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Hi, media share on the box just shows blank, cannot see my windows 7 pc, pc media sharing is turned on on pc. Any help appreciated as I bought the box thinking I could stream videos from pc to box, am I wrong.
Hi welcome to the forum. You need some dlna server software on the PC. Windows media player should work. Google sharing content with Windows media player. Other suitable dlna servers include Wikimedia.
Hi Graham, have got windows media player installed on pc, sharing/streaming turned on but the box still cannot see it, I cannot understand why not.
redcalibra – 1 hour ago »
Hi Graham, have got windows media player installed on pc, sharing/streaming turned on but the box still cannot see it, I cannot understand why not.
Have you turned on ALL sharing settings.
Control Panel > Network and sharing Centre > Change Advanced Sharing settings.
Network discovery ON
Media Streaming ON
Public Folder Sharing ON
Password Protected Sharing OFF
Windows Media Player > File > Manage Libraries > Videos (etc)
Check Libraries have suitable content.
Try going to…
Change advanced sharing options then scroll down till you see media streaming then click on choose media streaming options.
Then change show devices on to all networks now make sure you have allowed it in the list.
Thanks folks but I have done all in the last 2 posts, also Garyb the device does not show up in the list.So I am at a loss now.
Addition to above post have added xbmc to my windows pc and it shows up as xbmc but only plays video files does not see music. What?
I take it you see your PC on the Humax media but there are no files do the above and below.
It will more than likely come up as unknown device so allow it.
Then you should see all your media on your Humax.
Using Windows Explorer – Does the network show your PC as a Media Device when you start Windows Media Player?
With Windows Explorer does the properties (sharing tab) for path C:/Users/YourID/Video show it is shared and say under “Password Protection” that a file shared with “Everyone” can be accessed without an ID or password?
Does the above path contain files?
Hi Garyb, no I donot see my pc on humax media it is always blank,apple tv used to work fine though. Tried all sharing options no avail yet shows xbmc video and music folders straight away as xbmc (myid pc) , I cannot understand why, also does not see my laptop running windows 8.
All files are in the correct folders but the humax refuses to see either pc.
Click on control panel, type network in search box and under network and sharing center, click view network computers and devices. Then do you see anything under media devices?
If not then make sure you have turned on network discovery.
or try
open windows media player click on stream and then more streaming options then click on choose homegroup and sharing options now look at the setting you have available.
Could just be something you have missed or we have missed.
Hopefully someone will point you in the right direction but that’s all i can think of.
And in the network and sharing centre check that you LAN is shown as “Home Network” and NOT “Public”.
Hi garyb and repassac, all your kind recommendations I have done but to no avail, my laptop refuses to let me turn on network discovery for some reason will not accept the changes, However when I have xbmc running on the main pc the pc music and video show up straight away.
Many thanks to all, all fixed but had to reformat my pc to finally get things to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a b……….., never mind thanks to all for all your great advice without it I could not have done it.
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