Re: XBOX Media Extender Doesn't Play music files with DRM
From: Todd Bowra [MSFT] (toddbow_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/03/04
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Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:42:38 -0800
What firewall software are you running on your PC? Whatever it is, if you
disable it temporarily, does playback of this content work?
-- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "cageman" <cageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2351120A-1E08-4C53-95CA-52A6EF1CF654@microsoft.com... > Hello Todd, > > I use Insight Broadband for internet access. The cable modem is an Arris > CM300A. > To that i have connected a Netgear Cable/DSL router RP614. > > The router is spitting a 192.168.0.x to address to my machines. > > Media Center PC is connected to port 1 > Xbox Connected to port 2. > > I can disconnect from the internet and play the music file on the MCPC, but > cannot play the same file using the XBOX Extender. > > For further info i am also trying a subscribing to the napster service. > Which lets you download music to three pcs. Both services are exhibiting the > same behaviour. > > =========================================== > "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote: > > > One of the nice things about Extenders is that since they don't copy the > > content from the PC, they don't count as a device in the same way that a > > portable WMA player would. > > > > Could you provide info regarding your network configuration including all > > routers, switches, wireless hardware, etc.? A security check is made before > > protected files will play and one possibility is that something on your > > network is causing this to fail. > > > > -- > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > > > > > "cageman" <cageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:E00EB6F0-141A-4CE7-B0F9-2798ED7EDFA4@microsoft.com... > > > I subscribe to the unlimited FYE music service which allows you to listen > > to > > > the music on three devices. The MCPC is device one. I was hoping to use > > the > > > extender as device two. > > > > > > I'm going to direct the question to FYE and see what they say. > > > > > > > > > > > > "David" wrote: > > > > > > > I have not purchased any music from FYE , but I have purchased music > > from > > > > MSN and it works perfectly no issues. Is your MCPC authorized as a valid > > PC > > > > to use the files? Not sure how they handle their DRM, MSN allows up to 5 > > > > computers to be authorized to use the DRM protected files. > > > > > > > > > > > > "cageman" <cageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > news:053F3E16-A942-4A67-B67B-E2FE521781B6@microsoft.com... > > > > >I don't know. Why would it be the same issue. This is wma music not > > > > >video. > > > > > The license for these files permits me to play them on more than one > > > > > device... > > > > > > > > > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Todd, > > > > >> > > > > >> Isn't this related to the same issue with DVR-MS files that were > > recorded > > > > >> from Showtime/HBO? > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display > > > > >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > > > > >> http://www.dougknox.com > > > > >> -------------------------------- > > > > >> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro > > > > >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm > > > > >> -------------------------------- > > > > >> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > > > > >> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > > > >> > > > > >> "Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > >> news:eiChp$01EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > > > >> > Is your PC joined to a domain? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > -- > > > > >> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > > > > >> > rights. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > "cageman" <cageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > > >> > news:08C62033-0840-4072-91E5-32A3CFD086B4@microsoft.com... > > > > >> >> Hello All, > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> I have a lot of wma files that require a license to play. The > > music > > > > >> > license > > > > >> >> comes from FYE. They work perfectly on my Media Center PC. > > However, > > > > >> >> when > > > > >> > i > > > > >> >> try to play them on the XBOX extender i get the following error > > > > >> >> message, > > > > >> >> "Unable to validate security of your Media Center Extender. As a > > > > >> >> result, > > > > >> > the > > > > >> >> Extender will not play protected media content." > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> What do i need to do? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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