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Very odd. I've fired up an old PC with Win xp SP3 that was sitting in a corner. That has the same network setup as the main PC. The xbox can see that immediately. So why can't it see my main one

I have turned of windows firewall on the main PC. I'm not aware of any other one running, unless something from 18 months or more ago hasn't uninstalled properly.

I've followed all the links in the various articles posted. Nothings working

Really bemused now.

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

this should download the extender SW

Media Center Extender software

Media Centre Extender software is for Media Centre Windows, not XP, and thus won't run. It shouldn't be necessary for Win XP SP3, with Media Player 11.

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Originally Posted by haydnwalker

the xbox website doesn't say anything about using it with WinXP - only Vista Home Premium. Unless it auto-detected my OS? I definitely have it working spot-on via Vista HP.

However I did find This >>> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2209810,00.asp which MAY help

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Or check This >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909536/en-us?sd=xbox << out

Following that ms link only talks of Win XP SP2. In any case following that ends up in a dead end with nothing to download

The extremetech site, is basically repeating that which I'm trying to do.

Something must be blocked on my main PC. But for the life of me I don't know what.