xp & media center?

FeFiDoh · 26 Jan 2006 at 02:33

Could i install both media center and have xp still on this laptop??

Rednut05 · 26 Jan 2006 at 02:36

you can have two OS's on one system. You get an option when you boot up to which OS you crave at the time.

SiriusB · 26 Jan 2006 at 02:39

On a laptop? Is there really any point having Media Center?

But yes, the above poster is correct. You can have a dual boot system and when you boot there is a lovely menu asking you which OS you would absolutely love to start

SiriusB

Rednut05 · 26 Jan 2006 at 02:48

Had to beat my 'crave' with 'absolutely love to'. I feel 2nd best

SiriusB · 26 Jan 2006 at 02:58

Rednut05 said:
Had to beat my 'crave' with 'absolutely love to'. I feel 2nd best

Aww, don't think of it as second best!

Think of it as last since there are only two of us

SiriusB

FeFiDoh · 26 Jan 2006 at 10:51

the reason for wanting to do it on the laptop is its the only thing with wireless in the house and i use it when i can more so then my PC at the mo. And id like to be able to play movies on the xbox with it. I will put it on my PC as well once i have that sorted out.

Borris · 26 Jan 2006 at 12:52

You may as well just use MediaPortal and install that in XP.

MCE is near enough XP Home with added media software.

A quick question though - do you have a TV capture card in your laptop?

And were you aware that you can have MCE (Extender) in your XBox itself.

If it's a question of controling your media centre, you can use the web plugin for MCE on your main PC, and control it via your wireless lappy.

csmager · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:54

I wouldn't bother dual booting - MCE is just XP Pro with an added app. Just install and be done with it.

FeFiDoh · 26 Jan 2006 at 15:07

well basically all i was after was to be able to play movies from the PC to my 360. With that media portal thing is it possible to do that or not??

Scottland · 26 Jan 2006 at 15:45

No, as the 360 works as a media centre extender and media portal AFAIK does not.

As already posted, XPMCE is basically XP with the added media application. If you didn't run the MCE application you'd think it was just XP Pro.

BTW - Can the 360 play back divx/xvid avi files yet? I though it was still just wmv & mpeg?

Energize · 26 Jan 2006 at 16:05

Scottland said:
BTW - Can the 360 play back divx/xvid avi files yet? I though it was still just wmv & mpeg?

no it cant, my brother would use mce on his xbox but it would be useless with no divx/xvid support. Espically since hdtv stuff is too big to srteam through 54mbps wireless.

FeFiDoh · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:42

doh so i dont stand much chance of getting it working then

bledd · 27 Jan 2006 at 11:21

just buy XPmce and install that INSTEAD of your current windows install, the xpmce front end is just a program that you open within the normal xp layout itself

so you can use it as a 'normal' pc within the operating system, you just can't join domains (without hacking a bit)