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Posted by Ed on January 23, 2006, 10:36 pm
  I am in the process of ripping all of my home video to Mpeg2 and want to know
if I can use Windows Media Center running in a virtual PC to stream this to
an extender like the Xbox 360.  I know that I cannot access the TV
functionality, since the vpc does not have a virtual tv tuner, but it should
be able to stream out the video that I have recorded.  
I am planning on waiting until vista before I purchase a media center Pc,
but I would like to get the video functionality working.

Posted by Dana Cline - MVP on January 24, 2006, 12:00 pm
 Last I heard, virtual PCs (be they Virtual PC or VMWare) didn't virtualize
the DirectX stuff that MCE needs. But as this is going to an extender, it
shouldn't matter. About all I can do is suggest you try and let us know here
if you get it to work. Thanks!

Dana Cline - MCE MVP



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