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The first option is the simple just my folders. When adding folders to the Windows Media Library you have the option of 'My Personal Folders' or 'My folders and those of others I can access'.

You're good to go, you can now browse and view your media files through your Playstation 3.

The Playstation 3 should have automatically connected to your Windows Media Player media server and displayed it in the list.

On your Playstation 3 look in the menus for the different media types.

Your Playstation 3 should show up as ‘Unknown Device' in the middle box, select is and click on the ‘Allow'button.

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You will see a window that shows all the devices which your PC can see, and which of those devices is allowed access and which isn't.

Click on the arrow under the ‘Library' button again, and select Media Sharing.

Turn on Playstation 3 if it isn't already on.

Click the ‘Close' button when it has finished adding the files. If this is the first time you're setting up Windows Media Player 11 to share media you'll have to wait a few seconds while it adds the new files to its library.

Use the ‘Remove' button to remove any folders that might be in the list by default which you don't want to be shared.

These folders can include music, pictures and video.

Then use the ‘Add' button to add the folders which contain the media files you want to share.

In the window that appears, select ‘My Personal Folder' (See note about this below).

In that sub menu click on ‘Add to Library'.

Hover the mouse pointer over the ‘Library' button and when the little arrow appears just below it, click that arrow to open the submenu.

You can do a network test for this to check.

To have your Playstation 3 setup to use wireless networking and that it actually works on your network.To have Windows Media Player 11 installed.

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If you don't already have Windows Media Player 11 because you haven't updated it, you can download it from this link: This method by far is probably the easiest to setup. If you have Windows Media Player 11 installed then you already have a media server! This part of the guide will explain setting up a media server with Windows Media Player 11 and TVersity. Now that's not as scary as it might sound. To manage the media access from Playstation 3 to the PC you need a Media Server on your PC. Your PC will be the server, and your Playstation 3 will be the client. All that really means is one device provides something (the Server) and the other device uses it (the Client). You may have come across the term ‘client-server' when dealing with networks. You can access media directly from your Playstation 3's hard disk drive, you can access media from an USB Stick, you can access media from an External Hard Drive via a USB cable, you can use a Network Attached Storage Device and you can even share the media from your Personal Computer (PC or Mac).Ģ USB External Hard Drive Access (USB HDD) Well, there are several options available to you depending on exactly what you have. I want to use my brand spanking new Playstation 3 to watch videos, play music, and look at photos! How can make my Playstation 3 into a rockin' media hub?

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The guide will be ongoing and will be as good as the information contributed, so please feel free to post your own guide for something specific, add useful links, advice or comments. Just to note, the word ‘media' is used to describe a collection of different types of medium, such as music, photos, video etc. The intention of this guide is to try and explain some of the many frequently asked questions regarding media sharing on the Playstation 3. Finally, if some one has more time than I do perhaps you would like to take over and rewrite the guide in full? If you notice anything that has changed in recent firmware updates please PM me and I'll add/change this guide accordingly.

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If you follow the guide and something doesn't work post a question and some one will try to help and I'll try to update the guide. This is guide is well over 1 year old, and as such some, maybe most, information may be out of date.