I reformatted one of my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 HTPCs tonight like I have done a million other times and when I launch media center and choose netflix and attempt to log in I get this error:
YOU PLAN DOES NOT ALLOW INSTANT WATCHING.
I know my plan does because I have another HTPC in another room that we use all the time that is still functioning.
I fire up a laptop(also W7 Ultimate x64) that has never attempted to log in to netflix and I try and launch netflix from media center and log in and get the same error.
I typed in an incorrect password on purpose to see if I would get a different error and I do get a different error about invalid login credentials so I know that it is authenticating against netflix servers properly.
It appears that netflix is blocking new windows media center devices from using the streaming plugin.
At this point I call netflix and I am told flat out that netflix no longer supports the media center plugin. After some frustrating conversation I ask to speak to manager who reiterated that netflix has nothing to do with that plugin and they no longer support it and that I need to use a web browser. I explained to them that it is working fine on one of our HTPCs and that 2 other devices that I have attempted to use give that error. I explained that when I type in a wrong password it gives me a different error so the problem appears to be on netflix end.
They flat out refused to help and insisted that I was not accessing netflix properly and that the media center plugin is not supported at all and nobody uses it... thats when I just hung up on them.
What the heck is going on? anyone else have this problem using the media center netflix plugin on a fresh install of windows recently?
All of my windows licenses are legit and I have done this literally dozens of times so I know I am not doing anything wrong. It really does appears that netflix has blocked this feature. I am looking for confirmation. This only appears to affect NEW windows 7 media center setups.
YOU PLAN DOES NOT ALLOW INSTANT WATCHING.
I know my plan does because I have another HTPC in another room that we use all the time that is still functioning.
I fire up a laptop(also W7 Ultimate x64) that has never attempted to log in to netflix and I try and launch netflix from media center and log in and get the same error.
I typed in an incorrect password on purpose to see if I would get a different error and I do get a different error about invalid login credentials so I know that it is authenticating against netflix servers properly.
It appears that netflix is blocking new windows media center devices from using the streaming plugin.
At this point I call netflix and I am told flat out that netflix no longer supports the media center plugin. After some frustrating conversation I ask to speak to manager who reiterated that netflix has nothing to do with that plugin and they no longer support it and that I need to use a web browser. I explained to them that it is working fine on one of our HTPCs and that 2 other devices that I have attempted to use give that error. I explained that when I type in a wrong password it gives me a different error so the problem appears to be on netflix end.
They flat out refused to help and insisted that I was not accessing netflix properly and that the media center plugin is not supported at all and nobody uses it... thats when I just hung up on them.
What the heck is going on? anyone else have this problem using the media center netflix plugin on a fresh install of windows recently?
All of my windows licenses are legit and I have done this literally dozens of times so I know I am not doing anything wrong. It really does appears that netflix has blocked this feature. I am looking for confirmation. This only appears to affect NEW windows 7 media center setups.