WMC Connecting/Extender issue

[crispyclot]

"have you enabled sharing on your network, this can be achieved in network and sharing center > homegroup and sharing options "

ya u bet , ive enabled everything i could think of , even uninstalled differnet media players in case of conflict . Now with the Zune at least connecting , makes me wonder .

 

[MrNeeds]

I noticed that your last picture doesn't have a network that you're connected to, on mine it says homegroup, maybe the problem lies with the network settings, I'm not at my PC right now but I'll have a look at it in the morning and post my findings.

 

[crispyclot]

As you can see im in a homegroup , but the share media is greyed out , and inside that menu is the other screenshot with the empty dropdown menu .... brain hurts

 

[MrNeeds]

Ah, that's very strange, I feel it could be a service that has been disabled on your system then, click on the start menu and type in there "services.msc" without the quotation marks, if there's a prompt then accept, now scoll down the list until you see "windows media player network sharing service" and if it's disabled the change to automatic and start the service, now have a look and see if it shows you the media sharing options again.

 

[crispyclot]

Ill try this after i get home from work , thanks again

 

[crispyclot]

These were the only 2 i could find , i enable and stated both with no luck on sharing optin .

 

[MrNeeds]

Have you removed windows media player from your system by any chance? That service should always be running, or at least be showing in services.msc anyway...

 

[crispyclot]

Nope , WMP is alive and kickin' ...All i have now is Zune , WMC and WMP ..oh and iTunes .

 

[crispyclot]

Growing very tired of this , its simple sharing over a network that is running flawlessly with OTHER devices . Do i need to be in a Homegroup for PS3 and Xbox that dont use Win 7 ??? There is NOTHING ever showing in this dropdown ??

 

[MrNeeds]

Growing very tired of this , its simple sharing over a network that is running flawlessly with OTHER devices . Do i need to be in a Homegroup for PS3 and Xbox that dont use Win 7 ??? There is NOTHING ever showing in this dropdown ??

thats the thing, mine shows my local network, theres definately something wrong with your configuration.

 

[MrNeeds]

ok, double post but i'm determined to sort this out for you, open up the network and sharing center, and in there go to homegroup and sharing options, in there click on change advanced sharing options, now look at the picture ive posted below and copy the settings as you see them, after youve done that, reboot your system and see if anything shows up.

 

[crispyclot]

Found an old post , but again searching for gpedit comes up with nothing ....???

people in said post said it worked , now only if this thing would find it


Run gpedit.msc. Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Security.

Enable "Set client connection encryption level" & change encryption level to 'Client Compatible'.
Disable "Always prompt for password upon connection"

I'm guessing these settings don't only apply to Windows 7, but to Vista and XP media centers as well.

 

[crispyclot]

thats what they have been all along , is the xbox supposed to be in there ?

....and thanks for stickin it out here MrNeeds , before i toss this thing into the street !

As of now i would give the Taliban remote access just to figure it out !!!

 

[MrNeeds]

i just keep thinking its something to do with that wmp network sharing service, if that isn't running then there wont be any network to connect to. the sharing service lets you access the library on wmp, media center needs an extender connection

 

[MrNeeds]

ok, just looked for the network sharing service on mine and its showing ok, its on automatic startup and the file path is C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe, double click this file and see what happens

 

[crispyclot]

!st thing i have 2 program files , 2nd one is ( x86 ) that file is only found in 1st PF's dbl click , window flashes on and closes . There is no ntwrk exe in the 86 PF wmp folder ....

Another thing , eventually if it ever works , what are u supposed to be puching in the homegroup password to ...? besides other PC does it even come into play with the xbox ?

 

[MrNeeds]

!st thing i have 2 program files , 2nd one is ( x86 ) that file is only found in 1st PF's dbl click , window flashes on and closes . There is no ntwrk exe in the 86 PF wmp folder ....

Another thing , eventually if it ever works , what are u supposed to be puching in the homegroup password to ...? besides other PC does it even come into play with the xbox ?

ive removed the password protected sharing, so i dont know if that affects the connection but it shouldnt

 

[crispyclot]

I did as well , so not sure heh . Ive pretty much allowed every possible option ( that ive found ) on this pute in every menu ive came across

 

[MrNeeds]

Ok, here we go, practical solution, go to control panel and go to programs and features, on the left bar, Click on turn windows features on or off, look for windows media player and uncheck it, apply and let it uninstall, after it is done, check it again(you may need the installation disc for it to install) and apply, reboot and see if "windows media player network sharing service" appears in services.msc again, if it does then we are now cooking with gas.

 

[crispyclot]

Right on , ill give that a try.

Thanks for another idea !