Troubleshooting guide for Xbox 360 PC setup issues

This article is intended to serve as a central location for all links to troubleshooting documentation that I have posted so far for Xbox 360 PC setup. As new documentation is created, I will continue to add to this article.

Resolving crashes when launching Xbox 360 PC setup

• How to repair the .NET Framework 1.0 to fix Xbox 360 PC setup crashes
• How to repair the .NET Framework 1.1 to fix Xbox 360 PC setup crashes
• How to fix Xbox 360 PC setup crash caused by an old file left behind in the GAC

Miscellaneous information

• List of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles related to installing and using an Xbox 360 Media Center extender
• Log files created by Xbox 360 PC setup
• FAQ for configuring an Xbox 360 as a Windows Media Center extender
• Enabling a Windows Media Center Extender if Windows Live OneCare is installed on the system

If all else fails...

The Media Center Extender team at Microsoft regularly monitors the newsgroup named Microsoft.Public.Windows.MediaCenter to search for Xbox 360 PC setup issues. If you run into issues installing or configuring an Xbox 360 as a Windows Media Center extender, please search that newsgroup for similar issues, and if none are found, please post a new thread there so that the team will be more likely to see the issues and respond to them in a timely manner.

Comments

• Anonymous
  June 26, 2006
  I have posted a few items in the past related to the Xbox 360 PC setup package that can be used to configure...

• Anonymous
  June 27, 2006
  PingBack from http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/06/27/649282.aspx

• Anonymous
  June 28, 2006
  PingBack from http://mediacenter.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/06/29/the-media-center-show-64-chris-anderson/

• Anonymous
  July 08, 2006
  The comment has been removed

• Anonymous
  July 13, 2006
  I have posted a few items related to issues I've seen with Xbox 360 PC setup.  Ever since I did,...

• Anonymous
  August 31, 2006
  Over the weekend I talked about From the Expert Zone: Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender. A quick...

• Anonymous
  January 18, 2009
  Hi Aaron, I can't install the XboxMCE5Lite-enu.exe. I am currently running XP Media Centre Edition 2005 and have updated to the Rollup 2 for the Media Centre and I have updated XP to SP3. When I try to install XboxMCE5Lite-enu, it will download but when it tries to install this following error message appears in the Media Centre screen... Setup Error There is a problem with the installation of Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005. Uninstall the update to Media Centre Edition 2005 and then re-install the update from the Windows Update website. Then run Media Centre Extender Setup again Not sure what update for MCE2005 I need the un-install and re-install. I have looked for an exe for the MCE2005 Extender, but can't find it anywhere. When I connect the Ethernet cables a message pops up saying that the "Xbox Entender is connected" and requires setup via the xbox website. Not sure what other info I can provide you . Thank you in advance

• Anonymous
  January 19, 2009
  Hi MattSmith - I think you may be running into an issue that is similar to the one that I described in my blog post at http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/05/23/8539785.aspx.  Can you please take a look at that post and see if the workaround described there helps in your scenario?