Re: "Invalid Connection Data" Message XBOX 360 acting as an MCE

Glad to hear you are up and working.

I do not believe that uninstalling the Extender software and reinstalling
will put the MCRD Service back to its original state. This service is
actually part of Media Center rather that the Extender software.

In all honestly am not sure how to get you back to the original state and as
I mentioned to Bill I am not sure that things will continue to work as
expected when the service is configured to login as something other than the
designed LocalService.

That said, I sure hope it does so that you can enjoy your extender!!!
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"Joshua Gayosso-Robinson" <joshuagayosso@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Janelle,

I do have this folder, and it had keys in it. They appeared to be
relatively old, dated 26/03/2006, probably around the time I first tried
to connect PC to Xbox.

I moved the MachineKeys folder to another location and retried the Media
Center Connection. On reconnection, it recreated the folder and a new key
file, and wait this is the best part, my Xbox360 extender is now working!

Unfortunately, I had tried Bill's suggestion of changing the "log on as"
value for the extender service first (it still didn't work) so I don't
know if it is a combination of methods or if forcing a recreation of the
keys by itself that did the job.

I tried re-selecting the old log on details for the service since the old
password still appeared in the password field but it didn't let me click
the 'Apply' button after I reentered the old "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService"
username. It gave me a "Please enter a valid password" error dialog.

If I have some time later this week I might try a complete reinstall of
the extender (which would pessumably remove the extender service) and I'll
remove the keys folder again, this would half settle the matter. The
question would still remain, however, that if it is the RSA keys that was
the problem, then why did it not work the first time, and why did it not
recreate the keys every time I tried a new connection?

Anyway, thanks Janelle and Bill for your help. I'll post back when I get
around to performing my little experiment.

Regards,
Joshua

"Jenelle Coberly [MSFT]" <jenellec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Joshua,
I would hold off making this change. Changing tje "log on as" value for
this service may cause other issues for the Extender session.

If you would please take the following steps to help us get find the root
cause of the issue.

Please check to see if you have the following folder is on your system
....\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys

If you have this folder, are there system files in the MachineKeys
folder? Was was the last date
modifed stamp of files located in this folder?


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"Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What was it logging in as, and what did you change it to?

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"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Joshua,

I figured it out. Check out my last post. I ended up changing how a
service (McrdSvc.exe) logs on.

Bill

"Joshua Gayosso-Robinson" wrote:

Any progress on this issue?

I am having the exact same problem where it's stopping with an
"Invalid
Connection Data" message. KB911739 is of no use. It's driving me up
the
wall.

My configuration:
PC: HP Media Center PC m7177a
Pentium 4, 3.06 GHz
512 Mb RAM

OS: Windows XP Windows Media Center 2005 - Update Rollup 2

NIC: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (Last driver
update:
23/05/2006)

I've tried direct connection of Xbox 360 to PC and also via my network
switch whilst my firewall was disabled but no luck.

Windows Media Connect works fine (I can play music and view photos on
my
xbox)

Contents of my the C:\Windows\DvcConn.log captured during a connection
attempt:

***********************************************************
Saturday, 27 May 2006 15:32:27
***********************************************************
3:32:27 p.m. : Checking OS version.
3:32:27 p.m. : Checking MCE version.
3:32:27 p.m. : MCE version = Emerald.
3:32:27 p.m. : Checking only instance of installer.
3:32:27 p.m. : CmdLine: Connection Wizard.
3:32:27 p.m. : CmdLine: Skin = Xenon.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying user is Administrator.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying EULA is present.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying MCE is NOT installed on a dynamic disk.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying OS is NOT Longhorn.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying MCE version.
3:32:27 p.m. : OS is Emerald : Verifying Sessions QFE is installed.
3:32:27 p.m. : Verifying NIC is present.
3:32:27 p.m. : Checking if Media Center First Run has been completed.
3:32:27 p.m. : Start conditions met.
3:32:30 p.m. : Turning on the InOOBE flag.
3:32:35 p.m. : Configuring Terminal Services policy.
3:32:35 p.m. : Configuring Security Event Log retention.
3:32:35 p.m. : User chose Manual Settings option.
3:32:47 p.m. : Checking Fast-User Switching and Remote Connections
settings.
3:32:47 p.m. : RDP enabled.
3:32:47 p.m. : FUS enabled.
3:32:47 p.m. : Checking if MCX ports are open in ICF.
3:32:47 p.m. : MCX ports are already open.
3:32:49 p.m. : Saving Media Discovery folders.
3:32:49 p.m. : Media Discovery folders saved.
3:32:49 p.m. : Power management IS NOT enabled.
3:35:26 p.m. : Verifying security codes.
3:35:26 p.m. : Security Code: 8873-9052
3:35:26 p.m. : Searching device table for unaffiliated bobsleds.
3:35:26 p.m. : Found 1 matching device(s).
3:35:26 p.m. : Found a device matching the security code. DVCID =
{00000000-0000-0000-0200-00125A7B905C}
3:35:27 p.m. : Sanity Check : Making sure device is not already
affiliated
with this PC.
3:35:27 p.m. : Starting affiliation.
3:35:32 p.m. : Waiting for visibility status.
3:35:33 p.m. : Waiting for security codes exchange status.

***********************************************************
ERROR
***********************************************************
Security code exchange timed out.

3:36:25 p.m. : Cancel confirmed by user.
3:36:25 p.m. : Resetting the device table entry to a clean state.
3:36:25 p.m. : Turning off the InOOBE flag.
3:36:25 p.m. : Exiting


The time-out shown in the error log above happens well after my XBox
comes
up with the Invalid Connection Data message:

Information used to connect Xbox 360 to Windows XP Media Center is no
longer
valid. Select Reconnect for instructions on how to create a new
connection.

This Newsgroup is my last hope...

Regards,
Joshua



"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jenelle,

I sent a second trace that I took with the XBOX and MCE PC direct
connected.
I figured you would want to eliminate the router. It did not work
when
direct connected. By the way the event viewer is showing the same
error
message in all configurations.

Thanks,

Bill

"Jenelle Coberly [MSFT]" wrote:

Bill,
The network trace is reporting TCP checksum issues when
attempting to
communicate. This can be caused by the router or network card. Lets
look
the
network card first.

Please review the settings of your network card and disable
checksum
offload.
Please set the Ethernet card in the MCE PC to run at 100/Full
duplex,
instead of the default of Autosense/1000/Full.

Once these are set please connect the PC to the Xbox, start a
netcap
trace
and try the setup process again.

Thanks


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"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Jenelle,

The NIC is an Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT built into teh PC.

Application Event Viewer had this Event:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Media Center Extender Services
Event Category: None
Event ID: 37424
Date: 5/22/2006
Time: 11:12:57 PM
User: N/A
Computer: BILL
Description:
ERROR: KeyExch RQ 3 - Device
{00000000-0000-0000-0200-00125A7EF641} -
There
was an error processing this request. Error code 0x80004005.


Thanks,

Bill



"Jenelle Coberly [MSFT]" wrote:

Bill,
I am looking at your trace today and have a couple questions
for
you.
Was the PC directly connected to the Xbox during this trace?
What type of network card is installed in the Sony Viao PC?
Are there any messages being reported to the event viewer during
your
setup
attempt?
Are you using the Norton Internet Security Firewall or do you
have
other
Internate Security Suite items installed?

Thanks
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"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Todd,

The capture using netcap has been sent.

Thanks,

Bill

"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:

The network trace appears to be garbled. Could you capture a
new
trace
using Netcap? (my current favorite tool for such things).
Steps:

1) Install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools from
the
following
link
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=49AE8576-9BB9-4126-9761-BA8011FABF38&displaylang=en
2) Once installed, open a cmd window and change active
directory to
the
Support Tools directory
3) Start the network capture using "netcap.exe". The /n:
parameter
specifies
which network interface should be monitored. To discover the
network
interfaces on your machine type "netcap /?" The interfaces
will be
listed
at
the end to the executables help details.
... Example: C:\Program Files\ Support Tools>netcap /n:1
4) Conduct the steps to reproduce the problem you are seeing
(attempt
to
get connected). Once complete return back to the command
window and
hit
the
space
bar.
5) E-mail the trace to the same address (msft_mcx at hotmail)
and
post
back
here once you've done so

thanks,.
Todd

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"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Todd,

Did you receive the 2 emails I sent you...packet capture
and
DvcConn.logg
file?

Thanks,

Bill

"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:

Please post the contents of your DvcConn.log file from
c:\windows
here.

Also, please e-mail your network capture to msft_mcx at
hotmail
and
post
back here once you've done so.

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"bpappas" <bpappas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Todd,

I have Norton Internet Security 2006, I have opened all
the
ports I
have
found in the various kb articles such as 911728 and
followed
the
instructions
found on Symantecs website from top to bottom. I have
also
disabled
all
aspects of it on many occasions.

I have opened ports on the Linksys router and taken it
out of
play
by
direct
connection of the PC and XBOX. Still the same
thing...I get
the
"Invalid
Connection Data" Message on the XBOX 360 when I try to
connect.
What
I
find
interesting is everytime I boot up my computer I get a
notification
in
the
tray in the lower right hand corner asking me if I
would like
to
make
a
connection to the new XBOX 360 it has found!!!

I have followed the steps in KB911739 many times...for
a
while I
had
to go
through the process in the article just to get the XBOX
to








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