Windows xbox 360 extender

Including Certification thing Which is no certificate. All I know it errors out when installing driver. Please help. First, determine whether the computer is joined to a domain. If the computer is joined to a domain, determine whether the group policy is causing this error. To do this, temporarily remove the computer from the domain, restart the computer, and then try to add the Xbox console as an Extender again.

If the Group Policy settings are causing the connection issues, complete method 2. Remove the Media Center Extender certificate. To remove the certificate, follow these steps:. Click Certificates, and then click Add. Select Computer account, and then click Next. Select Local computer, and then click Finish. Click OK. After you remove the certificate, uninstall the Extender, and then reinstall the Extender. To do this, follow these steps:. Start Windows Media Center.

Click Tasks, and then click Settings. Click Extender, and then select the Xbox console. Click Uninstall. After the uninstall process is complete, click Extender again, and then click Configure.

When you're prompted for the setup key, follow these steps:. On the Xbox Media Remote, press the Y button. Press the Windows Media Center Start button. Note the eight-digit setup key. Using my xbox as an extender now pretty much 'just works' as promised.

I did try to go to more of the 'default' setting on my network adapter, and let Win7 troubleshoot my network. Overall, my suggestion at this point is to go ahead and emulate what I did, since it seemed to work.

I will warn you though, that it took a few tries to get the extender to reconnect. When it did - 'viola' the problem was gone. Now if we could get it to stop having to sign into XBOX live to work, that would be bliss. Grrr - gamers!!! Proposed as answer by tgbfan Tuesday, August 11, PM. Friday, August 7, AM. It's incomprehensible to me how poorly this is behaving..

Sunday, August 9, AM. I would suggest giving my previous post a shot. Good luck. Tuesday, August 11, PM. I found this reg tweak when having a totally unrelated issue with remote desktop to a R2 server box where it would lock up for 10 seconds at a time every seconds, and it fixed it.

It stopped the stuttering in my situation. I doubt it will address everyones issue that is having some connectivity and bandwidth issues with meda center and extenders, but it is a simple test that takes 5 minutes to try. My current issue right now is I have been trying to do something sort of unconventional, and run Virtual Server R2 on my Windows Home Server, and I installed Windows 7 as a virtual machine which my extender would connect to.

This makes the 3 device scenario for a windows home server setup only a 2 device scenario WHS has no built in media center capabilities since I have 2 xbox s and 2 TVs in my house, I didn't want to have to also always make sure my main PC is powered on to service the extenders.

This all works rather well, and since the Win7 virtual machine is only tasked with servicing the extenders, I am able to turn off many of the services and themes and whatnot to consume less ram and CPU cycles. However I get the stuttering when playing back video to my extender and I am still working to figure this one out. The registry tweak didn't help this time, and all other things I have found have not helped. Monday, August 17, PM. I had the same issue as everyone else.

My Windows 7 would not find my Xbox This problem occurred on both Tversity and Media Center. I tried many things to resolve this but the only thing that actually fixed my problem was in my router configuration. I have a Linksys router and I logged into my router config page via web browser.

Hope this helps some of you! Also this is the guide that I found that has more details on troubleshooting Cause 1: Xbox is not found on the network.

If the Xbox is not found on the network due to network setup or configuration, setup will fail. To determine if the network or network router is causing the issue, temporarily connect the Xbox directly to the Media Center PC using an Ethernet cable.

This cable does not have to be a cross over cable as the Xbox is able to switch network modes and connect to the PC. If you are able to complete setup in with the Xbox and PC directly connected then review your network setup and router configuration.

For additional network recommendations, tips and guidelines watch this video about connecting your Xbox to your home network. This single device will have separate setup keys. Resolution is to remove secondary MAC addresses from the Xbox Before removing this address review KB article for a possible reason you have this configured. Select Done to exit out of the Advanced Settings.

If prompted, test the Xbox live connection. Exit back to the system section of the dashboard. Cause 3: Multicast is blocked at router. Multicast is used by the PC and Xbox to find each other over the home network.

If multicast is not permitted on the network then setup will fail. In order for the Xbox to connect to the PC this option must be Enabled to disable multicast support. I know this sounds backwords but it is needed After enabling this option, turn off the router, Xbox and PC for a few minutes. Power up the router first.

Then power on the PC and Xbox Cause 4: Problems with the Xbox hard drive. We have found a few cases where the Media Center software cannot be launched from the Xbox hard drive due to hard drive issues. Troubleshoot this issue by temporarily disconnect the hard drive on the Xbox and re-attempt setup. If you disconnect the hard drive and are able to complete setup, complete the following to delete the Windows Media Center entry from the hard drive.

Cause 5: Driver is not found. During setup the Media Center Extender driver should automatically be installed. We have seen a few cases where the infcache. If you see a dialog that asks for a driver when adding the Extender then you are hitting this issue. In most cases, you will probably not see the dialog asking for a driver because Media Center is set for full screen.

KB article will resolve the infcache. To determine if this is the cause of your error, temporarily remove the Media Center PC from the domain, restart the PC and then try to add the Extender again. If the extender connects when the PC is removed from the domain, review your policies and try to determine what policy is preventing the connection. In case you'd like to try it, my network is set up by just connecting a Linksys 5-port Gigabit workgroup switch directly to Qwest's Actiontec M modem.

The xbox is then connected by Cat 5 Ethernet cable to the switch. Windows 7 RC automatically recognized the set up and I was able to add the Xbox as an extender with no input other than the 8 digit Xbox code. There is no router firewall set up; I count on the individual PC's to stop malware etc. Sunday, November 8, AM. Thanks to cw-kid on thegreenbutton.