playto

Possibly my favourite new feature in Windows 7 is Play To in Windows Media Player. If you have a number of PC’s in your house running 7, this lets you redirect music from one machine to another. Perfect for scaring the shit out of unsuspecting family members but also quite handy for piping music around Chez Clayton.

Here’s how it to get it working

 

  1. Setup a HomeGroup for your PC’s (click start and type homegroup)
  2. Step through the obvious check boxes
  3. Open Windows Media Player and under stream click on Allow Remote Control of my Player and Automatically Allow Devices to Play my Media
  4. Step through the obvious check boxes
  5. Now right click on a track or album and select “Play To”

 

Sweet huh?

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