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[crazy8]

I just had a thought tonight.I have a 200gb HD that I have some of my DVDs saved on and I was wondering something.I dont have much space left on my xbox and my DVD collection will keep getting larger as new movies keep coming out.So If I started to store my DVDs on my computer and continue to have my xbox hooked up to my computer is there a way I can stream those videos that are stored on my PC from my xbox?If its not possable I wont sweat it but Im wondering if it is and if it is then how would I go about doing it?

Thank you all for the help.

[The Zep Man]

QUOTE(crazy8 @ Jan 12 2006, 07:02 AM)

I just had a thought tonight.I have a 200gb HD that I have some of my DVDs saved on and I was wondering something.I dont have much space left on my xbox and my DVD collection will keep getting larger as new movies keep coming out.So If I started to store my DVDs on my computer and continue to have my xbox hooked up to my computer is there a way I can stream those videos that are stored on my PC from my xbox?If its not possable I wont sweat it but Im wondering if it is and if it is then how would I go about doing it?

Thank you all for the help.

In what for format are your ripped/converted/saved DVD's?

[crazy8]

well unfortanatly I havent converted them all to be the same format so i have .avi,mpeg and such I also have like music videos and short lil clips of video in various formats to.

[crazy8]

ok how do i go about setting that up or where can i go to find out how to get that set up?Thanx alot for the help

[The Zep Man]

QUOTE(crazy8 @ Jan 12 2006, 11:56 PM)

ok how do i go about setting that up or where can i go to find out how to get that set up?Thanx alot for the help

Use Windows File Sharing (a.k.a.: "SMB"). Read the instructions in Xbox Media Center and in the manual on how to set it up. You can also check some of the tutorials at the website of Xbox Media Center.

[crazy8]

Ok I gave up on using that software som im setting up XBMC and doing SMB shares.I think I have most of it figured out and complete but one question I do have.I no longer am hooked up to my cable cuz i moved so I dont have a DNS ip to insert to the "<nameserver></nameserver>" tags inside the xboxmediacenter.xml file.So what do I put here or am I able to not do it this way since im not hooked up to my cable?

Thank you all for the help

[crazy8]

Ok so just to make sure, I change that stuff on the computer end and not the xbox end correct?Also my computer which is running on XP doesnt have any password protection but does have an account name (that lil box you have to click on when xp boots) so all i have to do is enter that name on my xbox and no password then right?
Thanx for all the help everyone

[The Zep Man]

QUOTE(crazy8 @ Jan 15 2006, 06:04 AM)

Ok so just to make sure, I change that stuff on the computer end and not the xbox end correct?

No. Read again... SLOWLY:

QUOTE(-Fisher- @ Jan 14 2006, 11:50 AM)

i've never changed them mate,
all i've had to change is the smb:// share parts under my videos/my music whatever to point to your pc's ip with your pc's username and password

It's better to adjust that instead of the settings on your computer.

You might give more information about your home network. Is it connected to the internet? Is DHCP used? In what IP-range(s) are your computers? What is the IP-address of the computer from which you want to share movies and music?

[crazy8]

Ok I have that all figured out now but when i starts up my computer I dont have a password and the only thing I have to do since im running XP is click that lil box that has my name.So would I just have to give the xbox that name and no password then?
Thanx for all the help.This is the depest I have dug into XBMC so im learning alot to.Thanx again