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17. Browsing Network Shares
The Media Giant can browse your network shares and play media files directly from a network share. In
order to use this feature, you need to share your media folders in your network, so the Media Giant can
find and access them.
This chapter will explain how you can enable file sharing in Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Note:
This manual only describes file and folder sharing in Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Please check the manual of your operating system or network storage device how you can share a
folder with media files.
File sharing in Windows XP
• Open ‘My Computer’ with the shortcut in the start menu and navigate to the folder with media files you
want to share.
• Single click on the folder with media files and select the option ‘Share this folder’ in the left menu bar.
[ My Computer – Share Folder ]
The properties of the folder are shown, with the ‘Sharing’ page displayed.
The section ‘Network sharing and security’ can be used to share the folder.
If you did not share any folders previously, you need to run the Network Setup Wizard by clicking the
‘Network Setup Wizard’ line in the window.