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Installing and Conguring Windows Media Connect:
PleasefollowtheinstallstepsbelowifyouwishtouseWindowsMediaConnect.Ifyou’vealready
installedtheBuffaloPCMediaServerutility,thenusingWindowsMediaConnectmaynotbe
necessary.
WindowsMediaConnectisavailableonlyonWindowsXPsystems.It’sMicrosoft’ssoftwarethat
streams multimedia content to devices like LinkTheater. Currently it and Intel Viiv Zones are the only
waytotransmitDRM(DigitalRightsManagement)protectedmultimedialesfromaWindowsXP
PCtoadevicelikeLinkTheater.IfyoudonotownoruseanyDRMprotectedmultimedialesthen
setting up Windows Media Connect is not necessary. Windows Media Connect supports playback of
DRMprotectedlesthatusetheWinDRMcodec.Currently,theLinkTheateronlysupportsplayback
ofDRMprotectedlesthatusetheWinDRMcodec(thisincludesnapster.com,walmart.com,
rhapsody.com, movielink.com, cinemanow.com and other sources).
Determine whether or not Windows Media Connect is already installed on your Windows XP system.
PleaseopentheControlPanelandlocate‘WindowsMediaConnect’.DependingonyourWindows
XP visual settings, you may need to expand your Control Panel view to include all available control
panelitems.Ifthe‘WindowsMediaConnect’iconispresent,doubleclickonittolaunchit.Iftheicon
isnotpresent,pleasedownloaditfromMicrosoft’ssitebysearchingforWindowsMediaConnector
downloaditeasilyfromMicrosoft’sWindow’sUpdate(http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com ). After the
installation, search for the Windows Media Connect icon in Control Panel and double click on it.