Xbox 360 - Streaming Music via WMP11

PurpleDinosaur · 9 Nov 2007 at 21:35

I've just downloaded WMP11, and set up the Media Sharing options so that it allows sharing to the Xbox and should allow all files.

However, when I try to access them on the Xbox, it connects without any problem but no songs are showing up, despite there being hundreds on WMP.

Any idea why?

PurpleDinosaur · 9 Nov 2007 at 22:13

Could it be that I'm trying to stream from my laptop via wireless? It says it can connect fine with the Network Test function, just doesn't show any files.

RichieUK · 9 Nov 2007 at 22:16

Have you added the music folders manually i.e. - Media Player - Library - Add media to Library then just browse to the music folder and add it, should be listed in the box called 'Monitored Folders'

PurpleDinosaur · 9 Nov 2007 at 22:19

It transferred them automatically from the previous WMP library. I'm doing another scan to see if any files newly picked up show.

RichieUK · 9 Nov 2007 at 22:20

When you open 'Media Sharing' and you get the box with the small Xbox picture on with a green tick on, click Settings and make sure Music is selected as media to share

PurpleDinosaur · 9 Nov 2007 at 22:21

and it's sorted, thanks Richie.

yaboy · 10 Nov 2007 at 00:51

Just setup libary, it'll find them.

e.g mine I let it scan F:\Music\
then it'll play randomly every file in that folder via streaming on 360.