Post by: SilentWatcher on November 28, 2005, 05:33:00 PM
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Running Programs and Web Browsing From Xbox 360
by The Watcher (Silent.Watcher at gmail.com)
Through its Media Center Extender fucntionality, the Xbox 360 acts as dumb terminal to your Windows Media Center 2005 PC.
Aside from streaming video, it can also run additional programs and plugins, found in the "More Programs" heading on the Media Center main menu. Note that none of these programs are running directly on the Xbox- they are all running in some form on your PC. However, we can exploit this feature to run additional software(like web browsing) on the Xbox 360. Currently, there is no way to have mouse support using the 360 controller or media remote- however, the controller can be used as a keyboard.
To add an entry to the "More Programs" listing that will show up in Media Center on your Xbox:
1. Go to the directory C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Media Center\Media Center Programs
2. Create a new text file with the name of the program you want to run(For example Browser.txt)
3. Put the following line in your file:
If you want to do web browsing on your Xbox 360, you can simply enter a URL. To open a program, enter its exact path. For example:
4. Change your file's extension from .txt to .mcl .
In Media Center on your 360, go to More Programs and select the file you just made.
Enjoy web browsing on your 360! Or try to see what other programs from your PC it will run.
This post has been edited by SilentWatcher: Nov 29 2005, 01:36 AM
Post by: sp3cialk on November 30, 2005, 01:25:00 PM
Post by: smash_linux on November 30, 2005, 06:11:00 PM
// smash
Post by: scotty2hotty1124 on November 30, 2005, 08:46:00 PM
Post by: mr. newbie on December 04, 2005, 07:41:00 AM
Post by: Angerwound on December 05, 2005, 06:48:00 AM
Little bit of changes to the media center interface and web browsering.
Post by: mantra79 on December 05, 2005, 07:12:00 AM
Post by: scooby_dooby on December 05, 2005, 11:40:00 PM
QUOTE(sp3cialk @ Nov 30 2005, 09:32 PM) 
Intresting... Can we get some pics of you on different sites through your xbox 360?
Ask and ye shall recieve:
Post by: vjsz on December 06, 2005, 07:02:00 AM
Post by: sp3cialk on December 06, 2005, 08:47:00 AM
QUOTE(scooby_dooby @ Dec 6 2005, 01:47 AM)
Ask and ye shall recieve:
Nice man... I just (last night) got my MCE box setup... been looking over a lot of documentation... wondering if what you did was strictly what was posted above or if you did more... until I get a new capture card I can't watch TV on it.. mine went bad and the spare I had in my XP machine doesn't work with the media center
Post by: scooby_dooby on December 06, 2005, 07:49:00 PM
QUOTE(sp3cialk @ Dec 6 2005, 04:54 PM) 
Nice man... I just (last night) got my MCE box setup... been looking over a lot of documentation... wondering if what you did was strictly what was posted above or if you did more... until I get a new capture card I can't watch TV on it.. mine went bad and the spare I had in my XP machine doesn't work with the media center
strictly what was posted above
Post by: Fardo123 on December 12, 2005, 07:00:00 AM
QUOTE(sp3cialk @ Nov 30 2005, 09:32 PM)
Intresting... Can we get some pics of you on different sites through your xbox 360?
I couldn't get this to work either ... placed this in the folder .. anyone has a suggestion ... how you can add the programms? They don't show up on my pc either
Post by: unknown_sidhu on December 12, 2005, 07:44:00 PM
This post has been edited by unknown_sidhu: Dec 13 2005, 03:44 AM
Post by: Fardo123 on December 13, 2005, 02:23:00 AM
QUOTE(unknown_sidhu @ Dec 13 2005, 03:51 AM)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Very nice. I personnally dont have a 360 yet, but is having a media center PC the only way to do that?
Yes yopu must have MCE 2005
Post by: Mooner2 on December 13, 2005, 07:56:00 AM
scooby_dooby:
I know where your mind was at while you were testing this out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
This post has been edited by Mooner2: Dec 13 2005, 03:57 PM
Post by: ikecomp on December 13, 2005, 03:06:00 PM
Post by: ikecomp on December 13, 2005, 11:18:00 PM
Post by: HushangIVVI on December 19, 2005, 05:56:00 PM
Post by: Sonicjam on December 22, 2005, 07:34:00 AM
Post by: skyypunk on December 25, 2005, 08:38:00 AM
Post by: skyypunk on December 25, 2005, 10:14:00 AM
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id="{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
CompanyName="Google">
url="http://google.com"
title="Google"
description="Browse to Google.com" >
"
then ran
RegisterMCEApp.exe /allusers Z:\Windows\ehome\google.xml
Then it shows under Spotlight, More Programs, then under list by name
Post by: Ryanlash on December 31, 2005, 12:41:00 AM
Post by: HellHound360 on January 01, 2006, 03:33:00 PM
i have no idea what im doing right now
lol
i did get google to work on the media center on my computer but not on the xbox
i dont see the google link in more programs or anyware else
Could u please give step by step instructions on how to do this from the begining?
that would help me alot and all my friends
Post by: TrevE101 on January 01, 2006, 09:10:00 PM
Post by: ssj4android on January 03, 2006, 05:43:00 PM
BTW, what's the deal with saying MS?
Post by: bikr on January 11, 2006, 09:02:00 AM
In the pictures on page 1 it looks like google's home page fills the screen, the google results dont' fill the screen though.. Let me know if you know how to fill the screen with the page..
Post by: Snowboard8422 on January 11, 2006, 02:41:00 PM
Post by: Snowboard8422 on January 11, 2006, 03:04:00 PM
QUOTE(bikr @ Jan 11 2006, 04:58 PM)
Yeah I checked that out, you still need Media center.
Post by: Agrajag on February 01, 2006, 05:19:00 AM
There is no valid reason why the 360 shouldn't be able to use XP (or any system for that matter) to draw data from.
I suspect we'd end up needing someone to write some sort of MCE emulator layer to fake the 360 into thinking it's talking with MCE but is really talking with any other OS.
Think about it. Why should the 360 care where the data is coming from as long as it's formatted correctly?
Forcing us all to run Media Center Edition when we have no interest in using our PC for recording TV and such makes little sense to me.
Then there's the whole Vista question. Is the 360 really going to be less functional under Vista or is Vista going to essentially include MCE-like hooks. If so, then clearly MCE is not, at the core, truly required. It sounds like it's just a current limitation just begging for someone to figure out a way around.
I'm told that music streamed from a MCE system includes things like album art and the like. We had all that with XMC streaming from any source on the older Xbox. God this annoys me.
Post by: jizmo on February 01, 2006, 05:44:00 AM
QUOTE(Agrajag @ Feb 1 2006, 02:26 PM)
I really do not get all this requirement to have Media Center Edition installed. Makes no sense to me. Typical MS. They do something and more times than not, it ends up being crippled by requiring some other element you may not have, really need, or want.
There is no valid reason why the 360 shouldn't be able to use XP (or any system for that matter) to draw data from.
Right on. x360 crippled media capabilities are a big joke.
Post by: kgonepostl on February 02, 2006, 08:53:00 AM
QUOTE(Snowboard8422 @ Jan 11 2006, 03:48 PM)
Do you every think M$ will make a browser without WMC being involved? It would be a pretty nice feature. A little worthless but cool.
a little worthless.......right. I think a ton of people would dissagree with ya on that one. Personally I'd like to pop up a porn site at 1080 dpi!!!! :-D
Post by: flashfreak on February 06, 2006, 05:03:00 AM
If we got one of those going we could see files on the various drives of the 360, unless it only showed the PC drives as the 360 is just a terminal.
Anyway, just an idea
Post by: envy on February 06, 2006, 06:37:00 AM
I got XP pro at the moment, if i did get MCE would it perform or run differently?
Post by: JimmyCheese on February 07, 2006, 12:34:00 AM
In doing research to write an app that allows web browsing I found someone who already done it.
It is called MCE Browser. The software is freely given by the developer.
http://www.anpark.com/software.aspx
It take a little getting used to but it works!
It comes with a favorites list which I imagine is customizable...I will look into it later.
You CAN "tab" between links with the remote (I used the one that is puchased seperately with the keypad. I will try the media one later.)
Basically, you start at a site. Push the down arrow to select the site. Click "ok" to lock the site. Now you can scroll the page with arrows or tab links with the ch/pg button. Hit enter to follow the link.
To unlock the site hit "back" once, then you can use the location (favorites), back, forward, stop, zoom, etc.
Look like its built with js, vbs, and ocx.
Can't wait to see what I can learn...
NOTE: I did NOT make it. I just found it so please give credit where credit is due.
Enjoy.
Post by: mike86ttype on February 08, 2006, 11:27:00 PM
Post by: Cyberz on November 04, 2006, 07:29:00 AM
QUOTE(JimmyCheese @ Feb 7 2006, 08:41 AM)
!!!! Working Browser on XBOX360 !!!!!
In doing research to write an app that allows web browsing I found someone who already done it.
It is called MCE Browser. The software is freely given by the developer.
http://www.anpark.com/software.aspx
It take a little getting used to but it works!
It comes with a favorites list which I imagine is customizable...I will look into it later.
You CAN "tab" between links with the remote (I used the one that is puchased seperately with the keypad. I will try the media one later.)
Basically, you start at a site. Push the down arrow to select the site. Click "ok" to lock the site. Now you can scroll the page with arrows or tab links with the ch/pg button. Hit enter to follow the link.
To unlock the site hit "back" once, then you can use the location (favorites), back, forward, stop, zoom, etc.
Look like its built with js, vbs, and ocx.
Can't wait to see what I can learn...
NOTE: I did NOT make it. I just found it so please give credit where credit is due.
Enjoy.
it looks cool but u need the damn remote controll to enter a page! that sux!
any new apps out?
Post by: Jedder on December 22, 2006, 09:08:00 PM