Vista Media Center and Pod Casts

Ok, so I have been trying to get podcasts in VMC. After installing several plug ins that broke my computer I decided to see if there was an alternate route. With a few google queries, I found a plugin that would allow Windows Media Player to play files in the MP4 format. http://shark007.net/ is a good place to find a package that will give you everything you could what or need to make playing podcasts in VMC possible. The developer does create a x86 and x64 plugin package (NOTE: if you are running an x64 computer, install both packages). Once the plugings are installed, now it is time to get your podcasts. I have started to use the Zune software from MS but it doesn't launch in the background and get my podcasts automagicly, so I am going with iTunes. Just subscribe to your podcasts and have the software manage the storage for you. Next it is time to configure VMC. In your libraries area, have VMC scan each individual folder; you can also have it scan the root podcasts folder, it all depends on your preferences. Now your podcasts will be in one of 2 places in VMC, video casts will be under the videos section and audio will be under the music section.