Xbox 360 Media streaming from Vista Media Center, required codec on XBOX but not other extensors?

I am trying to use my Media Center on my Xbox - but I am unable to get the videos to play, other than the native codecs from Microsoft.

Now, if I connect to Media Center on the Xbox and go through the video dashboard they play all since I have sharing enabled on WMP11. But it is not useful.

Media Center may be forced to work with the Xbox 360?

iSlack,

Here is the link that Mark has attempted to provide and you might not get in. It is a very useful site, please take the time to look at him.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/products/winfamily/mediacenter/extenderfaq.mspx

What distinguishes this site was as follows:

Can what types of content stored on my Windows Vista-based PC I access through my Xbox 360

Video formats

  • MPEG-1 with audio MPEG

  • MPEG-2 with MPEG audio or AC - 3 audio

  • WMV, 7, 8 and 9 with audio WMA Standard or WMA Pro

  • WMV Image 1 and 2 (Photo Story 1, 2 and 3)

Audio formats

  • Windows Media Audio (WMA) Standard

  • WMA Pro

  • WMA Lossless

  • MP3

Please let us know if you have more questions or if you are still having the same problems.

Thank you.

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