Windows Media Center (IE XBOX) problems

I turn on the xbox go to WMC it starts right up,after a minute or two i get disconnected due to this message:
Extender Disconnected
A program on your windows media center pc has caused the xbox 360 to disconnect would you like to reconnect?
reconnect                                cancel
But then it reconnects its self and does it again and again
Please help me figure this one out, very aggravating.
FYI my computer was recently wiped completely due to a power outage
scott

Hi,
It can be caused by some anti-virus software installed in your system or some other 3 rd party applications, turn off the anti-virus as a test.
For 3 rd party applications, you can boot you system into a cleanboot mode, if it disappear in this mode, then follow the instructions in this kb to narrow down the cause.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

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