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Hi I use my Win10 as an pure media file server, is there an way to make Win10 read usage of network and Hibernate if noe network activity is not breing used for the last hour? Petter

Hi, Just decided to use a second PC and trying to network. Desktop 1 see a Media Server on Desktop machine (an Acer PC) but does not show computer in File Explorer Desktop 2 sees Desktop 1 (I call STONE) and can access files etc I believe I have the 'discoverable boxes ticked Both can see the...

Hi This is a strange phenomenon that I never have come across during my many years of fiddling. I saw on my media server b(running on Windows 7), a series that was misplaced, upon opening the correct directory, I found.. nothing, the directory and the files didn't exist in the series...

Hi all, I have a Windows PC that I'm running as a media server. It was connected to the internet via Powerline Ethernet Adapter as there is no wireless capability on the computer. However, now it will not connect to the internet no matter what. I have tried the following steps. 1. Changing...

I'm new to windows, and i just built a computer that runs windows 8.1. I set up my computer to work as a dlna media server and ive put some photos in windows media player and im 100% positive that there on the dlna server. But when i go to my xbox and click the server, all the folders show up...

So I have a laptop with my entire music library on it, and a desktop with part of my music library on it. My ipod is synced to my laptop, but what I've found lately is I'll hear a song on my desktop, either add it to a list to download to my laptop later, or download it and use one of many...

I have an unusual question. I run a Windows 2008R2 "server" system on dual-display. The secondary monitor is devoted to an application ("Blue Iris") that displays security cameras on it. The main monitor is on a KVM, so that the monitor is switched to my laptop and/or my regular desktop...

EDIT 2: New information again, I tried copying the files without using a homegroup and it all worked just fine. Any ideas as to why things transfer fine without a homegroup and just regular sharing but not with a home group? Any help would be appreciated, I would really rather use a homegroup...

BSOD - IDSvia64.sys - Help Please Hello All, I have a ASUS P8Z86-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard ASUS GTX 580 ENGTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz 16 GB RAM OCZ Agility3, bios 2.15 (Updated) SSD Boot Western Digital WD2002FAEX 2TB Drive Western Digital...

Hi there.... I am having a terrible time trying ot get my new windows 7 system to work with my other devices on the network. The real kicker is that my other windows 7 system works fine.. I just can nto get this new one to work correctly for some reason. Basically I wish to have all the...

A newby here. Just installed a SiliconDust HDHomeRun Digital Tuner a week ago (Single Network). Using a digital ant. The pgm. finds a doz. or so channels w/ terrific pictures but no sound (sound is working via misc. 'net connections). Signal strength & quality are above suggested minimums and...

i tried myself to set up file sharing between my win 7 home edition 64 bit desktop with my xp pro laptop. but, now win 7 identifies the xp as a music media server and not as a computer. i do have a media server installed on the xp (tversity). what i would like to do is undo what i did. and...

First off I like to say I like this forum so Im posting here.:D I am having a problem with my network places being over crowd on winows 7, Vista, an XP machines. I woul like to get ri of all the broken an duplicate folders. Heres the story, I have a media server in one room. Over the years...

In a latest video tutorial effort, I will be attempting to show how to properly install, configure, and maintain Microsoft Windows Home Server. The latest video has been finished, while the setup and configuration portion is currently in development. I hope to offer transcripts of these guides...

I've failed to find the answer on exisitng threads but if I have missed it, apologies. I am trying to link mjy laptop (W7) with the new PC attached to the TV acting as a media server (W7) with two Pure Sensia iintenet radios and wife's laptop running XP. I have a wireless internet running...

I'm running Win7 on my laptop (Pavilion), wireless; have access to internet & my home server. My desktop (Acer) is running Vista; network printer is connected to desktop; the desktop machine can access the internet, and my laptop, and my home server. From my laptop I can ping my desktop by...

The virtual router function in W7 is fantastic and I am running a small PAN now consisting of a media server with a WiFi card and connection to internet, and two laptops connected using WiFi to the server. My question is about speed and radio type. The server has a Ralink RT2860 chip which...

I have identified a major security issue with sharing when sharing to a PS3. Setup: I have no homegroup set up. I am using a work network. I am allowing my libraries to be shared to my PS3. In order to share music, videos, and pictures to my PS3, I must simply add them to a library and they...