If you would like to watch movies stored on your xbox drive via your PC, which could be convenient should your PC and xbox be located in two separate rooms, you can do this by using VLC Player.
Heres how Ive accomplished that.
Assuming your xbox & PC are networked and capable of seeing each other on the network, try this.
First download and install VLC Player on your PC -->
VLC Player link downloadNext, at your PC youll need to map a connection to your xbox. To do this, click the following:
Start --> My Network Places --> Tools --> Map Network Drive --> sign up for online storage or connect to a network server --> next --> next -> a box should now appear with an open field, youll need to type your xbox IP address in this field a certain way, heres two examples of how to type your xbox IP:
ftp://xxx.xxx.x.x:21 xs being your IP address, 21 being the port. This way you will be prompted for your username and password, both being xbox
ftp://xbox:[email protected]:21 typing in this way, your xbox password is stored to your PC, but its not the safest method, though the most convenient.
After typing in your IP click next --> next --> here you should be able to type a name for your ftp connection, if you so desire, otherwise it will just display as your xbox IP --> next --> finish --> youll be prompted to log on, type xbox for username and password, if you cant log on dont worry about, or reboot your xbox and try again.
You should now have a mapped connection from your PC to xbox.
Onto VLC player, assuming its installed. Open the player and click file --> open network stream --> File tab --> Browse
--> look for My Network Places in this new dialog box and click it --> now you should see your ftp connection, click that --> if your prompted for username and password, type xbox for both and click log on --> if your connection was accepted, you should see your xbox folders. Navigate to where your desired video is and click it to open, then click OK to play.
If xbox doesnt allow you log on then reboot your xbox and try again.