Re: XP MCE and XBOX 360 Protected Content Issues

If you look at your Xbox 360 under Windows Media Connect, does it still say
"Cannot play protected Windows Media files"?

Also, do you have any non-TV protected content you could try playing? (e.g.
music tracks purchased from Napster or MSN Music)

If not, please try the following to confirm whether this is specific to TV
or a general issue with protected content:
1) Open Windows Media Player and go to Tools --> Options
2) Select the Rip Music tab and check the "Copy protect music" box; click OK
3) Rip 1 track off of a CD; this track will be protected
4) Play the track you ripped in step 3 on your MCX; what happens?

Note: you may want to undo step 2 when you're done...

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"grcsomd" <grcsomd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry not quite Fixed!!
(update: Only Partially !!FIXED!!)

I tried the #2 suggestion in the following link :

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/04/25/583494.aspx

After installing the April 2006 Update Rollup I rebooted.. Then I
deinstalled Media Center Extender and Media Center Connect from the MCE
through Control Panel. Then I rebooted MCE again. I went to the 360 and
disconneted from Windows Media Center and Windows-based PC setting, and
redid
the 360 MCE installation including new key code. etc.

This procedure added a few premium channels that play now thru the
Extender,
but not all of them do. There is still a problem with over half of them,
same
message about protected content not able to play thru the 360, but plays
find
on the MCE itself... Sorry for the false report!!

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"grcsomd" wrote:

!FIXED!!!!!

The April 2006 Rollup mentioned @
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/04/25/583494.aspx
worked for me. I installed it, rebooted, then uninstalled the Center
Extender and Media Center Connect... Disconnected my MCE computer from
the
360 profiles for Media Center and Computer and basically reinstalled
fresh
from the 360 perpective..
Now I am able to watch premium content thru the 360 extender just fine.

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"grcsomd" wrote:

I tried the hotfix outlined below but it did not help. I think that
hotfix
would address the issue if I had local MCE issues playing protected
content.
I don't have any problems locally with protected content on the MCE..
only
with the 360 as an extender. All content aside from protected content
plays
fine thru the 360. The strange part is that even *some* of the premium
channels will play thru the 360... but only a handful of the lineup..
(SHO
for example) Within Windows Media Connect, and selecting the 360, and
show
properties, under DRM it says plainly "Cannot play protected Windows
Media
files" My understanding is that this should say "Can play protected
Windows
Media files" and then things should work "right".. Then again, this
could be
working (or in my case not) as designed..
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"Jason Tsang" wrote:

Try running this hotfix to see if it helps.

FIX: Windows Media Digital Rights Manager protected files may not
correctly
play back on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005-based computers
that have
Update Rollup 2 installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913800/en-us

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"grcsomd" <grcsomd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,

I am having problems with playing any Premium Content (TV) thru
the 360
Interface. It all plays fine on the XP MCE platform, but only
unprotected
content will play thru the 360. I have spent about three days
trying to
figure out if this is a problem that can be fixed, or if this is a
new
feature/design. I have called XBOX and Windows XP support and am
basically
left with no solution. I have even called my Cable provider.
Nobody has
a
solution.

I have Dell XPS 600, Happagauge 150MCE and all the latest Windows
Updates.
I
am running WMP 10. I understand there was a similar issue with
the
original
XBOX and the first extenders that came out.. and an update came
out. If
anybody else has struggled with this and found a solution, please
share
it!

Thanks++





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