Hello and welcome to PC Help Forum.
Firstly I am new to Vista also but I will try to help.
Have you connected your device and used windows media center?They have a a guide and sync devices.
Plus use XBOX360 dashboard?
There be an issue that you have not setup sharing correctly on your network devcies?Plus check firewall settings
Windows Vista: Firewalls and Media Center Extender
I will look for more information on this for you.
Could you also make sure all drivers are updated on all devices in device manager.Have you installed all the updates and sp1 for Vista?
EDIT:
Here this link should help you out?
Windows Vista: Connect your Xbox 360 to Windows Media Center