A Solution

I just got a new external hard drive and had these same problems. I properly
added the folders on my new external hard drive in WMP11 by right clicking
the Library tab and then Add to Library. WMP11 saw the new files and played
them just fine. My XBOX 360, which was allowed via Media Sharing, only saw
the music on my actual computer, not on my external. This problem persisted
after restarting both my computer and XBOX360, after "disconnecting" my
computer from the XBOX360 and re"connecting" it, and after go in and out of
the music player menu multiple times on the XBOX 360. I figured the problem
out, somehow, after reading the previous posts. This is what I did:
I turned on file and print sharing on my computer via the Network Setup
Wizard in my Control panel. I restarted my computer. After it rebooted, I
right clicked on the folders of interest on my external, clicked Properties,
clicked the Sharing tab, and clicked the "Share this folder on the network"
box. Boom, the folders now appear on the XBOX360! They appeared in WMP 11
before, as I had them shared properly, but now they appear in the XBOX360.
Now, I am off to listen to Cloud Cult and play MLB2K7. Hope this helps
others!
"momgenie" wrote:

I found this thread which closely matches my quest to import my music files
into WMP11 from my external hard drive. (XP Pro SP2, Freecom hard drive)

WMP11 searches, finds them (I've added the drive manually) but won't
actually add them to the library.

I did the Command window thing with cacls and got:

L:\>cacls <01 Forever.MP3>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

L:\>cacls <01 Forever>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

L:\>cacls 01 Forever.MP3
Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files

CACLS filename [/T] [/E] [/C] [/G user:perm] [/R user [...]]
[/P user:perm [...]] [/D user [...]]
filename Displays ACLs.
/T Changes ACLs of specified files in
the current directory and all subdirectories.
/E Edit ACL instead of replacing it.
/C Continue on access denied errors.
/G user:perm Grant specified user access rights.
Perm can be: R Read
W Write
C Change (write)
F Full control
/R user Revoke specified user's access rights (only valid with /E).
/P user:perm Replace specified user's access rights.
Perm can be: N None
R Read
W Write
C Change (write)
F Full control
/D user Deny specified user access.
Wildcards can be used to specify more that one file in a command.
You can specify more than one user in a command.

Abbreviations:
CI - Container Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by directories.
OI - Object Inherit.
The ACE will be inherited by files.
IO - Inherit Only.
The ACE does not apply to the current file/directory.

L:\>
.

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