Just got my XBOX 360 configured for MCE extender and it works great.  Only problem is I can't see the pictures, videos, and music that are on my server (another PC).  The MCE PC can see these files and open them without any problem... When I use the 360 to view those, I only have access to local drives on MCE PC to add.  Any ideas why they are unavailable?  Also another issue, my power button on my remote doesn't put my MCE PC into standby after the MCE extender package was installed.  Is this normal?  Maybe is doesn't make a difference anymore because on other threads I've read that XBOX 360 cannot wake my MCE PC from sleep   Thanks in advance.

I have the exact same problem, and the damn search on this site isn't working so I can't find the answer, which I'm sure exists!

What type of file are you trying to see?

For Recorded TV, use Tweak MCE or edit the registry to add a watched folder for the network. I'm assuming you have the share already set up on your PC? Either map this to a drive letter on your PC, or use '\\\'.

For My Videos, set up a shortcut in the 'My Documents\My Videos' folder that links to your network share.

If this doesn't work, come back and search again, shares are finicky to set up.

regards,
Paul

Starting with the basics - have you gone into the Xbox 360 "My Videos" menu and selected Info and "Add Videos"? This should present you with a list of shares on your network.

I assume that your other PC has network shares for videos and pictures? Is this PC part of a workgroup or in a domain?

If your other PC is in a domain (and your MCE box isn't) then you'll have to create a logon script for your MCX user to logon to the network share in the other PC and domain. I'll post more details is this is the case.

 

 

 

I have tried the add video/music/pictures from the 360 but cannot see mapped shares.  I can see local shares on my mce PC.  My MCE Pc is part of my domain and has rights to see these shares.  When I use my MCE PC I can see all the shared including the remote shares on my server.

Did you make the mapped drives visible to 'Everybody'? The extender log in using the loca laccount, and so won't see mappings on the account you use on the MCE PC.

Does your server have a fixed IP address on the network?

I have an Xbox 360, an MCE box in a WorkGroup and and SBS 2003 Server in a domain.

For the Xbox to see shares on the server I need to create a logon script for the Xbox 360 on MCE. To do this you need to create a script (call it MCX1.bat) in c:\netlogon.

The bat file looks like this

net use <drive letter>: <UNC drive> /user:domain\<domain user> <password>

so I might have

net use w: \\ServerPC\Videos /user:domain\Bob Password1

 

Now go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Users

and select the MCX1 user. In the Profile tab type MCX1.bat (it will know to look in c:\netlogon).

Save and Bob's you Aunty's Husband.

 

Blue,

So this .bat maps a network drive?  I have already done this and they show up in MCE PC.  V: maps to a video dir on my server, M: to music dir and P: to pictures dir.  All are accessible on MCE at startup with the current user account.  Maybe I need to created a new user (MCX1) on my domain.

 

The .bat file runs when your Xbox360 logs onto your MCE PC.

Mapping drives for your current MCE user does not map them for your Xbox360 (MCX1) user.

If you follow this instructions then the .bat will not only map a share but it will log on with the user credentials that you supply in the file.

It works for me. Suck it and see...

 

 

I'm I mapping this drive with the MCX1 user account?  This local account on MCE doesn't exist on my domain.

So I would need to create a domain account for MCX1 with rights to these shares, correct?  This would allow the MCX1 (xbox360) account that logs into my MCE PC to see the shares.

example ---

net use v: \\Server2003\Videos /MCX1:domain\MCX1 Password1

 

Did you guys get this to work?

 

Iwe been doing exactly as you told and i have the exact same setup SBS2003 in domain MCE in workgroup and x360

And some of my shares on my sbs. But i cant get it to work, iwe added the script, and it does work if log in as my regular user on my mce, but when the xbox connects.... it can only see the local drives on my mce. Even though i added the same script to my mcx1 user.

 

 

Any tips?

 

Regards

Tommy

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Regards

//Tommy

I'm pretty sure that the XBox MCX does NOT support domains, even if the server has local accounts on it, so this is probably your issue.  I looked very heavily into this and that was my conclusion at the time.  This is all I can find on the topic, but I remember reading that if you DO indeed either join your Media Center to a domain, OR had a 2004 MC that you upgraded that was on the domain, the Xbox 306 MCX functionality is affected.

Can I connect a new PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to a work network or domain?

While you can access network resources on a work network or a domain, you cannot join a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PC to the domain. PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 are designed specifically for home use. Windows XP Professional features, specifically Domain Join and Cached Credentials (Credentials Manager for logons) are not included. As a result, you will be prompted for your logon user name and password to access network resources after you reboot or log back on to the PC. In addition, file shares or network resources that are set to require a domain-joined PC for access will not be available. Remote Desktop and Encrypting File System support are still included.

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Vista Ultimate Media Center | (2) DirecTV D11 IRDs | FusionHDTV OTA tuner | (2) Linksys DMA2100 Extenders | Xbox360 Elite Extender

What if the login user on MCE PC is MCX1?  The same account XBOX 360 logs into MCE PC with.  Anybody know the password that MCX1 uses?  If the domain account of MCX1 exist on the domain and has rights to the given shares, would MCE extender connecting to MCE PC also have right to these shares?

Greddy0, you were almost there with:

net use v: \\Server2003\Videos /MCX1:domain\MCX1 Password1

 

The problem is that you have to log onto your domain with a user that already exists on your domain, not MCX1. So just use an existing domain user and password that has access to the \\Server2003\Videos share and this will work (assuming you follow the other instructions)

 

Hi again.

I know now what i did wrong.

When u create youre folder named C:\Netlogon u have to share it to.

And to be able to use scripts in that shared folder it have to be shared as "netlogon" so just do a start and run and type

cmd /k net share netlogon=c:\netlogon

And it now works for me.

Thx guys

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Regards

//Tommy