Sony VGX-XL3 - Manual (Page 48)

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About Microsoft ® Windows ® Media Center in
Windows Vista™
Your new VAIO ® computer has the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
operating system installed that contains Media Center functionality. When you
start the Media Center software program for the first time, the Media Center
setup process starts. Adjust the default settings before opening VAIO Media™
software on client and server computers.
See the Media Center User Guide for Windows Vista , included on your PC
in Help and Support, and from this user guide, Chapter 1: Getting Started ,
the section titled Microsoft Windows Media Center in Windows Vista for
additional information about setting up Media Center and its features.
VAIO Media™ Software System Requirements
You can open VAIO Media software on the server computer(s), register client
computers to the server(s), and then share multimedia content between the
network computers.
Server requirements
• The VAIO Media server requires VAIO computers running Microsoft
Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.
• Connect the server and client computers through a wired network with eth-
ernet cables or a wireless local area network (WLAN).
Client requirements
• All client computers must be VAIO computers running Microsoft XP,
Windows Vista Home Premium, or Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
operating systems. VAIO Media software is not supported by other
computers or environments.
• All client computers must be connected to the same network with a server
using a router, ethernet cables, or a wireless LAN. Configure each client to
use a router or an access point on the network.
• All client computers must have VAIO Media software, version 2.0 or later,
installed before attempting to register.