windows media connect help

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 10, 2006, 3:27 pm

So I tried to get this crap installed for my 360 and it cannot find my 360 at all when it gets to the authorize step. I don't really know what to say, the 360 connects to the internet fine, I have SP2 installed on XP..

When I try to open the wmc software it says it could not be started, if I go into services.msc and try to start it there it bitches at me about dependencies and I'm not sure what the fuck is going on.

The exact error says:

Could not start the Windows Media Connect Service service on Local Computer.

Error 1068: The Dependency service or group failed to start.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 10, 2006, 3:28 pm

And yes my 360 is turned on.

Xbox support refuses to help me, they've been "updating their systems" since friday night apparently.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 10, 2006, 3:51 pm

Found there on Google.

Make sure the following services are not disabled in your windows services.

I had to go to the services: start/run/ services.msc and start the following services:

SSDP recovery service
Universal plug and play
Windows Media Connect

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 10, 2006, 4:02 pm

universal plug and play host starts and then instantly stops because it "has no work to do"

also that just says to start the WMC service which I can't do.

i bet im going to have to enable this faggot shit by plugging in my digital camera or something haha

MooZilla · Post by **MooZilla** » September 10, 2006, 4:44 pm

Go with the easy route and just plug your keyboard or mouse into a USB port. Or get a webcam!

Offtopic, but Animalor how is Chromehounds? I've noticed its in your XBL sig. I'm thinking about picking up a 360 just for this game. I was a hardcore MechWarrior player back in the day.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 10, 2006, 5:53 pm

got off the phone with support again, someone finally tried to help but it was pretty much boiled down to you have a firewall installed somewhere (i don't) call your router mfg.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 10, 2006, 7:39 pm

MooZilla wrote:Go with the easy route and just plug your keyboard or mouse into a USB port. Or get a webcam!

Offtopic, but Animalor how is Chromehounds? I've noticed its in your XBL sig. I'm thinking about picking up a 360 just for this game. I was a hardcore MechWarrior player back in the day.

I like it quite a bit. Game shines online and when you have a good squad. I have about 80 hours played or so with 20 or so being offline playing through the SP for the mech parts and the achievements.

If you want to read the reviews, the one from teamxbox is the most accurate

Just a warning though, this isn't one of those anime-type, ultrafast/ultra mobile arcade mech game(a la Mech Assault). The Hounds are more like ultra-advanced tanks. This is more of a slower, tactical combat game.

I've looked this trailer and 90% is it is multiplayer games and is pretty spot on to what the game looks like.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php? ... ov&pl=game

It really is a love it or hate it game. I love it and play it almost nightly. Stragi hated it and I believe traded it in already.

Post by **Sylvus** » September 10, 2006, 11:52 pm

No idea if you're running the McAfee suite. That gave me tons of problems finding my xbox until I uninstalled McAfee Privacy Manager. Apparently the two things are completely NOT compatible.

If you don't have that, don't know that I can help.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 11, 2006, 12:59 pm

Sylvus wrote:No idea if you're running the McAfee suite. That gave me tons of problems finding my xbox until I uninstalled McAfee Privacy Manager. Apparently the two things are completely NOT compatible.

If you don't have that, don't know that I can help.

I'm not :/

Basically he told me to buy a new router or call Gigafast (my router now) and ask them. I don't think they acutally have people working there. (At Gigafast)

All that ended up happening was me adding exceptions for Windows Firewall which already exist when you install Windows Media Connect and the Firewall isn't even turned on.

The only thing I have installed is Avira AntiVir and Ad-aware which the tech told me has a firewall built into it. That was pretty sweet.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 11, 2006, 1:45 pm

Animalor wrote:
MooZilla wrote:
It really is a love it or hate it game. I love it and play it almost nightly. Stragi hated it and I believe traded it in already.

I lent it to my friend, I would like to see what online play is like if you'll play with me!

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 12, 2006, 3:03 am

FIX XBOX

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 12, 2006, 7:06 am

Mind listing your router make/model that you have for your home network as well as sending me a dxdiag at the e-mail address I'm gonna PM you?

I'll try to get this resolved for ya.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 12, 2006, 12:52 pm

The router is a Gigafast E400-RP
I am at work and I won't be home until 6pm PST so I can't get you the dxdiag yet.

My network is setup like this:

In the den I have my cable modem plugged into the router and the den computer plugged in there as well. My house has cat5 in the walls from the den to my bedroom so I have a short cable from the router also plugged into the wall and then into my bedroom. From my bedroom wall I run a cable into a hub which has my computer and my xbox/xbox 360 plugged into it. None of the devices have trouble getting online.

Also it's all cat-5 cable, nothing fancy like cat-5e or crossover.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 12, 2006, 1:16 pm

*~*stragi*~* wrote:The router is a Gigafast E400-RP
I am at work and I won't be home until 6pm PST so I can't get you the dxdiag yet.

My network is setup like this:

In the den I have my cable modem plugged into the router and the den computer plugged in there as well. My house has cat5 in the walls from the den to my bedroom so I have a short cable from the router also plugged into the wall and then into my bedroom. From my bedroom wall I run a cable into a hub which has my computer and my xbox/xbox 360 plugged into it. None of the devices have trouble getting online.

Also it's all cat-5 cable, nothing fancy like cat-5e or crossover.

Is the stuff you want to stream from your bedroom computer or your den computer?

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 12, 2006, 2:19 pm

from my bedroom computer to my 360
i wonder if having multiple pc's on the network is whats fucking it up

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 12, 2006, 3:18 pm

Hmm. I just installed Media Connect on my laptop here at work from http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/alldownloads.htm and I was looking at the services I told you about and they were all set to manual but started for me.

There's also HTTP SSL service that needs to be turned on for this to work.

Tell you what, better than the DXDiag.

When you get home, go back into services.msc and attempt to start the Windows Media Connect service again. After it fails, open up the eventvwr.msc, save the Application and System logs and e-mail those to the address I PM'ed you this morning. Those will give us much better clues to what's failing and then research can be done on how to fix it if it isn't obvious.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 12, 2006, 10:09 pm

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:
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arhghrhhghr !! 21jdiei die die

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » September 13, 2006, 7:57 am

I sent you an e-mail last night Stragi. Check that out and lemme know if you need some clarification.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 13, 2006, 2:14 pm

W00P
Will try it asap when I get home. And then I will call xbox support and laugh in their faces!

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » September 14, 2006, 12:57 pm

so after getting upnp service to start wmc would start and stop instantly and the setup still wouldn't find my xbox. i fucked around with the registry editor and set all the permissions for wmc to full access like i did for upnp host but that didn't get me anywhere.

blah

in the event viewer i found that error message about initializenetwork monitoring with the hex address but on google the only thing with the same error was for a different part of wmc (something other than initializenetwork monitoring)

so then i played some nnn