It's easy to create a complete audio and video entertainment experience by connecting your computer, your Xbox 360 console, and your home theater system. By setting up everything to run on a wired or wireless home network, you can stream your Zune collection of music, videos, and pictures to your TV and stereo system using your Xbox 360. It's a seamless way to enjoy your Zune collection to the fullest, and you can control it all with the Xbox 360 controller or Xbox 360 Media Remote.
Verify that your Xbox 360 is connected to your home network.
From the Xbox Dashboard, go to My Xbox, System Settings, Network Settings. If your Xbox is not connected to your home network, selectConfigure Network and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Share your Zune media collection on your computer with your Xbox 360.
In the Zune software, go to Settings, Software, Xbox 360.
Select the media collections you want to stream to your Xbox (Music, Video, and/or Pictures).
Enter a name for your collection.
Choose whether to share your Zune collection with all or just the selected Xbox 360 console(s) on your home network.
Click OK.
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Verify that media sharing is enabled on your computer.
If you are using a Windows 7 PC:
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You need to have already set up a homegroup on your home network. For more about homegroups, see HomeGroup: recommended links.
Open Control Panel, then under Network and Internet, click Choose homegroup and sharing options. Or, click Start, enter "homegroup" in the search box, and then click HomeGroup.
Make sure the Stream my pictures, music, and videos to all devices on my home network check box is selected.
Click Choose media streaming options, verify that Xbox 360 is set to Allowed, and click OK.
If you made changes to your homegroup settings, click Save Changes. Otherwise, click Cancel to close Control Panel.
If you are using a Windows Vista PC:
Open Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center.
Under Sharing and Discovery, check whether Media Sharing is on. If it is set to Off, click Change. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media check box and click OK.
Restart your computer to update it with your changes.
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Stream media to your Xbox 360.
From the Xbox Dashboard, go to My Xbox and select a media library (for example, select Music Library).
Under Select Source, select your computer's name. The computer name with a Zune icon indicates your Zune collection. (If your computer is listed twice, the other item just links to the Windows version of that media library. Both computer links might contain the same items unless you manage Zune and Windows libraries separately.)