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How to share media of my Philips player for WMP 12?

Published on 2017-02-28

It is possible to share your media, below please see how.

  • Connect your home theater to your home network
  • Connect your PC to the same home network
  • Make sure that your PC firewall allows you to run Windows Media Player programs

Depending on your version of Microsoft Windows, the screens might look different to the following screens.

The Media streaming options screen appears.

Windows Media Player

You return to the Windows Media Player screen

Media streaming option

The Media streaming options screen appears

More streaming options

If you do not see a media program, your PC firewall might be blocking the connection.

A green arrow appears next to the media program

Then click OK to exit

By default, Windows Media Player shares from these folders: My Music, My Pictures and My Videos.

  • If your music, pictures and video are in these folders, skip this section
  • If they are in other folders, add the folders to your sharing library
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