Netflix in Windows Media Center

Check out the latest video stemming from the announcement that Netflix is now available in Windows Media Center. Included are an overview of the features, the user interface and more. Available to Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate users, you can simply click on the green button under the Start menu, and select the new Netflix tile under TV+Movies.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Netflix
• Windows Media Center
• TV on Your PC
• TV in Windows

[ZombieBraintrust]

This is worthless. When I went to TV and Movies there was no Netflix option. Now I have to spend an hour searching for the instructions. And it pretty clear that I am not the only person with this problem.

[HinataChan30]

Why is it failing with me? When I select the Netflix tile, WMC just tells me it failed to load the application.

[7GGonzalez]

@HinataChan30 well it works now, after 2 years

[emmy040404]

Every time I try to log in it keeps saying my clock is off or something. What does that have to do with signing in to Netflix? Anyone have ideas?

[bobbykhawk]

Netflix is not available until you upgrade to SP3 for Vista. Then you will have to monkey with the settings to get the program to actually work. I have been screwing around with mine for the last two hours and still it fails right as the movie is about to load. I have allowed netflix and silverlight and media center through the firewall, it still tells me I have an internet or network problem, Oh yea I am typing this on my mac which continues to work flawlessly

[diz305chico]

Thank you this is the only thing that worked for me

[ZombieBraintrust]

I was stating the video was worthless not the feature. I can't control my web browser with a remote from a couch. (.. yet) It has value.

[Klovespera]

you are right - this is an absolute waste of time. Better off abandoning Media Center, and just sticking with the web browser.

[amauryelchulo]

this is nice. i can watch a lot of movie including HD movies. but most of the time i watch them in my xbox360.

[restrung]

Has anybody figured this out yet if it's not there already?...

[tylerjharms]

This may not work for everybody, but if you open a command prompt (All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt) and at the prompt type "%SystemRoot%\ehome\mcupdate -u" (minus the quotes... this command forces VMC to attempt an update), then make sure to close and restart Vista Media Center, you might see a Netflix Tile to the left of Recorded TV. This is what finally worked for me. Your mileage may vary.