Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Windows Media Connect-How to start sharing a folder

What is Windows Media Connect?

It is a software which helps to stream the music, video, and picture files on your computer to the digital media receivers (DMRs) that are connected to your home network.


By default, Windows Media Connect automatically shares the folders My Music, My Pictures, and My Videos. You can use the following procedure to change which folders you want to share.So before starting the operation,you must select the folders that you want to share.

Steps:-

1]Click Start>click All Programs, and then click Windows Media Connect.
2]Click Sharing, and then click Add.
3]Click Browse to choose the folder that you want to share.
4]Select any one of the two choices:-
If you wish all of your DMRs to be able to play the items in this folder, click Make this content available to all devices.
If you want only some of your DMRs to be able to play the items in this folder, click Make this content available only to the selected devices below, and then select which devices you want to have access to the folder.



Download:-You can download Windows Media Connect from the Microsoft Download Center.



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