Sharing Pictures, Music, and Videos on Windows Media Center Extender
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When using advanced file sharing, anonymous logon privileges must be added to users and groups for permissions and security. This allows Media Center Extender to access the content in the shared folders.
For more information about advanced file sharing, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP (article 308418)
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders in Windows XP (article 308419)
Viewing content on Media Center Extender
To find music, videos, and pictures that are stored on the Media Center PC, or other computers on the network, use the following procedures:
To find pictures
1.On the Extender, from the Media Center Start menu, select My Pictures.
2.Select Find Pictures.
3.Select Add folders, and then select Next.
4.Do one, or both, of the following:
•To add pictures that are on the Media Center PC, select Add folders on this computer.
•To add pictures that are on another computer on the network, select Add shared folders from another computer.
5.Select the folder or folders that contain the pictures, select Next, and then select Finish.
To find music
1.On the Extender, from the Media Center Start menu, select My Music.
2.Do one of the following:
•If this is the first time music has been added, select Yes.
•If music has been previously added, press More Info on the remote control, and then select Add Music.
3.Select Add folders, and then select Next.
4.Do one, or both, of the following:
•To add pictures that are on the Media Center PC, select Add folders on this computer.
•To add pictures that are on another computer on the network, select Add shared folders from another computer.
5.Select the folder or folders that contain the music, select Next, and then select Finish.
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