I bought, on the weekend, an HP Pavillion m7775.uk desktop machine. The machine came preinstalled with Vista Home Premium. I was, before now, using a MCE2005 PC with an Xbox 360 acting as a media center extender in my living room. What happens, with the HP m775 is that I can set up the connection just fine using the add extender features of Vista Media Center, but when I attempt to start the Media Center on the 360, it finds the device, connects, goes to the main screen (ie. TV, Video, etc) and then just freezes.  Sometimes I can navigate the interface for up to 20 seconds before this happens, but it always freezes.  The xbox is still working (I can press the 360 guide button and the blade pops out) but the Media Center Extender software just freezes.  I have to quit to the dashboard or resatrt the console. I have tried everything over the weekend.  I tried setting up a new network with a new router.  Same problems.  I tried a direct connection with a cross over cable to eliminate any network problems and, yes, same problem.  I even tried a new 360 but, sadly, same problem. At the same time of purchasing the HP, I also bagged a Sony Vaio Vista laptop which works absolutely fine with the 360.  I've seen other people with the same problem on these forums and nobody has solved it yet.  HP support is terrible, Microsoft wouldn't speak to me as Vista was preinstalled. PC World knew nothing, and Xbox support should have called me back hours ago. I have Vista drivers for all my components, and everything seems fine and dandy. I can run the Media Center software perfectly on the HP PC, but the moment I try to get my 360 extender connected to it, it screws up. Any help would be appreciated. I have, for the record, tried disabling firewalls, anti virus software, all start up programs, with no luck.

The machine came preinstalled with Vista Home Premium. I was, before now, using a MCE2005 PC with an Xbox 360 acting as a media center extender in my living room. What happens, with the HP m775 is that I can set up the connection just fine using the add extender features of Vista Media Center, but when I attempt to start the Media Center on the 360, it finds the device, connects, goes to the main screen (ie. TV, Video, etc) and then just freezes.  Sometimes I can navigate the interface for up to 20 seconds before this happens, but it always freezes.  The xbox is still working (I can press the 360 guide button and the blade pops out) but the Media Center Extender software just freezes.  I have to quit to the dashboard or resatrt the console. I have tried everything over the weekend.  I tried setting up a new network with a new router.  Same problems.  I tried a direct connection with a cross over cable to eliminate any network problems and, yes, same problem.  I even tried a new 360 but, sadly, same problem. At the same time of purchasing the HP, I also bagged a Sony Vaio Vista laptop which works absolutely fine with the 360.  I've seen other people with the same problem on these forums and nobody has solved it yet.  HP support is terrible, Microsoft wouldn't speak to me as Vista was preinstalled. PC World knew nothing, and Xbox support should have called me back hours ago. I have Vista drivers for all my components, and everything seems fine and dandy. I can run the Media Center software perfectly on the HP PC, but the moment I try to get my 360 extender connected to it, it screws up. Any help would be appreciated. I have, for the record, tried disabling firewalls, anti virus software, all start up programs, with no luck. Hi I had the 7755 which is the model below.  I tried eveything u can think of. New network card, changed the graphcs card, remastered the pc, tried different firewall software, different router, updated router firmware, reset xbox, borrowed a mates xbox, i mean i spent hours and hours. The solution for me was to take the HP backand swap it for a different make. And yes, HP support are an absolute disaster. Xbox support was marginally better but still terrible.  PC World were very helpful, but then i work there, so i would say that. lol. SiX

I bought, on the weekend, an HP Pavillion m7775.uk desktop machine. The machine came preinstalled with Vista Home Premium. I was, before now, using a MCE2005 PC with an Xbox 360 acting as a media center extender in my living room. What happens, with the HP m775 is that I can set up the connection just fine using the add extender features of Vista Media Center, but when I attempt to start the Media Center on the 360, it finds the device, connects, goes to the main screen (ie. TV, Video, etc) and then just freezes.  Sometimes I can navigate the interface for up to 20 seconds before this happens, but it always freezes.  The xbox is still working (I can press the 360 guide button and the blade pops out) but the Media Center Extender software just freezes.  I have to quit to the dashboard or resatrt the console. I have tried everything over the weekend.  I tried setting up a new network with a new router.  Same problems.  I tried a direct connection with a cross over cable to eliminate any network problems and, yes, same problem.  I even tried a new 360 but, sadly, same problem. At the same time of purchasing the HP, I also bagged a Sony Vaio Vista laptop which works absolutely fine with the 360.  I've seen other people with the same problem on these forums and nobody has solved it yet.  HP support is terrible, Microsoft wouldn't speak to me as Vista was preinstalled. PC World knew nothing, and Xbox support should have called me back hours ago. I have Vista drivers for all my components, and everything seems fine and dandy. I can run the Media Center software perfectly on the HP PC, but the moment I try to get my 360 extender connected to it, it screws up. Any help would be appreciated. I have, for the record, tried disabling firewalls, anti virus software, all start up programs, with no luck. Hi I had the 7755 which is the model below.  I tried eveything u can think of. New network card, changed the graphcs card, remastered the pc, tried different firewall software, different router, updated router firmware, reset xbox, borrowed a mates xbox, i mean i spent hours and hours. The solution for me was to take the HP backand swap it for a different make. And yes, HP support are an absolute disaster. Xbox support was marginally better but still terrible.  PC World were very helpful, but then i work there, so i would say that. lol. SiX- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It's a pain.  You'd have thought that they'd be bothered (HP).  What make/model did you go for instead. I do a lot of video editing so I need something high-end, with firewire ports and, obviously, a TV tuner. Ali