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Cannot Turn On Media Streaming
I'm desperate and I hope someone can help me. I recently purchased a Laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit. I upgraded my Desktop PC from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit. Both computers run great except for one thing: Neither one will stream media to other devices on my network. I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work but nothing seems to help. Here's the situation:
1. All my media is stored on my Desktop PC which is connected to my home network via a D-Link gaming router (DGL-4500).
2. Besides my laptop, there are other devices conntected either wirelessly or wired including an XBOX 360 (wired), Playstation 3 (wired) and a DirecTV HD DVR (wired).
3. I can easily stream media to the XBOX 360 via the extender with no problems. I cannot stream to the Playstation 3 at all and I cannot stream to the 360 without using the extender (so I can't access anything via the Dashboard). All these devices can access the internet through my router with no problem as can my wireless devices such as the Wii, PSP, etc.
4. When I open Windows Media Player (from either my laptop or my desktop) and click on STREAM then AUTOMATICALLY ALLOW ALL MY DEVICES TO PLAY MY MEDIA, I click ALLOW and am taken to the CHOOSE MEDIA STREAMING OPTIONS screen. On this screen no devices are listed (even if they are turned on), and the SHOW DEVICES ON drop down menu is blank. Since I can't make any selections, the OK button remains grayed out.
5. If I got to STREAM and click TURN ON MEDIA STREAMING I'm taken back to the same screen I talked about in #4, still with nothing listed in the SHOW DEVICES ON drop down menu and absolutely none of my devices listed anywhere on the screen.
6. If I go to the actual PS3 and select SEARCH FOR MEDIA SERVERS I get nothing.
7. If I click CHOOSE HOMEGROUP AND SHARING OPTIONS, under SHARE MEDIA WITH DEVICES, the STREAM MY PICTURES, MUSIC, AND VIDEOS etc check-box is grayed out.
8. All my devices show up on my router as being connected and with no issues.
I've had no problems streaming media in the past running Windows Vista. Before I upgraded to Windows 7, I kept hearing how easy it was to stream media with it but I can't seem to stream anything except through Windows Media Center Extender and only to my 360. What gives? In case you couldn't tell, I'm very frustrated.