Topic: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Has Stopped Working (Read 69 times)

wanger · « **on:** December 12, 2007, 07:19:00 PM »

I'm using Windows Vista 32-bit Ultimate. I shared my videos on my PC with my 360 via media player 11. It worked for the first couple days but now every time I browse through my videos on my 360 (normally via dashboard, not media center extender), I got teh rotating circle for a while then my PC gets a popup saying:

"windows media player network sharing service has stopped working"

So I open up WMP11 again through share my media to restart this service, but it keeps doing this no matter what folder I browse to or try to play. Has anyone else had this problem? I looked around and couldn't find a way to reinstall windows media player 11 on Vista (I guess its built into Vista (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grr.gif) )

Thanks in advance!

box_me2 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2007, 04:51:00 AM »

Im having the same problem.
every time i try to open one of my videos or folders NOTHING!
you can download WMP 11 from the M$ downloads page but im not sure if that will help.
If anyone knows anything that might help that would be sweet.

box_me2 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2007, 01:08:00 AM »

I got it!
Just try removing and adding your 360 from your windows media CENTRE again and see how you go from there.
now i can play all my videos straight off the dashboard

evagelos · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2007, 01:33:00 PM »

for me does not help this
it always disconnect from my pc
i think it is divx problem as windows vista said:

Problem caused by DivX Codec
This problem was caused by DivX Codec. DivX Codec was created by DivX, Inc..
DivX, Inc. is aware of this problem and working as quickly as possible to make a solution available.
Recommendation
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To learn more about this problem, DivX, Inc. recommends that you go online to the following website.
DivX, Inc.
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donmega · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2008, 01:16:00 PM »

I have this same problem and have looked for days for a fix with no luck if anyone has any more info on this problem please let us know.

My problem seems to be with the xbox trying to get a thumbnail preview of the video files.

donmega · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2008, 09:31:00 PM »

Bump.

Does no one else have this problem? are we the only 3 people on this board that has trouble sharing DIVX?

donmega · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2008, 12:24:00 PM »

OK to anyone who cares to know, I solved my problem by uninstalling ALL codecs from my PC then installing the "Vista Codec Pack" just google it should be the 1st link.

bdubyah · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2008, 05:28:00 PM »

well, ever since i hooked my 360 up and tried streaming music, its been flaky, but it had been working. and the sharing service had been fine too. now all of a sudden whenever i turn my PC on, i get a box saying that both it and the zune sharing service have stopped working. i tried going to services.msc and enabling it again, but it stops within 5 seconds of enabling it.

anyone know what's up?

bdubyah · « **Reply #8 on:** May 20, 2008, 01:39:00 PM »

anyone have any idea why the service keeps stopping? this is really annoying.

edit - well, i went googling again and found this

http://forums.techar...ad.php?t=797340

apparently the mf.dll file gets corrupted. but the only way to fix it is reinstall windows. unless someone here can post it up for d/l. websites i checked have it for d/l if you pay like 10 bucks.

natedogg_1271 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2009, 09:02:00 PM »

I had the same issues with media players network service stopping as well as a couple others, all I did was install service pack one and it fixed the issue no problem-hope this helps somebody, p.s. I was running vista ultimate 64 bit if that means anything to anybody later
this should be a link to download it
http://technet.micro...s/bb738089.aspx

shakin1234 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2009, 03:27:00 AM »

hi there

i am also having the same issue, it started month or so back

i have 2 xbox's and change hard disk from 1 to another, i thought at 1st this was the issue but it wasnt , especially as from memory this started happening once i updated to the new dashboard with the mii lookalike thing.

well last night i have fixed my issue and thought i would share the fix & hopefully this will help others

on my media pc that i use for streaming, it has all the latest windows updates including service pack 3 im using windows xp media centre 32bit as at first i thought this also could be the issue. once done this, still the same outcome....BUT viewing folder structure was alot quicker!

i have installed the latest ffdshow codecs on my pc and rebooted, and as paul daniels would say "thats magic"

it all started working!!!

heres the link where i downloaded the codec package, hope this helps others

http://www.free-code...oad/FFDshow.htm

good luck

cheers

shakin

hollayzfr1 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:47:00 PM »

Hi Guys

I was having the same problem. Found the following on another Forum, worked like a charm.

Hope it works for you.

Got it... it is a DRM issue.
1) Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM.
2) Go to tools\Folder Options
3) Select the View Tab
4) select Show Hidden Files and Folders
5) Uncheck the box that says "Hide Protected Operating system files"
Click apply and OK
Refresh the view and you should see files in the DRM folde.
Move the files to the recycle bin
Now enable sharing in Media player
your problem should be resolved.

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