Xbmc share vista

And honestly, I will never look back post sp1. I use XP at work just to avoid compatibly headaches not to mention my hardware there is not exactly pwn-tastic.

But as for home, for gaming and media, I love Vista. It just takes a bit more hardware umph But since I'm not an uber gamer, it's no biggie for me. Or if I want to serve content, there are a ton of Linux distros as well as server apps as you noted above to host on just about any Windows platform these days. Again, this is my first HTPC so it's going to be a learning experience, but that's what stokes me out the most : Something about breaking things and fixing them that really fulfills me.

Maybe it's all that MacGyver I watched as a kid Rarst nicbot I know from stats there quite a few dedicated lurkers out there, still I am glad to see comments that show readers sticking with blog for months.

I prefer virtual machines over dual boot. Rebooting is In general I am not using beta software which in case of Windows anything withous SP1 and I am even slower to adopt when it comes to operating system.

Diehard WinXP user at moment. Visited TVersity site, seems to progress a lot since I tried it so maybe my gripes are outdated. By the way had you encountered Windows Home Server? I heard some good feedback but it's rare beast and I never seen or done installation of one. I love this site :D One of my daily reads for sure I'm setting up my own media server right now actually.

I've got a dual boot system running win 7 rc1 love it and Linux Mint right now Once I get a new more supported one, I'll probably go back to Myth or Sage. On my Vista 64 machine Orb worked great for web access, I never really had a chance to use it as a lan media server though and am curious to give it a try now via Win7. TVersity seems equally as cool, but is more web content orientated which is what I'm ultimately looking for since WMC works great for local content imo.

The current Pro version 'works' with Hulu which is a huge plus for me. The on the fly transcoding is huge as well. Rarst nicbot I had tried Tversity before I had notebook with N but I failed to make transcoding work and my overall impression was that it is heavy and with confusing interface.

I had looked at Orb as well back then, but that one is more of a service that requires account and such as I understood at least which is excessive for my needs. Glad to see you stick around and comment again. Would these fit for your environment? Johnny Hey Rarst - I liked the summary. Have you tried "EyeconTroller" from Eyecon Technologies? Worth checking out. The software if free at www. The coolest part is the iPhone app which has the same UI and lets you control everything remotely - it's also now temporarily free at the Apple App Store under 'EyeconTroller'.

Apparently they're also working on an Android version. Rarst Johnny Thanks for suggestion, bookmarked to check it out. It has been a peach ever since. It can be difficult to diagnose problems with SMB Samba shares but once set up correctly it is hassle free. In my experience, most problems are related to incorrect permissions on the files being shared from the NAS. The remedies differ depending on your setup. If the NAS runs linux as many do and you can telnet or ssh in to the box, some command-line magic might help.

There are heaps of good tutorials for this: try googling for "linux smb xbmc". Nikko2 said:. Click to expand I don't know if it works with Vista. I am still using XP. Google might now the answer. Marcos Active Member. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Can't access Shared HP Deskjet Replies 3 Views Oct 28, the groundsman. Replies 7 Views 1K. Nov 8, next Vega 56 Airboost issue?

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