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Section - Configuration
Windows
To get the most out of the DSM-750 Media Center Extender, and to enjoy the Windows Media Center experience
on your TV by using the DSM-750, a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate is required. If you are
not yet ready to experience Windows Media Center from your DSM-750, you can still view photos or videos, or
listen to music, from a Windows Vista Basic or Windows XP computer.
To share audio, video, and photo files from your computer, it is necessary to have Windows Media Player 11
or another UPnP
AV media server software on the PC. Windows Media Player 11 software allows you to share
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your PC's audio, video, and photo files with your media player. Windows
content to your DSM-750 via your wired/wireless network connection.
If more than one PC contains files you want to share, you can select one of the following options:
1. Copy all of the files to one computer designated to run the Windows Media Player 11 software.
2. Map network drives on the computer with the Windows Media Player 11 software to additional computers that
contain files you want to share. This method also allows you to share files from computers that cannot run the
Windows Media Player 11 software such as Macintosh systems. The computer running the Windows Media
Player 11 software must always be on when streaming content from any computer.
Note: In order to share files from your MAC to your PC you must turn on Windows sharing from Preferences Menu
and select Sharing.
3. Configure the Windows Media Player 11 software on each computer.
4. All versions of Windows Vista include Windows Media Player 11. Windows XP offers Windows Media Player 11 as
a free update from Windows Update, or you can download Windows Media Player 11 by visiting microsoft.com.
D-Link DSM-750 User Manual
Media Player 11 Setup
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Media Player 11 software then streams the
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