Re: Xbox Extender immediatly disconnects and gives error

From: Todd Bowra [MSFT] (toddbow_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/17/04


Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:51:52 -0800

What is the specific error text that you see in Event Viewer?

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"Skip" <Skip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> yea it does give a event id of 8 I believe, you can google this problem
and
> see it other groups.  I'm away from my machine right now....
>
> I was using XP firewall, but have since disabled it all together.  I was
> running via wireless but again to narrow down the problem I hooked via
wired.
>
> It does see to be when it is "connecting", because I do see the MCE main
UI
> screen for a split second, before it disconnecst....so I belive the MCX1
user
> has something to do with it but cant narrow down....
>
> other ideas? thanks!  btw..I'm a MCSE and have extensive OS/Network
> troubleshooting skills...thats why this is driving me nuts!
>
> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > MCE add in apps shouldn't cause the behavior you report.
> >
> > The first thing to do is check your Event Viewer logs (right click My
> > Computer, select Manager, click Event Viewer and look at System, Media
> > Center, and Application); are there any errors/warnings that correspond
to
> > the time you attempted to connect?
> >
> > Also, what firewall sw are you running? If it's not the Windows
Firewall, it
> > would be worth temporarily disabling it to see if it's a firewall issue.
> >
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> > "Skip" <Skip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1272901A-470C-4E1C-92C7-3A563ADED3D0@microsoft.com...
> > > See previous posts on this, but none of the solutions have fixed.
> > > I ran through the setup wizard fine, setup talked to the MCE PC and
worked
> > > without a problem, but now when trying to launch Xbox Extender it
> > immedialty
> > > disconnects and says "....unexpectinly disconnected from MCE PC..."
hit ok
> > > try again....etc.
> > >
> > > I have read posts about "popups" in the MCE1 user and modify "run" and
> > > startup items in that user, etc...none of this has helped.
> > >
> > > Two thoughts I had but none of them fixed the problem.
> > >
> > > -I had loaded some MCE applications for weather, contacts, etc to view
in
> > > main MCE UI. I thougth these may be "incompatible" with extender so I
> > > uninstalled them, but no help.
> > >
> > > -I had my RDP port for remote desktop set to another port (for
firewall
> > > purposes) and thought changing back to the default 3389 would fix.
Again,
> > no
> > > help.
> > >
> > > Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance.....
> >
> >
> >


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