Windows 7 media centre adding movies

I am using a windows 7 pc to stream movies to my main tv. I have all my movies on a USB drive, and they all appear in the movies library, and I can watch them on the tv or on the computer through media centre. If I add movies to the computer they appear in the library, but not on the list on the tv, or media centre library. How do I add movies to media centre so I can watch them on the tv.

Hi there.

What you have to do is specify where the folder is that contains the movie[s].

You can go to any of the search windows in Windows 7 and just type the names of the file eg: vampire lesbians and click on search.
If you get the file name correct, it may find it.

I seem to remember WMC ignoring a lot of file types, like .mkv for instance. I just switched to XMBC as there didn't appear to be any way to change it.

I use this tool to convert .mkv to .mpg for my TV's USB port.. Might be useful or might not.

I had the same problem a while back,the way i cured it was to use nero media centre on the pc then connct to that server on your tv,it seems to find all your movies then.good luck.

In reply to a post by Sark:

I use this tool to convert .mkv to .mpg for my TV's USB port.. Might be useful or might not.

Ugh, why would you ruin a perfectly good encoding?

If you install Haali media splitter on a Win7 MC computer WMC can play MKV and will see them in file lists

In reply to a post by 12eason:

In reply to a post by Sark:

I use this tool to convert .mkv to .mpg for my TV's USB port.. Might be useful or might not.

Ugh, why would you ruin a perfectly good encoding?

Because there are a lot of devices out there that still don't support mkv's?

Cheers everyone for the replies, last night WMC stopped working altogether, crashing out within a few seconds of starting, and the tv saying it couldn't connect to server, so have re-installed windows 7 and all seems ok again, for a little while at least.

Don't worry, it will all be sorted out soon. It was probably the weather too.

With Steam you can re-install games at anytime (if you've bought / loaded a demo version previously).

Trying a DEMO of a game is good too, if one's available. Always check first.

Enjoy Steam - it IS good.
It is also the only way that is safe [esp. w/the 'Doze' registry) to install multiple games / demos without lots of blue screens / crashing etc. Win7 is decent for games anyway, and steam helps keep it that way.

Ask away if you need help/advice - good folks here are normally happy to help. [smile]