the XBOX. No
>> error messages, just won't play. I experimented with the permissions on
>> WHS to the point I even enabled the guest account and the XBOX still
>> won't play them. I enabled the XBOX on WHS, still no play. I created an
>> account for MCE on the WHS and used it to configure share access on WHS.
>> Still no play.
>>
>> I suspect it is a permissions issues. The desktop computer has the WHS
>> client on it.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>

That would be the problem. My other movies play because I use WVX files to
hide the fact they are DVDs....
<RANT>
I really think the movie industry is going to have to come to terms with
letting people use the movies they purchase in any manner they choose. I
watch more of the movies I own on my Zune than I do my 53" HDTV home
theatre. These arcane DRM rules will ultimately hurt the sales of DVDs.
When I buy a movie I expect to be able to watch it in any fashion I choose.
Just like when I buy music. I for one have NEVER ripped a movie I did not
own. I only use the movies I have ripped on my MCE or my Zune. I don't
share with friends or post them on the internet.

The rules only punish honest people who actually purchase movies on DVD. I
know of people who download gigs of stolen movies from the internet every
week and never buy a movie. I know another person who used rip rental
movies every week to build his personal library. How is that DRM working
out?
</RANT>

"Curious" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Also from an Extender you can not access DVDs saved in MC since that
> would be a violation of DRM regulations. atainst transferring DVD over a
> network.
>
> "Jaime" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Another thought -- any chance the video is in a format not supported on
>> the XBOX?
>> --
>> James
>> Orlando, FL
>>
>> "Don C. Baker" <> wrote in message
>> news:42599559-E4D8-4011-8384-...
>>> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my desktop computer and use an XBOX
>>> 360 as an extender. I don't understand why Windows Media Center has
>>> different behavior when I am at my computer vs. using the extender. If
>>> I want my c:\photos folder to be included in my library at my desktop,
>>> why do I have to reconfigure it when I try to view photos on my XBOX
>>> extender? It is very frustrating when I configure something on the
>>> Media Center it works flawlessly on my computer only to have it fail
>>> when using my XBOX extender.
>>>
>>> I just added movies to the video share on my Windows Home Server. The
>>> movies play perfectly from my desktop computer. When I try to play them
>>> from my XBOX of course it does not work. First step is to add the
>>> location to my library (even though it was added at my desktop!!). Now
>>> I can see the movies displayed but they will not play from the XBOX. No
>>> error messages, just won't play. I experimented with the permissions on
>>> WHS to the point I even enabled the guest account and the XBOX still
>>> won't play them. I enabled the XBOX on WHS, still no play. I created
>>> an account for MCE on the WHS and used it to configure share access on
>>> WHS. Still no play.
>>>
>>> I suspect it is a permissions issues. The desktop computer has the WHS
>>> client on it.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>