You can stream video other than .wmv if you use the program Transcode360 -http://www.runtime360.com/
Vista and Xbox360 are full of problems. I have tons of problems running audio and even Video using the 360 and Vista. However, if I take the same machine and install Media Center 2005 on it...
Did you disable the account or delete it? If you deleted it, it will be gone and you would have to re-create it.
I don't know how you are managing the account, but I like to do it by right clickinng on My Computer and then choose "Manage" Then click on the Users folder.
When you want to...
That regisry edit just removes the administrative hidden share. It will still allow you to share any other directories however you would like.
As far as the workgroup goes, By default windows uses the name "workgroup" as the first workgroup name unless you specify otherwise. Most people know...
Glad to hear you secured the wireless, I see a lot of open networks myself.
If you browse through the network you will notice that the folders that you shared will show up when you browse to that computer through the network. However you will not see the C drive shared because it is hidden...
Yes you are correct mBernhardt. The packets contain information such as headers that have information such as where the packet came from (Mac and IP address of PC) and where it is destined to go. The router reads this information coming and going inside and outside the network and keeps...
Definately forward the port on your router to the IP of the computer you are doing it on. I've done this and it made the downloads FLY!!!! Downloads that used to say over 1 day to download got cut down to less than an hour.
Here is a good article...
First and most importantly, did you secure your wireless router? If you did not put on any encryption, than anyone in your neighborhood can hop onto your network and view all the files that you have shared. Even worse, they can just map to the entire C drive by the hidden share...
You may also want to see what IP address your network card on the PC is grabbing. If you have two NIC's (wireless and wired) then you may want to double check the IP settings on the physical NIC. You may just need to release/renew the IP. Or sometimes it just hangs, and to resolve it, just...
Your DSL modem will have the actual outside IP address. Something like 24.17.234.102 (I just chose random number here). Anyway the 192.168.1.x will be the IP's on your internal network. Your router is going to be the default gateway which will be 192.168.1.1. That is the gateway for all...
Convert nearly any video format to nearly any other video format with the aptly named Any Video Converter
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/downloads/download-of-the-day-any-video-converter-windows-218253.php
The 180 day Activation is only required for Windows Vista Business/Enterprise Edition.
Here is a good article explaining the activation process and a neat workaround that hackers have made. This solution was almost to easy, I don't know how Microsoft missed it.
http://tinyurl.com/y2npt8
Check out this cool workaround. Not that I'm promoting piracy. But this solution was almost to easy, I don't know how Microsoft missed it.
http://tinyurl.com/y2npt8