howdy there.
Im writing this thread to see if anyone has had any issues with the new final version of Windows 7 (the official version due to be released on Oct 22nd) not being able to let files stream on a Xbox 360?
Recently i was lucky enough to get a copy of 7 off MS early so decided to give it a try on my system. All seemed well until i tried setting up File Sharing on it with my Xbox 360 or my vista lappy.
My vista laptop has no problems sharing files or streaming via the media centre extender with the Xbox but when it comes down to the Windows 7 system i get no connectivity to it what so ever. Ive checked my settings for file sharing on the & system and all seems to be configured correctly.
Ive verified that network discovery is on, file sharing is on, even setup public sharing, assigned the everyone group to the folders being shared, removed the encryption, turned off the password sharing and set the Xbox 360 to be allowed access to the streamed media.
I'm 100% confused to why this is seems so difficult to setup as you would expect to Microsoft devices to be easily compatible especially since this is one of the features they are advertising that's so good about Win 7.
I'm also confused to why my vista system cant connect either. It shows up on the work group on the vista system but am unable to access the shared folder.
Any help on idea's to try or even resolutions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Im writing this thread to see if anyone has had any issues with the new final version of Windows 7 (the official version due to be released on Oct 22nd) not being able to let files stream on a Xbox 360?
Recently i was lucky enough to get a copy of 7 off MS early so decided to give it a try on my system. All seemed well until i tried setting up File Sharing on it with my Xbox 360 or my vista lappy.
My vista laptop has no problems sharing files or streaming via the media centre extender with the Xbox but when it comes down to the Windows 7 system i get no connectivity to it what so ever. Ive checked my settings for file sharing on the & system and all seems to be configured correctly.
Ive verified that network discovery is on, file sharing is on, even setup public sharing, assigned the everyone group to the folders being shared, removed the encryption, turned off the password sharing and set the Xbox 360 to be allowed access to the streamed media.
I'm 100% confused to why this is seems so difficult to setup as you would expect to Microsoft devices to be easily compatible especially since this is one of the features they are advertising that's so good about Win 7.
I'm also confused to why my vista system cant connect either. It shows up on the work group on the vista system but am unable to access the shared folder.
Any help on idea's to try or even resolutions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks