To stream music using Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.0, click the arrow under Library and select Media Sharing. You may receive a warn'ing that 'This is a public network that needs to be made private'. If so, click Networking and alter the settings accordingly.

In the Media Sharing dialog box that pops up, tick the box U for 'Find media that others are sharing' or 'Share my media'. Click OK. Allowing others to access your music this way only lets them listen to it over a network - they can't copy your files or get at your computer.



The next screen lists the devices that are connected to your network: select the one you wish to share your files with, then click Allow. Click Customize if you want to specify the media types that will be shared from your libraries - for example, pictures, video or music.

If your other device is a Windows Vista PC, listening to iii music from a shared library is a simple process. Click the Library arrow and select Media Sharing, Find media. The Library panel will display any shared libraries, and you can click on any files that you wish to play.