so I have VMware and I am trying to connect my xbox 360 under vista to the vm but it doesn't seem to recognize it, any help or thoughts? thank you in advance.
I'm not sure *exactly* what you're trying to do, but I'm pretty sure it's not possible. VMWare is for running virtualized installations of operating systems like Windows and Linux not for connecting to 360's and running their OS remotely.
I think the last guy misunderstood you. I assume you have XP installed and the latest windows media player, right (WMP 11)? I'm not really an expert at this, but have a look at this guide I grabbed from xbox.com