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Understand What Media Can Be Shared

You can share just about any media you have stored on your PC with others on your network and the media extender. These include but are not limited to the following:

Protected Windows Media files downloaded from online stores.
Music files, such as Windows Media Audio, MP3, and WAV files. You cannot share audio CDs inserted into the PC.
Video files, such as Windows Media Video, AVI, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2. You cannot share DVD-Video discs inserted into the PC.
Picture files, including JPEG and PNG.
Playlists, such as Windows Media playlists and MP3 playlists.

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