About Microsoft® Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista™

Your new VAIO® computer has the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium operating system installed that contains Media Center functionality. When you start the Media Center software program for the first time, the Media Center setup process starts. Adjust the default settings before opening VAIO Media™ software on client and server computers.

See the Media Center User Guide for Windows Vista, included on your PC in Help and Support, and from this user guide, Chapter 1: Getting Started, the section titled Microsoft Windows Media Center in Windows Vista for additional information about setting up Media Center and its features.

VAIO Media™ Software System Requirements

You can open VAIO Media software on the server computer(s), register client computers to the server(s), and then share multimedia content between the network computers.

Server requirements

The VAIO Media server requires VAIO computers running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.

Connect the server and client computers through a wired network with eth- ernet cables or a wireless local area network (WLAN).

Client requirements

All client computers must be VAIO computers running Microsoft XP, Windows Vista Home Premium, or Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems. VAIO Media software is not supported by other computers or environments.

All client computers must be connected to the same network with a server using a router, ethernet cables, or a wireless LAN. Configure each client to use a router or an access point on the network.

All client computers must have VAIO Media software, version 2.0 or later, installed before attempting to register.

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