xbox 360

Thought I would try the xbox 360 as a extender for vista and get an error on the xbox when it tries to connect to the pc:
"this discs region code is incorrect for this console"
Anyone else seen this? got a workaround ?

Which region are you in at the moment, and which version of Vista are you running? Also, I don't know much about Xbox's to be honest, however which game are you playing?
It could be like standard DVD's - if you have a European DVD, you can only really play it on a European DVD player or one that has the option to. Maybe the disk you're playing with is incompatible with the web service, or the actual Xbox itself?
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--: Original message follows :-- "Ricci Hammond" wrote in message

Thought I would try the xbox 360 as a extender for vista and get an error on the xbox when it tries to connect to the pc:
"this discs region code is incorrect for this console"
Anyone else seen this? got a workaround ?

It is a UK XBOX 360 and I guess Vista is US version(?)
The strange thing is that I am not trying to play a disk, the error is displayed as soon as the xbox tries to connect as part of setting it up as an extender to the vista machine.
Oh well, will just have to go back to XP MCE :-(
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

Which region are you in at the moment, and which version of Vista are you running? Also, I don't know much about Xbox's to be honest, however which game are you playing?
It could be like standard DVD's - if you have a European DVD, you can only really play it on a European DVD player or one that has the option to. Maybe the disk you're playing with is incompatible with the web service, or the actual Xbox itself?

Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)? -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message

It is a UK XBOX 360 and I guess Vista is US version(?)
The strange thing is that I am not trying to play a disk, the error is displayed as soon as the xbox tries to connect as part of setting it up as an extender to the vista machine.
Oh well, will just have to go back to XP MCE :-(
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Which region are you in at the moment, and which version of Vista are you running? Also, I don't know much about Xbox's to be honest, however which game are you playing?
It could be like standard DVD's - if you have a European DVD, you can only really play it on a European DVD player or one that has the option to. Maybe the disk you're playing with is incompatible with the web service, or the actual Xbox itself?

Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

I have exactly the same issue.... I checked all the various locale settings and they're all UK.
I can't find anything that says whether the Vista Beta 2 version (that I downloaded from MSDN) is a 'US' version.... anyone know if/how you can check ???
Phil
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)? -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message It is a UK XBOX 360 and I guess Vista is US version(?)
The strange thing is that I am not trying to play a disk, the error is displayed as soon as the xbox tries to connect as part of setting it up as an extender to the vista machine.
Oh well, will just have to go back to XP MCE :-(
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Which region are you in at the moment, and which version of Vista are you running? Also, I don't know much about Xbox's to be honest, however which game are you playing?
It could be like standard DVD's - if you have a European DVD, you can only really play it on a European DVD player or one that has the option to. Maybe the disk you're playing with is incompatible with the web service, or the actual Xbox itself?

same problem....
Anyone know whether you can check if the MSDN Downloaded "beta 2" is a 'US' Version ?
"Ricci Hammond" wrote:

Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

same problem....
Anyone know whether you can check if the MSDN Downloaded "beta 2" is a 'US' Version ?
"Ricci Hammond" wrote:

Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

ooops.... looks like vista has a bug ! it says my post failed when it clearly didn't !!!
"PG Tips" wrote:

same problem....
Anyone know whether you can check if the MSDN Downloaded "beta 2" is a 'US' Version ?
"Ricci Hammond" wrote:
Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

Its a bug in Windows Mail actually. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"PG Tips" wrote in message

ooops.... looks like vista has a bug ! it says my post failed when it clearly didn't !!!
"PG Tips" wrote:
same problem....
Anyone know whether you can check if the MSDN Downloaded "beta 2" is a 'US' Version ?
"Ricci Hammond" wrote:
Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

I guess you are just gonna have wait until Vista localized for UK and available there to support the XBOX. Right now, the only languages I am aware of that have been localized are US English, German, Simplified Chinese and German. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message

Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

Nope - they've been localised to US English, Japanese and German. That's it for Beta 2 until they release the MUI's or they create localised copies towards the RC1/2 branches.
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--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I guess you are just gonna have wait until Vista localized for UK and available there to support the XBOX. Right now, the only languages I am aware of that have been localized are US English, German, Simplified Chinese and German. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

Anyone know whether there's a workaround ??
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

I guess you are just gonna have wait until Vista localized for UK and available there to support the XBOX. Right now, the only languages I am aware of that have been localized are US English, German, Simplified Chinese and German. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

Not that I know of - it should have been fixed already though because loads of people have had trouble with it. Feel disappointed - feel very disappointed :o(
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "PG Tips" wrote in message

Anyone know whether there's a workaround ??
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
I guess you are just gonna have wait until Vista localized for UK and available there to support the XBOX. Right now, the only languages I am aware of that have been localized are US English, German, Simplified Chinese and German. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message

It is a UK XBOX 360 and I guess Vista is US version(?)

Any chance you could get a US version XBOX?
Todd

The strange thing is that I am not trying to play a disk, the error is displayed as soon as the xbox tries to connect as part of setting it up as an extender to the vista machine.
Oh well, will just have to go back to XP MCE :-(
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Which region are you in at the moment, and which version of Vista are you running? Also, I don't know much about Xbox's to be honest, however which game are you playing?
It could be like standard DVD's - if you have a European DVD, you can only really play it on a European DVD player or one that has the option to. Maybe the disk you're playing with is incompatible with the web service, or the actual Xbox itself?

No. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"PG Tips" wrote in message

Anyone know whether there's a workaround ??
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
I guess you are just gonna have wait until Vista localized for UK and available there to support the XBOX. Right now, the only languages I am aware of that have been localized are US English, German, Simplified Chinese and German. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message Yes and everywhere else I can find anywhere to set it.. Also set region 2 in media player. but still get the same error..
Google has shown me that there are tohers with this issue, but no resolution yet :-(
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Have you tried setting your local in Vista to English UK (Control Panel - set to "Classic View" > Regisional Settings)?

Well I probably could, but then would not be able to use UK DVDs and Games on it...
Seems odd that this restriction exists but never mind.
"Todd" wrote in message

"Ricci Hammond" wrote in message It is a UK XBOX 360 and I guess Vista is US version(?)
Any chance you could get a US version XBOX?
Todd