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Why does Windows Media Center make http requests for watched folders on a network drive?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026618 views
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Problem

I have a Linux server on my home LAN that has a filesystem shared via Samba (/export), where I store some older recorded TV (under /export/Recorded\ TV). The system is also a web server, running a couple web apps. Apache vhosts: I have a laptop running Windows 7 RC1 set to search for media on the s…

Error Output

VirtualHost configuration:
wildcard NameVirtualHosts and _default_ servers:
*:80                   is a NameVirtualHost
         default server bucke…

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Fix for: Why does Windows Media Center make http requests for watched folders on a network drive?

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Not 100% sure, as I don't have 7, but I've got a feeling it's WMC looking for UPNP/DLNA/HomeGroup devices or services.

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