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Play Your Music in Any Room If you're a digital music fan, you've probably filled your computer with thousands of songs and organized them into meaningful playlists. But what if you want to listen to your music in your living room through high-quality speakers? You could go to the trouble of burning multiple CDs or running long audio cables from your computer to your stereo, but there’s a better way.
With the help of Windows Media Player 11, you can stream music from your computer over your home network to an Xbox 360 or other digital media receiver (DMR) that is connected to your home theater, TV, stereo, or powered speakers. An Xbox 360 or other DMR lets you browse and play just about anything in your Windows Media Player library—ripped CDs, playlists, even online store downloads—from the comfort of your couch.
And if you’re running Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista, you can also make your music library available to other computers in your home that have Windows Media Player 11. For example, if you’re in your home office, you can play music that’s stored on the computer in the spare bedroom. No more re-ripping CDs on each computer or copying music files to every hard disk in your home.
What you needA Windows XP- or Windows Vista–based computer running Windows Media Player 11 An Xbox 360 or other DMR capable of audio playback A home network (either wired or wireless) Speakers (either standalone-powered speakers, speakers that are connected to your existing home stereo system or home theater, or speakers built-in to the DMR)
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Setting up your systemFollow these basic steps to set up your home network to play music throughout your home. For more details about setting up your DMR, see the instructions that come with it.Start Windows Media Player 11 on your computer. (If you're running Windows Vista, you already have Player 11. If you're running Windows XP, be sure you have Player 11 installed.) Connect a DMR to your home network. If your DMR doesn't have integrated speakers, connect the DMR to powered speakers, your stereo system, or to your TV. Use Windows Media Player 11 to turn on media sharing and choose the digital music files on your computer that you want to share with your DMR. Get steps for setting up the Player on Windows XP or Window Vista. Use the appropriate controls on the DMR to select the music files that you want to play.
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