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To enable remote content sharing

Perform the following steps on the computer that contains the library you are sharing.
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. In the registry tree (on the left), expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Microsoft, MediaPlayer, and Preferences.
3. Right-click HME, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type EnableRemoteContentSharing, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click EnableRemoteContentSharing, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data text box, type 1, and then click OK. If you later decide to disable remote content sharing, you can repeat this procedure and change the value to 0.
Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on your computer.

To grant one user account permission to access folders on other computers

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance or System and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Services.
2. Scroll down the list of services, right-click Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service, and then click Properties.
3. On the Log On tab, click This account, and specify a user account that has Read permission for the remote folders containing media that you want to share. This account should have a password that never expires.
4. On the General tab, click Stop, click Start, and then click OK.
5. On the computer containing the library you are sharing, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
6. In the registry tree (on the left), expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Microsoft, and Windows Media Player NSS.
7. Right-click 3.0, and then click Permissions.
8. Click Add.
9. In the Enter the object names to select box, type the name of the account you specified in step 3 of the preceding procedure.
10. Click OK.
11. In the Group or user names box, click the name of the account you specified in step 3 of the preceding procedure.
12. In the Permissions box, on the Full Control row, select the Allow check box.
13. Click OK, and then close Registry Editor.
Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on your computer.

To enable sharing in Windows Media Player

1. Click the arrow below the Library tab, and then click Media Sharing.
2. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media to check box.
3. In the list of devices below the Share my media to check box, select a device.
4. Do one of the following:
–If you want to share your media with the computer or device you have selected, click Allow.
–If you don’t want to share your media with the computer or device you have selected, click Deny.

More info here…

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/sharing.mspx

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Changing the listening port for Remote Desktop can have its advantages, particularly if you are remoting in from behind a firewall. Since a lot of public firewalls (hotels, airports, etc.) block most ports except for those used for email and internet access, using the default settings for Remote Desktop will not work on them. As long as you are not remoting into a machine that is serving secure sites, you can change the listening port to 443 and access your machine from almost anywhere. Just follow these instructions:1. Open Regedit.

2. Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp

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3. Find the dword value named PortNumber.

4. Change the value to 443.

5. Close Regedit and reboot.

To connect, open the remote client and type in the hostname or address followed by :443.

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