SubscribeWindows Media Player: Enabling “Share my media” Does Nothing
Posted on Jan 09, 2008 under Software Tips |This article addresses a problem that may occur when you try to enable media sharing in Windows Media Player. After checking the Share my media option on the Media Sharing window and clicking OK, the computer locks up for a bit and then does nothing.
The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service may need to be enabled. To do this, perform the following steps.
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Open Administrative Tools.
3. Open Services.
4. Find Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service in the list and open it up.
5. Select Automatic for the Startup type. Click Apply.
6. Click the Start button and click OK.
Now try to enable Media Sharing again in Windows Media Player. It should work now and open a new window.
If that doesn’t work, the Universal Plug and Play Device Host and/or the SSDP Discovery Service might need to be enabled as well. Try following these same steps to enable those services.
by Danny, on February 18 2008 @ 12:58 pm
Thank you, I have been trying to figure this out for some time now. The only thing i could find was people saying to start windows media player sharing, but didn’t realize i would have to go into my administrative tools to do so (figured it would have been in my media player options). Go figure coming from M$, this worked perfectly thanks again.
by John, on March 28 2008 @ 4:50 am
THANK YOU!
I have been trying to find a fix for this for a while. Didn’t know what the hell it was. Thanks a lot, really appreciate it.
by Jon, on June 1 2008 @ 12:08 pm
Excellent, couldnt work out why it was not sharing SSDP Discovery service was off ( what ever the hell that is ) Anyway thanks a lot
Goes off to watch streamed media
by jmv, on June 14 2008 @ 8:50 am
Great, thanks!
by Colin, on August 8 2008 @ 11:51 pm
Fantastically clear and simple solution to a problem that I could’nt resolve anywhere else. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!