Transcode 360 enables the playback of unsupported video over Xbox 360 and Media Center Extender devices. This software is designed to run on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Microsoft Vista. Transcode 360 is fully featured, providing a clear and efficient interface, tightly integrated with your Media Center PC to enable a much more seamless experience than other 3rd party solutions. On your media extender, highlight the video you wish to watch and press the Info button on your remote to start enjoying video played back to you via Transcode 360.

Definition: A transcoder is a process that converts media from one format to another, in this case to high-quality MPEG2 for streaming to a Media Center Extender device such as the Xbox 360.

It is now a well-known fact that "Transcode" doesn't work with Vista if avast! (antivirus) is installed. As such, we've made available the instructions below to get your Xbox 360 up and running movies on your PC monitor, with very little time and effort wasted on your behalf.

Thanks to JacobKlein's entry up on runtime360.com forum, here's what you need to do:

Get the latest versions of each
- I'm using Windows Vista RTM
- I'm using Transcode 360 for Vista v1.6.1 Beta
- I'm using avast! Home Edition v4.7.925 Beta

- Optional:

Use Registry editor (start->run->regedit) to edit 2 low-level-service start keys
- Key: HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesaswTdi
- Change "Start" value from 1(System) to 4(DISABLED)
- Key: HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesaswRdr
- Change "Start" value from 1(System) to 4(DISABLED)

Restart and test Transcode 360. It should work.

You can download the Transcode 360 utility software right HERE. Good luck!