Connect PS3 to windows 7 through WMP 12

I recently installed Windows 7 Professional.

To start with, its great when you compare it to Vista or even XP. In lay man’s term, Windows 7 is blend of Windows XP and Windows Vista.

But enough of talking about Win 7, this post is about connecting PS3 to windows 7 for Media Sharing.

For the folks who just managed to install windows 7 and then attempted to share their media on PS3, you would be getting an error which says

“Access to the Media server is not allowed. It is possible that the system name has not been registered. Check the settings for the media server”

You might have checked the Library sharing setting of Windows Media Player 12, but you ain’t got any Sharing support over there.

Windows Media Player 12

Here is the Solution -

Before we proceed I would request you to note down the MAC address of your PS3

You can find your PS3 MAC address in

1) System Setting > System Information

2) Network Settings. (Scroll towards bottom)

Once you note down the Mac address then on your PC go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change Advance Sharing Settings.

Control Panel

Then you need to make sure:

- Network Discovery is ON
- File & Printer Sharing is ON

After that click on Media Streaming options.

Advance Sharing

Once you are done with it you would see a window of Media Sharing

On the Show devices drop bar, select All Networks

Then you would see some Unknown device / devices.

Double click each Unknown device to see the MAC address of the device. If the address matches your PS3 MAC address then allow that device for media sharing.

Media Sharing

Tada.. You would now be able to share your media (If your firewall is not blocking media access)

Update : Thanks for vasistep

Here is an update. With the latest updates in Windows 7,  you also need to make sure the following setting

Open “Services”  (just type on the start search bar)

In that make sure you have set Windows Media Player Sharing Service on “Automatic”. Also set LogOn as “Local System”

Update : Check out the Video Tutorial

Update – 03/15/2011



Console, Playstation 3

  • ALI MAHVAR

    I have done this and it works so esy. thnks alot .

    it ws amazingly easy

    • Jason Dolbear

      I have done the steps above but when i go to advanced settings to turn on network discovery it will not turn on. please help at my wits end

      • mhatrey

        Jason,

        Does it show any kind of error or as such.

        Do the following check –

        Check if network related services are up and running
        a. Click Start, type services.msc and hit enter.
        b. From the list of services, double click on “Function Discovery Provider Host” service, change the startup type to automatic and start the service.
        c. Apply the changes.
        d. Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

    • francesco

      you’re a genius! thenk you very much, now it works! :-)

  • Ryan

    I have followed all these instructions but I still can’t manage to connect my PS3 to the media center and the initil problem of “Access to the Media server is not allowed. It is possible that the system name has not been registered. Check the settings for the media server” is still coming up.. Is there anything I can do to solve this problem?

    • mhatrey

      Hi Ryan,

      May be you are behind a firewall. Just double check, whether your Anti-virus is not blocking “wmpnetwk.exe”

  • Ben

    worked perfect. well explained. good job.

  • Ronnie

    So, I’m having the same problem. I have windows 7, with WMP 12 & a PS3 version 3.50

    I have done all these crazy things, but still get no media server found. It’s driving me mad, when i had Vista, it was fine…but not now. Any other ideas?

    • mhatrey

      Again I would suggest to check if your antivirus is blocking “wmpnetwk.exe” or not.

  • DJensen

    Sweet! That was quick and simple. Thank you.

  • Mike

    Tried everything that has been suggested and still can’t see PS3. I downloaded Vuze and the Vuze Player can see the PS3 but I cant find it any other way. Im stumped. I can easily find my 360 but the PS3 is bein a pain.

  • http://0tter.com 0tter

    Marvellous, that’s cured that one, was blinking impossible to find what was wrong until I found the solution here. Very easy to follow too, nice, thanks bundles. 0tter, meep

  • Kneller

    This works with videos for me, but not for music files. Anytime I open an album it says there are no titles within. Anyone know why?

    • mhatrey

      Because your Music library is not set up properly in Windows 7 ..

  • Carl

    …brilliant this was just what I was looking forward, nice one ! Jonah

  • GM

    Thanks for taking the time to put that together, works perfectly! So glad this was the first set of instructions I came across!

  • M. Hill

    Great job, THANKS!!

    Kneller, check file location for your music, I think PS3 can only see items in a root folder. If you have a file folder for your music and inside it is different folders for artist or gener, then PS3 can’t see into the second level of folders.

  • kevin

    just wanted to say thanks, this is the easiest thing i’ve found on the internet, and skips all the Windows Media Player BS.

  • http://www.paramatik.com para kazanma

    really thanks i was working on this… now i can watch videos on big screen :)

  • Jéssica

    Foi muito útil, obrigado .

  • http://dillaroo.com.au Brett

    yep my antivirus was blocking it(CA internet security)I could not configure it to work.I uninstalled it and streaming works fine.Now looking for good antivirus to use with win 7 and PS3

  • Binnser

    Ok. Hello you lot. At last a discussion that is up to date! What I need to know is why can I see my photos and movies but cannot see any music files? I generally use itunes but WMP see’s all the files. Everything is connected and shared successfully as proven by the fact pics & movies work but why not music?

    Any ideas anyone?

    • mhatrey

      Yes Binnser,

      The problem may be the way your library is built in Windows 7

      Make sure you are sharing the folder to which your Songs are pointed in Windows Library.

      (i.e CLicking on the Music Icon in the library will take you right to your music directory.)

      Then restart PC and PS3 both.. and try again

    • Binnser

      Mhatrey, thankyou for your reply but it aint workin’

      Folders are all shared with homegroup. I am beginning to think there is a conspiracy going on here. Sony & Apple are not friends. It must be something to do with the fact I use Itunes. This should be simple but seems to be made to be so difficult. DLNA 7522 error!!!!!!!!!!!! What does this mean?

      I’m thinking of going back to compact cassete (with shoulder strap!)

      • mhatrey

        DLNA 7522 occurs due to improper built of library.

        Remove everything from your library in Windows Media Player.

        Start PS3, make sure nothing is reflected their. Shut down Ps3

        Start by adding one folder to library in PC. ON the PS3. Check whether its getting detected and being played or not. If it is getting played successfully on PS3 (Shut down the PS3) add another folder to library in PC

        Let me know.

        http://www.igoy.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Capture.png This is how you will add or remove stuff from your library.

  • Ransome

    I usually just lurk and don’t post but this frustrated me for a bit so I thought I’d share what I discovered for those likewise frustrated souls who may benefit. The above post that started this was great and a must. Well done and much thanks. Alas, those settings were already in place on my Windows 7 computer and it still didn’t work. 1st the no network thing then the DNLA 4405 or some such error. I poked around and discovered two things:

    1) Go to : Control panel; Network and sharing center. Click on “choose home group and sharing options”. Under “share media with devices” check the box that says “stream my pictures, music, and videos to all devices on my home network.” Save changes and voila, it fixed the “access to media server is not allowed.” problem immediately.

    2) This one was all dummy me. In the PS3 menu I kept trying to do something silly. Very Silly… I kept trying to search for music media servers in video, or video servers in photo, or photo servers in music, etc, etc, etc… You have to do music in music, photos in photos, videos in video… They each have their own “search for media servers” icon as well as my personal home network icon. All the icons looked the same and would actually show the folders but wouldn’t work. I finally read what I was looking at and it works perfectly. I’m guessing what’s going on is if you tell it to look for photos in music it’ll find them, but doesn’t have a clue what to do with them because its trying to play them, not view them, etc… Know what I mean? Am I a bit embarrassed? You bet. If this will save someone else some frustration I’ll take the grief :) Hope this helps.

    • deadonred

      The “stream” setting was the last piece to my puzzle. I’m golden. Thanks.

      • mhatrey

        My Pleasure

  • DanBIllin

    Thanks! Helpful people like yourself are much appreciated. All the best.

  • Mike

    My PS3 has found the server and is sharing most of my files, except the video files

    • mhatrey

      At first the Ps3 takes time to build the video library in itself. I would suggest

      1) Make sure your Video Library is properly built in PC. Remeber PS3 does support formats like .mkv

      Restart PS3 and PC both and then give some time for videos to get detected.

      Let me know if it works or not.

  • http://n/a dirt nguyen

    thank you both, and also Ransome. awesome job. and i dont post most too.

  • Bobby

    This is an outright lie, there is absolutely no way to use your PS3 with Windows 7. Stop putting this stuff up because all your doing is taking people for a ride.

    • mhatrey

      Im sorry bobby, that you couldnt get your PS3 connected to Windows 7 via WMP.

      I would suggest you to check your firewall settings and then try again.

      Good luck

      • bubba

        Jezzuz Bobby, did you see how many people this help. Gawd.

  • Nancy

    :( I so thought this was gonna work… I was like Yay!!! but i celebrated too soon… none of it worked.. I did the first thing then i checked and my norton wasn’t blocking it… i moved a bunch of stuff on the settings for the homegroup but no luck.. plz if someone can tell me exactly what ur settings are on everything so i can be secure but so i can still see mi pix, vids and music on my ps3 I would appreciate it sooo much.. Thank you in advance <3

    • mhatrey

      Ok Nancy, I can understand your frustration.

      Please make sure couple of things :

      1. The Network to which your PC is connected is kept as “HOME”
      2. Try disabling your Antivirus Totally (Just for the sake of getting connected to PS3).
      3. Make sure your library is well built. (I mean when you open your library on Windows 7 it has all the things added to Videos / Music / Picture Icons )

      Good luck

  • Nancy

    Oh and the message that pops up says No media servers were found

  • Nancy

    what the deuce…. all my s…tuff got deleted….grrrr…. I’m trying to add it to it again but no luck.. HELP… as u can tell Im not the greatest with computers.. but please help :( …………… my pics,vids,and music are still on the computer just not on the windows media player the only thing on there is the pictures but i still cant see them on my ps3 i went to the music icon and everything… (sigh) It worked fine on Friday.. and earlier yesterday.. dont know what happened… It makes me wanna kick it.. i wont ofcourse but ugh..thank you for ur reply though mhatrey

    • mhatrey

      Well Nancy, this is what I’m trying to suggest.
      http://www.igoy.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Capture.png
      When you open your library click on music.. and over there you could see “includes” option. In that add the specific folder of your MUSIC and it will be saved in your library.

  • Nancy

    i meant the picture icon

  • Pob

    May seem like a simple solution but my kaspersky firewall randomly decided to block local TCP and UDP services – switching to allow solved the problem and my ps3 can now see my laptop media server

    if the above don’t work – as it didn’t for me apart from showing that kaspersky was the problem – then try this

  • hahhahanauan

    I love you!
    No homo though.

    • mhatrey

      LOL … I hope my GF doesnt see this :)

  • SkilledButPoor

    If this allows you to connect the PS3 to a PC, does that mean you can take screenshots of gameplay now?
    I was wondering because of this:
    http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/927750-playstation-3/answers?qid=64306
    If yes, how?

    • mhatrey

      No, you cant do that by connecting to PS3

      Since PS update 2.50, Few of the game titles have started supporting in-game screenshots.
      Also I have read somewhere that connecting external keyboard and pressing “Print Screen” button will take the screen shot. But Im not sure about this one.. I guess I’ll give a try

  • SneedoGP

    Thanks for taking your time to put up all that together, works perfectly!

  • Sujay

    Kool. This worked for me .. Thanks a ton

  • Eirik

    Fantastic!

  • John

    Here’s an embarassing question: I’ve read all the comments and it seems that I have the answer I’m looking for, but I’m not 100% sure. I am able to see my pc in PS3 and I’m also able to access movie files that exist in folders on my pc’s hard drive through PS3, but here’s the embarassing part – Can’t I get Media Center to run in PS3 with all it’s cool movie listings and menus? I’m interested in playing Internet TV, which I can do from media center on my pc without actually downloading anything. Can I relay the data to my big TV via PS3? Everything I’ve read so far seems to indicate that I’m SOL.

    • mhatrey

      No John… You cant get Media Center to run in PS3 … Have you tried using application called “PS3 Media Server”

      • John

        mhatrey – Yes, I think so. In PS3, my pc is listed as a “media server”, but it only shows me folders. In one of the folders, I’m able to find a video and it plays. So, from what I can gather, I need to copy movies in media center and then I will have access on my TV via PS3. I’m hoping that I can copy internet tv series to my pc hard drive so that I can watch on my big TV as well. Just haven’t found a way to do that yet.

  • rayj

    Wow, made quick and easy, thanks so much!

  • Don

    Thanks for the posts. Removing and rebuilding the libraries in Windows Media Player worked for me. Mac address was there.

  • Joah

    so here my issue, when i add new music on windows media player on my laptop my ps3 does not pick it up? but it picks up all new vidoes pictures ect but not my music?

  • http://1337Time.webs.com/ Quinton

    Mine only shows the Windows Sample Music. I Have Lots of other music on my Laptop but It only shows Sample music, and Sample Videos.

  • talon

    For those that are still having issues with this. go to your ps3 and go into your network settings, make sure your media server sharing is enabled on your ps3, i was having all sorts of difficulties getting this to wkr, until i realized that it was the ps3 settings i needed to change..

  • Josh

    thanks man appreciate the tip worked like a charm

  • justin

    ive tried everything. i mean everything to get my laptop to sync with my ps3. the ps3 sees my laptop, my roommates laptop, but cant see any of the media. finally got winamp to see some of it, but that has stopped working. now, windows media player 12 sees my roommates library but not mine. ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE GREAT!!! im at my wits end over here!!

    thanks!!

  • Korou

    So I got this working previously using this guide, but for some reason, recently my PS3 cannot see my windows 7 media server. I went into the Media Streaming Options, and the Unknown Device with my PS3′s MAC address is no longer there. Is there a way to fix this problem?

  • vasistep

    Hi all.

    You had cheked setting for MP media sharing but your PS3 still tell you – “Media Server was not found”?
    Try to restart “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service” (WMPNetworkSvc) in “Control PanelAll Control Panel ItemsAdministrative ToolsServices”.

  • Corey

    I’ve been trying to do this for 5mths now. And this morning a stubble across this page and TADA. Well explain and easy to follow.. Thanks a million

  • Josh

    Thank you!!

  • darryl

    i did all this it was easy but am stuck now on how to play movies from my laptop to my ps3 any ideas please tell me will be greatful for the help thank you

  • mhatrey

    I have updated the post, with the new updates of Windows 7. Please check it

  • Christian

    Ok, the media-server is found, and I can see it on PS3, but no files are shown. WTF?

    • Anthony

      Same thing happened to me. Have you figured it out yet?

  • Christian

    Did all that, the MediaServer shows correctly in PS3, and the folders (Music, Video, Pictures) are shown, but with nothing in them.

    I already tried the following:
    - cleaning and rebuiling WMP’s Library
    - turning off Anti-virus
    - turning off Windows Firewall
    - reducing security constraints within “Advanced Sharing Options”

    I also tried using PS3 Media Server software and it didn’t work either. The MediaServer is shown in PS3, all folders and files are correctly (though kinda slowly) shown but I can’t play anything.

  • Chris

    Is there a way to share stuff that isn’t on the C: drive but on other drives as well?? I have a lot of stuff on my computer and i like to put my media on other drives to save space on my C: for all my applications.

    I have not been able to do this. I tried making links but to no avail.

    I can see anything on C: just fine!

    Much appreciated!

  • xkzqe

    thanks for the detailed walkthrough!

  • MattyBoy

    I can manage to get my films up and running. It’s just my music I can’t access. You would think Sony would just release a patch to sort all of this out. Never mind. I’ve tried everything that you’ve put up but to no avail. I’m a bit thick when it comes to computers. Thanks though and well done to those who’ve got it working. Dead jealous.

  • justin

    i finally figured it out. it was easy. cant believe it hasnt come up on here yet!
    i went to the folder i wanted to share (on my external drive) right clicked it, and clicked – SHARE THIS FOLDER. boom. it has showed up on my PS3 every time since i did that.

  • Dave

    works beautifully. :-)

  • thank-Y-Man

    this is one for the best explained i can found out there. it help alot. the pix make thing very easy, thank Y….

  • Anthony

    I followed the steps and it connected. All of my folders come up, but when I go to select an album, the mp3 wont pop up. It has all of my folders, but no mp3 can be played. HELP!

  • Steve

    The mac address of my unknown device does not match my PS3 device. Should I just enable the unknown device anyway?

  • Martin

    thanks a lot man! it gave me a little challenge but your guide really helped.

  • Stig

    I have the following challenge:

    1. My document folder with my movies are found and working fine
    2. I add a new downloaded file to the catalog (Same file type as the others), but it does not show up in my PS3. (Actually only the sample file of the downloaded content so that confirms that the folder is mapped)
    3. If I move the file to one of the other sub folder of my movies it show up…

    Can someone give me a pointer on what is wrong

    • mhatrey

      This has to do with library formation in Windows… I would suggest clear up the library in windows and create a new one again

  • ps2guy

    Dude, thanks a lot.

  • marc

    this works perfect!

  • Salim

    When I’m in Media Streaming Options, I selected show devices on all networks but I don’t see the unknown device in the list. I’ve disabled my firewall settings but nothing is working for me!

    • mhatrey

      Make sure you PS3 and PC are connected on the same Wireless Network.

  • Ron

    Thanks for the instructions it works fantastically, after I rebooted the PS3 and the Win 7 PC. then I did a search for a media server on the PS3.

  • Joost

    Hi, I can go online on my pc and ps3 so they must be on the same network but the unknown device does not show up on Media Streaming Options. I have tried everything and no luck – thanks!

    • mhatrey

      Joost, on the other thoughts, is your network profile HOME or PUBLIC, Make sure it is HOME or WORK..

  • Lori

    Thank you so much for this. I was so frustrated and after
    following your easy instructions I have all of my media from laptop
    available on my ps3 :) :)

  • http://zdenur.blogspot.com/ zdenur

    thanks a lot! You helped me much!!

  • Nick

    Check ip address of windows7 machine and ps3. They should be on the same network (for example 192.168.1.xxx where xxx is different for ps3 and windows7 machine). If the ip addresses are different, they are on different networks and won’t connect.

  • http://www.igoy.in/connect-ps3-to-windows-7-through-wmp-12/ Jon Budnik

    I followed the instructions but when I got to the point in
    the control panel where you click on all networks in choose a media
    streaming, there is nothing that comes up as an unknown device. My
    ps3 does not show up on this list of devices. Is there something
    which I have to do on my ps3 to make my computer recognize it? Your
    help would be appreciated.

    • mhatrey

      Yes of course… Make sure your Ps3 and pc are connected to the same network. You can see that by going to network setting of Ps3.

  • Michael

    I have been trying this for sometime now and I still cant get it to work. The PS3 says “No Media Servers Where Found”. I have turned off firewall both on PC and router, also AVG. I don’t understand, there is nothing stopping it. I can find the PS3 on my computer and allow it but nothing. I have followed these steps perfectly and still nothing. HELP ME!

  • http://killakev83@gmail.com killa

    how do i get it to show the pics from my computer to the
    ps3

  • SaadJudeh

    DUDE YOUR A GENIUS!! THNNK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Lisa

    i have done everything and it has seemed to work, my problem is it says there is no pictures or videos! no track. please help!!!

    • mhatrey

      Hi Lisa,

      You need to create the library properly in Windows 7.

      After you have done you can find the videos/pictures/music in option named “Folder” of the respective media on PS3.

  • @MediaTruth

    Thanks for the info! Great instructions!!! Now if I could just find a quieter fan for my PS3, I could actually hear the videos steaming through console.

  • Spacedude224

    Man! I’ve been trying to figure this out forever! lol
    Thanks a lot!!

  • Brenden

    This worked out perfectly except for it saying there is no
    files and I understand that you need to properly set up your libary
    the right way but I have no clue on how to do this. Does it have to
    do with me using Itunes?

    • mhatrey

      Yes, it has to do you using itunes. But you can set your library from sharing your itunes Media as well.

      on the Start search in Windows 7 type “Libraries” and enter into Libraries

      Over there you may build the library.

      So if you want to add Videos into your Library, click on Video folder over there and then you will see Video Library. Now there is a “Include Location” Button over there. Just hit that and then select the videos or Video Folder you want to add. You add your itunes Media as well.

      Now Restart your PS3 and you should be able to get it solved

      Similarly proceed for your Music and Pictures as well

  • Christopher

    First I want to say thank you. I used this link months ago when I was connecting my Tablet to my PS3 and trying to look at it through my PSP. Fast forward several months and I am putting two new Windows 7 Laptops on the PS3 and lo my tablet no longer shows up (like Korou at post 40). I verified that I have all the computers using the ‘Home’ network profile (as mentioned in post 60 & 62). In fact, with windows media player I am able to play almost all of my files from the Tablet on both of the new laptops (way way cool by the by) and both of the laptops show up on the PS3 but the tablet does not.

    Initially I noticed the difference was that my Tablet was using the “updated” Local Service and the two Laptops were using Network Services. I tried deleting Local Service and adding network service and reseting, but that didn’t do anything but make me have to rediscover the tablet on the two laptops. PS3 still saw the Laptops.

    Next I renamed the Tablet’s network name – and then nothing could find the tablet profile. Reset

    I then tried to remove the ‘unknown’ PS3 (let’s say by accident) and then rediscover it, and now can’t even find it again on my Tablet. the new laptops are able to see the PS3 and the tablet fine. I later discovered that there was a PICNIC problem with my WebRoot firewall, in that I had allowed wmpnscfg. exe but not wmpnetwk.exe

    I’m not sure if fixing the PICNIC problem was the solution all along, because now I need to know how to discover the PS3 on the network or rather a way to rediscover a removed network device again. So far rebooted both Tablet and PS3 – to no avail, and tried to search for other solutions but they suggest I change everything to a workgroup and I don’t think the PS3 will see that. I am hoping you can help.

    • mhatrey

      Hi Christopher,

      –> So you mean to say, your PS3 is detecting your Laptops but not your Tablet.

      Lets not do anything with Laptops start resetting the tablet.

      1.) Make sure everything PS3, your Laptops, your Tablet are connected on same network with same name (SSID) having a same gateway (usually 192.168.#.1) and in the series of similar IP address (192.168.#.***)

      I’m assuming if thats the case, then you could be browsing internet from each of the device (Laptops, PS3 and tablet)

      Also Im assuming each of your windows device has a different name set on Media Sharing (5th Picture in my post where I have named my library as YOGI)

      Switch of your PS3 now.

      2.) Now in tablet do as what I’d said in this post including the update and make sure it is set to “automatic” and as a “Local System”

      3.) Make sure the tablet is not being blocked by any firewall or internet security. For testing purpose switch off all your firewall & internet security from your Tablet.

      4.) Create a Library of the things that you want to share from Tablet.

      5.) Restart your Tablet. Now restart your PS3

      6.) Go to Add Media Server on Ps3 and search for name of library of your Tablet.

      This should work. Let me know what happens

  • Ajwad Aseer rauf

    Awesome work! thank you!!

  • Suspiria79

    I can find WMP on the PS3 and all the folders will show for music pictures etc. Subfolders show up fine, too. But the thumbnails never show and when clicking on the songs, pics, videos, they won’t show up. And eventually I get an error code 80710092

    Really frustrating because all the folders are right there. Just no dice when I want to play the content.

    • mhatrey

      re build the library on your PC. Check the reply to comment 73

  • Suspiria79

    Seems as though my MAC address on PS3 is different than the one on display for WMP (PC)
    Even the IP address is slightly different for both. Not sure how to fix this, at all.

    • mhatrey

      MAC address of PS3 should be same on PC .. if its is different then you are not connecting to PS3

      IP address is slightly different for both for eg.

      if pc – 192.168.1.102
      then PS3 may be 192.168.1.108

  • Suspiria79

    I connect to PSN no problem and can use the browser. Just having the problems with the Media server. Odd how all the folders and names show but won’t display anything. MAC address is completely different, alright. Not sure why cos everything else connects with PS3.

    • mhatrey

      Once I had this problem, but back then I was on very “pathetic” router and my library was not getting reflected well on PS3.

      So what I did was, turned OFF my PS3, brought it bit closer to the router range .. like 1 feet closer (seems stupid …)

      And also went into my libraries and created a good structure for eg.

      earlier my folders where

      LIBRARY > MUSIC > GENRE > ARTIST > ALBUMS > actual song.

      I changed this to

      LIBRARY > MUSIC > ALBUMS > Actual Song.

      The point was I reduced the number of levels of folders.

      Similary I did for videos

      And then turned ON my PS3

      Disconnected the Media Server from System > Network Setting

      and then again Enabled the Media Server.

      Went to Music and searched for my Library

      and within no time my music appeared over there and were playing quite good without any stops or disconnects

  • Игорь

    Наконецто спасибо большое

    • mhatrey

      Вы Добро пожаловать

  • Suspiria79

    I heard that you need upnp to use the media server. I think it said Not Available last time I had the PS3 on. Not sure if my router even supports that feature. I use mobile broadband. But maybe if there is an enable option for it on the PS3 it may work.

  • George Kaplanis

    Hello and a Happy new year …

    I have a Sony KDL-NX-710 TV which has WiFi pre-installed and a Laptop Sony VPC-F12Z1E …

    I have a wireless modem/router (with broadband connection) and I want to share/stream media files (videos, pictures, music, etc) to my TV using either the Windows Media Player 12 or the Windows Media Center or the VAIO Media Plus…

    I set up everthing correctly (I believe so!) and I am trying to send media (video, pictures, music, etc) but it seems that there is a problem and I cannot …

    My TV although it finds my Laptop, on the other hand it cannot connect to my laptop … why is this happening? I have checked my antivirus as well as the firewall and all the commands are to “Allow” the media transfer!!!

    Although I have shared my media folders when I am opening Windows Media Player 12 and I choose a file to stream, I cannot find the “Play to” button … can you find me a solution?

    Is there something I am doing wrong? How can I solve this problem?

    Thank you in advance for your help and your ideas …

    George

  • Vinny

    Hi when i select all networks my ps3 does not appear on d screen please help

  • http://www.altasia.nl altasia

    Thanks works like a charm

  • Hamzah68

    Saved me lot of time and works great. Thanks a lot.

  • Ali Fabian Ismat (ami khat choda)

    i have been trying to connect since the last past monnth. and thanks to you , made it possible for me to connect ! i love you!mmmwaaah

  • Scotty

    Thanks so much, that was really helpful

  • frank

    thank you so much bro!!! whew!!!!!! Godbless!!!

  • http://www.flapped.co.uk grim_reaper

    thanks works perfect

  • fishgeek

    This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for posting this!

  • http://www.igoy.in/connect-ps3-to-windows-7-through-wmp-12/ Mike lfc

    Hi my video,music,picture folders all show on my ps3 but when i try to play them i get the message there are no tracks please help.

    • mhatrey

      Read comment 78′s reply

      • Javidraaj

        i couldn't understand what is comment 78's reply… could u point those specifically

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          Javidraaj,

          I shifted to new comments system, so hence the numbers are not visible now..

          By that reply was indicating him to shut down PS3. Create library again in PC and then start PS3 again.

  • bob

    Thanks, you’re a genius…worked perfectly :D

  • anthony

    i have read and done everything!!! and still can’t get it to work. my laptop cannot find the ps3. HELP!!

  • anthony

    yup, still doesn’t work

  • Justin

    Thank you! this worked perfectly!

  • Anthony

    Great instructions, this worked perfectly. Thank you.

  • massta

    Is there a way to have the PS3 “wake-up” the pc from sleep mode?

  • Brad

    I had the same problem, what it turned out to be was a crappy router it was an Actiontec PK5000, standard one for Qwest DSL, this router will not let any of this work over wireless. I went and bought a netgear dgn2200 and everything worked in literally seconds.

  • eric

    thank you for your help!!!

  • Gonzalo

    Hi! – Thanks for all the good sugestions, very cool! Now to the point. Why can’t I se my PS3 from my PC (Win7)? – Yes, I can see my media from PS3, but I can’t see my PS3 from my PC! – I do see my other PC from my main PC. I just find it wierd…. Anyway. I trying to see if it is possible to make a LAN party :) it’ requires that I can see the other connected users. I asume that a PS3 can be a user. So, how do media player or PS3media server do the trick, im curious. And yes my 2 PC and the PS3 are in the same network in the same router (Zyxel).
    Any suggestions???

    • mhatrey

      There is no way PC can see the media of PS3.

      What Kind of LAN party? Gaming LAN Party ? Ps3 cant be used to play LAN games with PC.

      Check this http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080724095156AAWMezF

      If you have two or more PS3, then yes you can connect each other and play games.

      • Gonzalo

        Ok! – thank’s I did not know there was imposible to conecting PS3′s and PC into a LAN party – Anyway, my second point is more a curiosity about, why can’t I se my PS3 in my Win7 PC? – And yes, my Windows Media Player and PS3 Media Server do the trick for me ;)
        Regards…

  • citmod

    Hi, I have done everything step by step (i even dissabled my whole Norton), however, I can`t get my PS3 to see the WMP.
    I tried PS Media Server aswell, however not working correctly eaither.
    The weird thing is, that when i first connected my ps3 to my router everything was fine (even before i read your instructions). But then i had to disconnect the router from my PC (it is connected via ethernet, i needed to move the router to another place) and since then it wasn`t working anymore. Also i had it working again just before i made those last Windows 7 changes you mention under “update”. So now i dont really now what else to do since it looks kinda weird to me. :(
    Thanks in advance for any help.

  • mhatrey

    Citmod,

    Lets go step by step once again.

    1) Make sure your PC is connected to Internet and you are surfing properly.

    2) Make sure your PS3 is connected to Internet on the same network that of PC is connected to.

    If they both are working, then follow my steps once again. Hopefully it will work

    • citmod

      Hey, I managed to get the WMP Media server running after again, after deinstalling the PS3 Media server. Since PS3 MS wasn`t working properly anyways, it`s fine with me.
      Just have to google, to find a way to get subs streamed over WMP MS (probably I will have to make hardsubs).
      Thanks anyways. :)

      • mhatrey

        Congrats..

  • tuna

    it is not showing up as a device at all my ps3 that is it just isnt there

  • Michael

    Mine just says “There are no tracks/images/titles”

  • Adam

    wow. i went threw the steps one after another and it still was not helping. until i got to the part where i turn on homegroup file sharing or w/e. thanx for the help. i’ve really been wanting to link my windows 7 with my ps3. thanx a lot. i’d have to pay for this kinda help from geek squad. lol

  • Tom

    Genius!

  • Mike M

    I have run through the steps listed above, but when i go to advanced streaming options, there are no unknown devices listed. i can see WMP on the ps3 with my laptops name next to it. I have clicked on all networks, but still no unknown devices pop up. i have copied down the mac addy, and when i go through the devices listed none match. the pc is connected wirelessly to the router, and the ps3 is hardwired to the same router. what do i need to do?

  • http://www.mytotallyrandomlife.com Jennifer

    OK. Ive tried literally everything on here… I have music (lots!), but its in itunes. I had WMP find it all and put it all in it… But No luck. When I first hooked up my new modem it saw the computer (Princess Win7) but then once we tried to click it it said not registered or something… And so I followed your steps, but now i am not being found ….. at all….. Im frustrated. And at this point about to say screw it I will upload some music to it via usb (if possible!?) and not try to stream anymore…

    I came across your page via google search, and was so happy that its recent! If you have any ideas — Ive done virtually everything. Ive checked the function discovery and WMP are set to automatic in that one screen ( I only know so much about computers )…

    If you can help at all, an email would be appreciated more so than a comment (As I think an email would be faster!).

    Thanks.
    jentyree08 @ gmail.com — I am this close to just calling PS cust svc to see if they can help LOL

  • Bane

    My PS3 managed to discover WMP only after setting Windows Media Player Sharing Service to Automatic, setting LogOn to Local System and restarting the service.
    This is the only advice that helped – I tried my Win7 Inside Out book, Win7 help, other sites – no luck.
    Cheers
    Bane

  • Jay

    Excellent! Worked perfectly, PS3 MAC was set to blocked =)

    Thanks

    • Creepy

      Same, thanks.

  • kade

    If anyone is having problems with the windows media server stuff, this program works well and is easy to setup. http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

  • Kayleigh

    Thanks! Worked for me :) Very helpfull x

  • Eldon

    I can see the files from my computer on my ps3 but they won’t copy over, why?

  • Steve

    Everything has worked up to the point when I try to play the video files. they are mp4 files and when I try to play them on the ps3 I get an error saying:

    Media Server Error:
    A network error has occurred.
    (00000000)

    Any help would greatly be appreciated.

  • Faran

    Thank you for this. Everything worked perfectly.

  • Nick

    just wanted to say thanks for this, much appreciated

    • mhatrey

      My Pleasure..

  • http://patderek@hotmail.com derek

    when I get to the unknown device and double click it the mac address isnt the same as my pc….any suggestions?

    • mhatrey

      … This means your PS3 is not getting detected by your PC. Make sure PS3 is connected to your router wirelessly

  • Aaron

    Hi there,

    When I am on the media streaming options part there are no unknown devices :S can anyone help please??

    • mhatrey

      This means your PS3 is not getting detected by your PC. Make sure PS3 is connected to your router wirelessly

  • A

    hey thanks for this, everything was working, I was able to watch a couple of videos, but after 3 or 4 videos, it stops working, basically the ps3 detects the files but when i play it it does not show anything for 5 mins then it says “network error has occurred (00000000). Any help would be greatly appreciated

    • mhatrey

      This means your network range is very slow and gets disconnect. Please make sure the signal strenght to PS3 is good enough and you are using a good router

  • juice

    all folders are selected for media sharing, but only videos play on ps3. anything to do with tracks for music will show up in the music folder on ps3 but wont play when i click on them. jus says to check media server settings… use to be able to play them no prob now i cant

    • mhatrey

      Create the library for Music again in Windows 7. Restart both the devices and it should be working

  • z

    ;| how do i suppose to change address mac on unknown device, is not match with windows 7 mac address , any help plz

    • mhatrey

      You cannot change the MAC address of any device. It does not match with the MAC address in Windows 7 probably means that your PS3 is not detected by Windows.

      Please make sure you can surf internet via PS3 and I’m assuming you are Wirelessly connected to your router

  • Amit

    hey i cant find any unknown devices on my laptop, iv tried everything you said …can u please help..thanks

  • ArtMetal

    Hi.

    I can’t find an unknown device.

    Can anybody help me?
    I’ve tried to search for a new device, but my pc can’t find my PS3-

    Thanks

  • phillip

    Im having trouble getting my ps3 to find and of the videoa on my pc. It finds it but dosent show any thing. ive read almost all the comments but i cant figure out what im doing wrong….or maybe im a idiot someone help me please!!!!!!!1

  • Jeremy

    Thanks for the info. I did have a problem after setting everything up. My pc couldn’t see the PS3 . I went over everything three to four times. Finally I left my homegroup and restarted another one and it popped right up on my PS3. Just thought I would share that.

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  • Aaron

    Thank you so much for this. I’m not really sure why, but one day my PS3 just stopped finding my computer and other sites kept saying that I needed to download this and that in order to connect, which I knew I shouldn’t have to do. So, thanks for the step by step process to get me connected again.

    • mhatrey

      My Pleaure ..

  • bryon

    i have done all this and everything works fine, however, when i play a video it starts then stops, starts then stops. there is no fluidity to the video. what can i do to help this situation

    • mhatrey

      Are you on N series router (802.11 n) ? If not then you should get one, to provide greater speed for your network streaming.

      Back in the days when I’d 802.11 g routers sometimes while streaming Full HD movies I used to get such stop and play kind of streaming. So what I used to do is, convert movies on PC to divx format with .avi handler (DVD quality, 700Kbps MAX) And then after everything use to stream proper.

      • bryon

        thanks for the help. i have comcast so i am going to get an updated router from them. hopefully that will help the problem.

  • bryon

    how can i change the name “unknown device” to “PlayStation 3″.

    • mhatrey
      • bryon

        thanks again. worked like a charm. i am really having a hard time wondering how people can’t get their systems to work correctly with your detailed and brilliant help. i am baffled.

        • mhatrey

          I’m glad this helped you … I’m not sure why others cant get it to connect. Anyways I’ll try to make things more simple whenever needed

  • Satisfied

    Quick and relatively painless. Thanks.

  • Claudette

    Thank you so much! This was so very helpful

  • nhazs

    can u help me too?? i get Protocol Error DLNA 2104 whenever i turn on my firewall… im using eset smart security 4.. is there any way to enable media sharing without turning my firewall off??

  • MBekker

    Ive been able to set up everything perfectly as you have said however all the files show up on my PS3 but none will play. Videos, music and picture wont load or play.

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Did you watch the video tutorial ? http://www.igoy.in/connect-ps3-to-windows-7-throu…

      • MBekker

        Yeah i did followed it to the letter. My PS3 finds my computer in the media sharing and even shows all the files that i have added to the media player libary but when i try access them on my PS3 to play on my TV they wont start. The message "MEDIA SERVER ERROR: A network error has occured[0000000]" comes up. I have checked the conection setting and test both are working so this is why im stuck!

  • Leashley

    THANK YOU!!!!

  • Simouncastelo

    i couldn't find "Unknown Device"

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      This may be due to :

      1. Your PC is probably having Firewall and is blocking any connections from PS3

      2. Make sure your PS3 is connected to Internet (kind a silly but.. Sh*t happens)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josian-Gomes/100001183678558 Josian Gomes

    i couldn't find any "Unknown Device" and my fire wall is turn off

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Check Whether:

      1. PS3 is connected to internet on same router
      2. Turn of PS3. Then disable firewall, then restart PC. and Now do try the mentioned settings

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josian-Gomes/100001183678558 Josian Gomes

        my computer and ps3 is connected to my router via wireless and still cant find each other… i got this problem scene i got my ps3 update to 3.50 before that is was working perfectly

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          Fairly Strange, I'm on 3.60 and it still works good.

          May be you can give PS3 Media Serve a try. http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/downloads…

          • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josian-Gomes/100001183678558 Josian Gomes

            i download it… on the program appear the Unknown Device then i close it and open again and nothing appear :( my ps3 is on wireless connected and the media sever is enable… one month ago i send my ps3 to the sony since that i cant connect the ps3 with my computer i tough it was the 3.50 version i guess not… what can i do???

          • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

            Can you confirm whether you can browse internet through your PS3. Like Open the browser in PS3 and then join the internet.

  • Bryonguyer

    i got a new 'n' router like you had advised me in order to get video to stream from my computer without the start and stop. i setup the router and my ps3 does find my media server (computer). it lists all my videos, photos, and music. however, when i go to play a video i get an error code of '8071053D', and when i go to play music i get an error code of '00000000.' i have no idea what is causing this. do you have any remedies for this problem.

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      First Check this – http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25938893

      8071053D – Hard boot the PS3, turn off the PS3 to stand-by, flip off the back swtich and remove the power cord. Then shut off your modem/router, for about 5 mintues, then turn the modem back up first and let it sync, then turn the router back on(if using one) and let it sync. Reconnect your power cable and flip the back swtich up again. Then make a new network connnection.

      –

      Just for sake of giving a try – http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/downloads…

      Install it on your PC and see how it works.

      –

      Also I guess I will do a video on setting up using "PS3 Media Server" for Mac & PC as well .. but later

      • Bryonguyer

        i didn't have the network discovery selected. i was able to view my files but still have the stop-start issue while viewing my videos. any other suggestions that you can give to resolve this problem beside getting the 'n' router.

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          Codecs also play an important role in video playback.

          As indicated previously, you may try different types of videos.

          divx/xvid play very well on PS3.

          –

          I didnt want to create any hazel for you as the main point of this post was to simplify the experience without using other softwares (eg. PS3 Media Server) .. Anywho just to push this further try converting one of your video to .avi(handler with divx codec)

          Here is the converter – http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/convert…

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      First Check this – http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25938893

      8071053D – Hard boot the PS3, turn off the PS3 to stand-by, flip off the back swtich and remove the power cord. Then shut off your modem/router, for about 5 mintues, then turn the modem back up first and let it sync, then turn the router back on(if using one) and let it sync. Reconnect your power cable and flip the back swtich up again. Then make a new network connnection.

      –

      Just for sake of giving a try – http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/downloads…

      Install it on your PC and see how it works.

      –

      Also I guess I will do a video on setting up using "PS3 Media Server" for Mac & PC as well .. but later

  • Chico

    How do you share files on your laptop to your ps3 without a router? I have a wired connection to my laptop. Do I have to purchase a router or can this be accomplished another way?

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      No You dont have to purchase the router.

      You need to set up a network between your laptop and PS3.

      You need to manually give ip address to you PS3 eg.

      IP – 192.168.1.2
      Gateway – 192.168.1.1
      Some DNS (eg. 4.4.4.4)

      —
      On your laptop you need to go into network connections ( type on the windows 7 start search as "view network connection" and then click on it. I t can be also found in Network and sharing Center on the left column as "Change adapter Settings")

      Once you are over there Right click on Local Area Connection > Properties

      Select Internet Protocol ver 4 > properties

      Use the following IP address

      IP – 192.168.1.1
      Subnet – 255.255.255.0
      Gateway – 192.168.1.1

      Give same DNS as used in PS3 )

      Then after create library as shown in my video ..

      Anywho if things get confusing let me know.. I will probably make another video

      • Chico

        Do I physically connect them with the Cat 5 cable or will they connect wirelessly?

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          yes you have to physically connect Ps3 n Pc using crossover Ethernet cable.

  • Ldfakjfhg

    woot woot! This walked me through fine and I'm plastered y'all!

  • Kahri Bigham

    my name is kahri ive followed all the steps and my ps3 still says access to the media server has been denied what do i do

  • http://twitter.com/spokenthoughtz Cliff L

    I followed these instructions…
    http://www.igoy.in/connect-ps3-to-windows-7-throu…

    I can see my media server on my PS3 and all the right album folder names and artists. But when I pick a random album…it still says no track.. Is this a time issue, where I have to wait to everything is available on my media server?

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      It is a time issuse .. give it some time (library will build up) .. and try ..

      Usually, building large libraries take more time on PS3

  • dude

    My ps3 is connected but tell me there is no images when i go to look at the music folders. Does it need time to compile or have i messed up some where

    • OlexSoul

       Go to Windows Media Player > Organize > Manage Libraries >
      Videos > Click on 'My Videos'  after that Right Click and 'Set it as
      Default Location'.

      After that I was able to see my Videos. Do the same for Music and Pictures.

  • guest

    I have been trying forever to link my laptop and ps3 up forever, and this walked me right through.. Great help, thanks

  • guest89

    i have followed all the steps but i am unable to stream any of my own content, the only media that appears are the sample videos and music and none of my own any suggestions as to where i am going wrong????

    • guest89

      i have also ensured that the library is set up correctly and i am still only able to play 2 sample videos, it streams fine so i am just confused as to why my other folder of media won't appear

    • Kandou Hollender

      Can someone please reply to this question? I'm experiencing the same issue, only finding demo clips when I search for any videos. I want to see "my videoes", not some sample videos of Wildlife.

      • OlexSoul

        Go to Windows Media Player > Organize > Manage Libraries >
        Videos > Click on 'My Videos'  after that Right Click and 'Set it as
        Default Location'.

        After that I was able to see my Videos. Do the same for Music and Pictures.

    • Kandou Hollender

      This hardly feels like a solution, but it did get my videos to appear. I went into User file, went into the public file (where those demo clips are located) – and then I added all the videos I wanted to appear on my PS3. That essentially made copies of the files, but after disabling the Media Connection on the PS3, and then reconnecting it, it was suddenly listing all of my files (duplicates included)

      I hope this helps

    • OlexSoul

       Go to Windows Media Player > Organize > Manage Libraries >
      Videos > Click on 'My Videos'  after that Right Click and 'Set it as
      Default Location'.

      After that I was able to see my Videos. Do the same for Music and Pictures.

  • Cheeweez

    Yes, it worked for me. I had lost my Media Center on the PS3 when I had updated from Windows Media Player v11 to v12. Thank you.

  • dukeee78

    thank you

  • Kandou Hollender

    Hey – we need some more help here! I did everything it said, and the PS3 connects to Windows. But none of my videos are available. Only two demo clips about nature. How do I make all my videos appear? Other people, with a similar problem, have been asking this very same question – and no one has been responding. Everyone keeps saying "have you're library in order" — what the heck does that mean? My library looks fine! What exactly is not working? Please respond — it's been 4 days since I asked for help in these comments. Please reply. Thank you.

    • Kandou Hollender

      This hardly feels like a solution, but it did get my videos to appear. I went into User file, went into the public file (where those demo clips are located) – and then I added all the videos I wanted to appear on my PS3. That essentially made copies of the files, but after disabling the Media Connection on the PS3, and then reconnecting it, it was suddenly listing all of my files (duplicates included)

      A more precise explanation of what or how I enabled this is needed for these instructions. I don't know what I triggered, or how I made my videos appear on the PS3. But this seems to be a problem many people are experiencing, and an explanation and a little help would have been appreciated.

      • OlexSoul

        Go to Windows Media Player > Organize > Manage Libraries > Videos > Click on 'My Videos'  after that Right Click and 'Set it as Default Location'.

        After that I was able to see my Videos. Do the same for Music and Pictures.

  • Mebellyfull

    Thank you very much

  • Bugal86

    Thanks! worked for me!

  • Jake_pen

    ok i did everything above i can see my artist and my albums but when i select either of the above it says "there are no images" so y does it see the albums and the artist but no music?

  • AlexW

     wow that was so much easier than expected! Thanks so much for taking your time to make that post. :)

  • Totosmonkeybirds

    thank you! I spent an hour on worthless help before i found your site! 

  • mxtreme1<—(psn

    i been trying to figure dat out for years appreciate it 

  • Smitf480

    this is brilliant ,been trying for ages . so easy when you know how lol , THANKYOU

  • Hey

     thanks man!!

  • Honey

    Thanks alot; iv done this before but had forgotten. it was fast & easy to do by following your instruction. Very greatful : )
     

  • LordOrd

     thank ye kindly, now I don't have to spend hours copying stuff

  • Happy now

    At last somebody on the Net that aint full of shit, thanks.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jac.coste Jac Coste

    when I was in the 'choose media streaming options' screen, I did not see any unknown devices

  • Billy_barrett

    very helpful made it super easy

  • Cgf

    cheers. made it easy. i can now where my ape to geek shirt with pride.

  • Gb

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APE-GEEK-T-SHIRT-Funny-Evol…

    Where this, after you`ve sorted the problem. lol

  • tiger

    awesome

  • Jjcleary20Z

    does this mean anyone on a ps3 will be able to see my videos and pictures?

  • SickBadPuppy

    thank you! works like a charm!!!!

  • Drdo25

    thanks

  • Juan

    Thanks a lot for this!

  • Anonymous

    i have followed this word for word and still nothing.  windows is recognizing my ps3 but wm12 isnt showing up on my ps3.  i turned off the firewall completely and still nothing?? please help.

    • fastw

      I am having the same issue.  Any help would be appreciated.

      • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

        Make sure the PS3 and PC are on same Gateway ..

        Try browsing from PS3 to confirm PS3 has network connectivity.

    • kazzak

      4 weeks later I catch up with this and realize I have the exact same problem! please, have you managed to sort this out?

  • Shadringan

    can i transfer games thru this?

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      NO

  • Dwj620

    I have probably a thousand files but my ps3 only shows about fifteen of them what is my problem?

    • Mstickney

      file type…alot of hd will not transfer….need ps3streamer …worked in vista

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Give PS3 .. more time to cache the meta data of each file. This is usually one time thing .. after that it works like charm

  • ash

    thank you soo much!! reli helped!!

  • Nick159540

    what if yuor ps3 doesnt show up on your network device settings

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Check for the firewall settings … Something is blocking incoming connect. Try Disabling the firewall, and then try

      • Nova64box

        Same problem here. I am a Windows 7 64 bit user for my PC, and my ps3 is connected wireless to my home network.  The odd thing is, if i turn on my laptop (which has vista and running WM11) my PS3 does see that media server, just not my WM12 on my PC.  In fact, there are no unknown devices listed when doing the more streaming options etc on my PC (which concerns me).

        I have Norton 360, and it has network options…when i click on it, my Norton shows the unknown device (knows its a sony product), and it shows my fiance's Macbook as an unknown device (haven't tinkered with that yet). I have also tried disabling Norton firewall completely, but to no avail. Are there any other options i should be looking for?

        also, my PC is wired to my wireless router, does that make a difference?

        • Nova64box

          I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT! well sorta…

          For those of you who cannot see the "unknown Device" i ask you this?

          Does your Computer have more than 1 Ethernet port?  mine does, i switched to that port, enabled it (had to repair as it didn't automatically talk to my router). After windows repaired the connection it confirmed that my router is in charge of the DHCP.  Well, sure enough i checked my streaming options and Unknown Device was listed!

    • CanadianRaccoon

      I just searched for the media server again on my PS3 and then it popped up in the list

  • Andrew McCarroll

    thanks bro… this was really informative… i guess it was my own fault that i was having so much trouble though… i figured since my PS3 and my computer was on the same network that i would be looking under local network instead of all networks… got r dun tho….

  • Bob

    awsome, great step by step instuctions

  • Spiceyer

    I love you man.  xoxoxxo

  • S.Zaidi

    thanks bro worked like a charm

  • Alysia

    Thanks you were alot of help !! 

  • Chilipepper92142

    legend !!

  • Sambswim

    i have done all this and then i go to look on my ps3 for the music files and it says ”there are no tracks” where are they

    • Airmax

      i have exactly the same problem…

      • Airmax

        ok, now i got different folders, but they are all empty…how do i get my music and movies in there? can anyone help, please?

        • puffidredz

          ur getting that because the ps3 is stupid; it doesn’t know a video file from a music file from a picture file unless u tell it. i came across this same problem and what i had to do was if i wanted music, i had to go under main ps3 home screen, and select music, then select windows media server and browse to my music. if i want to switch to watching videos, even though i could see the video folders while under the music category, i still had to go all the way back out to the ps3 home screen, go to VIDEOS, then windows media server and browse to the videos. same thing with pictures i had to go all the way back out to ps3 home screen and navigate to photos and windows media server even though i could see the picture folders while under both the video and music category. if u try to view a picture, video or music file under the category ur not trying to access, thats when u get the “no picture found”, “there are no tracks”, etc errors.

          as advanced as the ps3 is, it should be smart enough to detect what kind of file you’re trying to open and change to that codec, but its not. also to note, when trying to view video formats it doesnt seem like the ps3 supports it because it doesn’t have the codec. out of all my videos i can only view ones in mpeg format or i get “file not supported” errors.

  • Knzi

    this worked really well, however, because of how the windows sharer works, i’m not able to any kind of order in my movies, except for alphabetical. Is there any quick fix to this?

    • knzi

      - Just to clarify. What im looking for is a way to see my drives etc, instead of just stuff in media player/center or w/e.

      • Shane

        Go into media player on your pc, right click the library – go to customize navigation pane – go to the appropriate library and select the folder option – press ok and you should be able to navigate by folder

  • EnFreezed

    it still gives me not allowed messege, and i did everything the way it showed here

  • Waynemusu

    my fire wall still is blocking, how do i change it

    • ridiculous

      TYPING IN CAPS FOR A GOOD REASON – PLEASE READ IF YOU CANT SEE YOUR FILES IN YOUR PS3 (getting the “There are no files.” Message)…

      Using Windows 7:

      1) Goto Control PanelSystem and SecurityWindows Firewall
      2) Click Advanced Settings on the left hand menu
      3) Click Inbound Rules in the left hand Menu
      4) Scroll down until you see “Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service”  There should be a whole bunch of them (I count 24).  They all have different things in parentheses, for example , (TCP-In) or (HTTP-Streaming-In)
      5) Highlight all of them and choose enable. 
      6) You should be able to see your files now on your PS3…

      Side Note:  You dont need all of those Inbound Rules enabled, I’m not sure which ones are needed exactly, but you can go through and disable some and test if you can still see your files or not.  I personally disabled all of the ones who had a “Public” Profile.

  • M_dsilva188

    im having trouble it say ip address timed out i have follewed it step by step an still wont work

  • http://www.facebook.com/martin.hore Martin Hore

    i have to put the music into my sample music folder to transfer it but it worked. thanks

  • Lelauralee

    what if ..after going through the setup as above, i cant find the ps3 on my pc  or pc on the ps :-S where exactly did i go wring?

    • igorman1

      My Macfee software sees the Ps3 but not the  PC.  I’ve tried a few links suggestion but still can’t the PC.   Any ideas?

  • jen

    this helped a lot!!! thanks!

  • Paul

    My situation is somewhat unique. I am able to stream the contents of my desktop computer through WMP 12 on WIN 7 over my wireless network on my first PS3 just fine, no issues whatsoever.

    I also have a 2nd PS3 on the other side of my house which is unable to make a wireless connection due to the distance. I remedied this problem by connecting it to my laptop and having a shared connection through my laptop’s wifi. Now my 2nd PS3 has Internet connectivity.

    The problem now is that my 2nd PS3 doesn’t see my desktop’s Media Server. It sees the laptop’s media server, but not my desktop’s media server. And my desktop doesn’t see my 2nd PS3, but can still communicate with my 1st PS3.

    I want to stream music and video onto my 2nd PS3. Any thoughts on solutions?

    Thanks.

  • ridiculous

    TYPING IN CAPS FOR A GOOD REASON – PLEASE READ IF YOU CANT SEE YOUR
    FILES IN YOUR PS3 (getting the “There are no files.” Message)…

    Using Windows 7:

    1) Goto Control PanelSystem and SecurityWindows Firewall

    2) Click Advanced Settings on the left hand menu

    3) Click Inbound Rules in the left hand Menu

    4) Scroll down until you see “Windows Media Player Network Sharing
    Service”  There should be a whole bunch of them (I count 24).  They all
    have different things in parentheses, for example , (TCP-In) or
    (HTTP-Streaming-In)

    5) Highlight all of them and choose enable. 

    6) You should be able to see your files now on your PS3…

    Side Note:  You dont need all of those Inbound Rules enabled, I’m not
    sure which ones are needed exactly, but you can go through and disable
    some and test if you can still see your files or not.  I personally
    disabled all of the ones who had a “Public” Profile.

  • Lolocowboy

    I’ve done everything you stated above, and my ps3 will not show up on the list of “unknowns” in the network and sharing center. I’ve also turned OFF my windows firewall, as I’m running BitDefender. Could THAT firewall be blocking as well? Please e-mail me @ lolocowboy@gmail.com or reach me on yahoo under x_bourbon.cowboy_x (Yahoo Messenger). I’d really appreciate the help!

  • Celes

    I’m able to get my ps3 to show up as an unknown device on my computer but my ps3 pick up my computer…. little help please?

  • Littlemsp

    I am having the same issue about not being able to get my ps3 to show up on the network list.. It was before I deleted it thinking that if i did that and reinstatlled it that it may work. Now not only do I not see it on the list the ps3 is still saying no media servers found. I don’t know what the issue maybe but I’ve tried all the suggestion provided here.. i highlighted them all and enabled them, but still nothing shows also I only have the Windows firewall system which i disable that as well. I am in great need of some assistance please.. I’m about to lose my mind over this.

    • Francesca S Rees

      Please Please Please help – i’ve done exactly the same thing as you – media streaming worked amazing in the beginning, then i deleted my video folder (by accident – i was tidying everything up) & it all went wrong.  I tried to reinstall my videos folder in my library but I wouldn’t register anything on the PS3 so thought i would uninstall the PS3 then reinstall it – and now it won’t even pick up the device when i’ve carried out the steps above.  Have you managed to get yours to work – if so how did you do it – i’m going crazy trying to figure it out. 

  • Jake322

    thank you finally after days of trying you made it simple

  • Lusherch

    agreed with Jake322

  • Mr Ju_ju

    I have literally tried absolutely everything. I keep getting the ‘There are no tracks’ message only for the music i get pictures showing up and videos but no music. 

    Even more interesting is that when I open the music server and select playlists instead of music i get a list of some of the playlist. it has select folders that it is streaming with them listed as playlists or something and thats all i can get to play. Not even all of the playlists have tracks though.

    I dont know what the heck is going on but I need some serious help here. I feel like the same answer is being given over and over. Maybe my situation is unique but i am willing to bet someone else is having the same issues.

    Also when I go in to change the ‘Services’ setting to automatic and local network my automatic keeps resetting itself to ‘Automatic (Delayed Start)’ i dont know if this has anything to do with whats going on but I doubt it. 

    PLEASE HELP!! Desperate!!

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carlos-Romero/100001400376238 Carlos Romero

      i had the same problem as u  is so simple  u just go to services click on windows media player then u go to log on check the local system account then u go to general on the start up type choose automatic after u have choosen automatic click apply and a window will pop up sayin u have to restart the program in order to take effect just click ok after u click ok on the same program (services) right click on windows media player then click restart and thats it u can enjoy   i hope i helped u thanks

  • Fatboisolo

    I NEED HELP IVE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT MY LABTOP REFUSES TO SHARE FOLDER WITH HOMEGROUP OR EVEN SHOW UP ON MY PS3 FUNNY THING IS IT WORKED EARLIER BUT NOW IT WANTS 2 GIVE ME A HEADACHE CAN ANYONE PLZ HELP ME

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000040390979 Filip Bako

    Everything worked fine but there was no unkown device (ps3) what can I do to fix it ??

  • Grae

    Thanks…worked perfectly

  • Mintcivic90

    its working but when i go to look at the files on my ps3 they dont come up. it shows the containing folders but nothing in them grrrr.

  • P_chauhan_81

    Thanks – this guide was so simple to follow and easy to do. Worked for me! Wasted time viewing many other advice pages, which were complicated and didnt work, before I got to this.

  • cjtsoon

    Finally got the ps3 finding SOME of my videos, it won’t show all of them tho, and it just so happens the ones it won’t find are the ones i want to find!!!! I don’t understand, all of my videos are AVI, why won’t the PS3 find them all?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
    PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Guest

    Thank you so much.  Spent ages trawling through forums until I found this simple guide.  Very helpful indeed.  

    Thanks again

  • Ggms49

    THANK GOD U EXIST DUDE! i was totally lost on this stuff i looked all over and couldnt find anything thank you!

  • Hamry

    dude ps3 media server is waaay better 

  • Dpjnr

    Thanks Had the same problem as others ie showing the folders but saying “there is no Images.. however i have discovered providing i go to Photo’s Music etc. and open the folders under there on Type ie Video’s i then click on my PC and go to Video’s they are there but no pictures or Music. I have to come back out of Video’s and then into Photo’s open my PC under that and my photo’s are there..

  • Dpjnr

    Thanks Had the same problem as others ie showing the folders but saying “there is no Images.. however i have discovered providing i go to Photo’s Music etc. and open the folders under there on Type ie Video’s i then click on my PC and go to Video’s they are there but no pictures or Music. I have to come back out of Video’s and then into Photo’s open my PC under that and my photo’s are there..

  • Chukk_De

    i did everything and all it says is there are no tracks.

    • Whoschaz

      Go to MY COMPUTER, on the right hand side of the screen you will see quick access to my music, videos, pictures, etc… select your music. on this screen it should show you the upper area that says my MY MUSIC, below that it says PUBLIC MUSIC. Right click the title MY MUSIC, Select Share With, Select HOME GROUP.

  • http://www.facebook.com/5chris100 Christian Biskup

    most of my songs say that they are unsupported, but yet they all have the same .mp3 file type, any suggestions??

  • Treeman

    Thanks! That was really helpful!

  • Caraman_cosmin

    10x 

  • Tokyo guy

    Thanks! It worked perfect!

  • J Bourner

    still cant stream music or films, i just get “there are no files” after looking through the folders

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001011587433 Zane Taylor

    i did it but where it should say “unknown” it has only my pc not the ps3

  • Mabeez

    Thanks for the help!! Works great!

  • Pjmack2

    Just google ps3 media sever.  There is a free downloadable beta version.  It makes your pc a media sever that your ps3 can see.  boom, done, easy peasy

  • Helpless on ps3 sharing

    Still says no files when I look on the pc. It shows my pc, then asks me to select pictures, videos, music and ? (one other). But there are no files in any of them… any help?

  • Karen Zipser

    Thank you! I’ve spent a whole day trying to get my Panasonic Blu-Ray Player xxx-BD75 to read my PC. Fixing services, setting the logon did the trick. Now to find out if this is actually USEful!!

  • Len Burger

    works great, thanks!

  • Chrisitan Coklica

    thank’s allot :)

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      No problem

  • Bpore82

    You are the BEST!!!!!!!

  • LUFCWROEY

    when i go to choose the media streaming options in all networks an unknown device isnt there so i cant connect to it ?? 

  • Kf6ktm

    THANKS!!!

  • Viktor

    Thank you so much I’ve been trying to get it to work for ages!

  • Cornflakesandbananas

    thank you so much!! I have been trying to find the answer to this problem for 2 weeks now. bout time someone answered this and someone should put it on the playstation forum.

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      My Pleasure.. :)

  • Shaunletters

    thank u v much tht helpd more dan u no!!

  • Shaunletters

    ur last tip really healpd but it wont let me play vids tht r took through da web cam it comes up corrupt data just wonderin if u could help thanks

  • justGotAnewVaio!

    you the man! I followed your instructions to a tee and everything worked like a charm, cheers!

  • Hunterboyz

    Hey Thanks….

  • Wayneswaddle

    exxxelent chhers  yooou the mann

  • Btrudeau

    it does not show the unidentified networks when i hit all networks but it there under network and sharing sharing is on 

  • Billy1

    what does it mean network server erro(000000000) when i try to play my  movies on my ps3 off my computer

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K7SK33UKKQPSFJXZOWFMQRKSLQ wes

    ok so you never mention what steps to take if the mac addresses don’t match up

    • Haxlore

       If the mac address doesn’t match up then there really isn’t anything that he could have done to help you, if the mac address doesn’t match up then it is not your ps3 you are looking it, if that is the only device listed even when ‘All Networks’ is selected then you need to double check that both your PS3 and PC have access to your network and are on the same subnet, try logging in to your router and see if both devices are listed under connected devices, if they are then perhaps your machine is behind a firewall or similar, try disabling any 3rd-party firewalls that come with software like AVG, Kaspersky etc. That is of course if you haven’t actually got it to work yet.

  • Amir01

    Wow this was a breeze……..you are the MAN!!!

  • KoleyG

    Thank YOU!! you are the man!  after hours of pulling my hair out your post on how to do this saved me from throwing the controller through the TV!! cheers bro!!

  • Stormyd23

    you rock, thanx man

  • Rjeffery

    Thanks it worked. I also had to turn off my virus Kasperski. Thanks

  • Dave

    Thanks bro, for taking the time to help us with this!! Worked great.

  • Dthomas

    Thank you so much.  Great info, worked like a charm.

  • http://cmcwilliams.tumblr.com Caleb McWilliams

    Thanks so much!

  • Nathan

    Awesome info, appreciate it!  Worked great, the steps were easy to follow.

  • Marcus

    it wont find my ps3 :(

  • Brian

    i’m having the exact same problem. no “unknown devices” show up. my ps3 isn’t there..

    • Clj21849

      TRY LOOKING UNDER ALL NETWORKS INSTEAD OF LOCAL

  • Sashx05

    I’m having it to, ps3 does’nt show up win 7. The funny thing is that my house mate’s laptop (win 7) shows up on my ps3??? I have tryed everything, set up homegroup that he joined and shabang there he is on my ps3 Grrrrr, all settings are the same as his pc just that I am hard wired and he is wireless and I have gone into the rauter and checked that too. I do’nt want to have to do a win reinstall because I did a fresh one a month ago. Tryed ps3 server and it could’nt find my ps3. Help me Dr Phill I dont know what to do it feels like my life is over lol :)

  • Anonymous

    Worked great. Thanks for the info. If you don’t find success with these simple instructions, you’re a loser.

    • Monsieur Le Papadici

      To be honest dick, if you needed to use these instructions, you’re a loser.

  • Mayer

    do i need a wireless conecction to use the ps3 media server

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Not necessarily .. You can also use PS3 Medai Server on Wireless as well as Wired

  • Sigcorps22

    so i can see my computer on my ps3 but all i have are the sample videos to select from. i have moved my movies around but still no luck. i watched the video and read the note u put at the bottom for the update and preformed those tasks but still no videos. any ideas on what my computer may be doing? or is it my ps3?

  • Sashx05

    After all that, just checked in the bios and plug and play was not turned on LOL Yay!! Thank’s Dr Phil. Ahh Yeahh…

  • alexandercorrigan

    Really useful tutorial there mate. Thanks!

  • alexandercorrigan

    Really useful tutorial, thanks!

  • Bryanwagner1

    you got it bro so many people dont know ty

  • Bualannala

    Ty sooo much! Fixed in minutes.

  • Alex-medi86

    Wow Thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much. You have solve my problem.

  • Alex-medi86

    im getting “access to the media server has been denied” I already turned off my firewall. It shows all of my music folders and playlists but when i try to play it shows that.

  • jake

    Thank you

  • Bengieg317

    Thank You So Much

  • Pete999tete

    In case anyone is not seeing the “Unknown Device” in the list, here is the solution (which took me hours to track down).

    1).  Make sure you select All Networks.

    2).  Make sure IPv6 is enabled for your NIC (control panel – Network – Change Adapter Settings – pick your device from the list (usually Local Area Network) – Change Settings of this Connection.  Make sure IPv6 is enabled.

    If it is not enabled, enable it, reboot, and voila.

    Pete999Tete

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Hi Pete,

      IPv6 is not necessary to be enabled to have this.

      If you are not seeing Unknown Device then Go to

      Windows Media Player. Over the top left side you will find STREAM button.

      Click on it and select Turn on Media Streaming. You may also enable other options.

  • Inuyashax2002

    What if its enabled but still now showing the unknown

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Go to

      Windows Media Player. Over the top left side you will find STREAM button.

      Click on it and select Turn on Media Streaming. You may also enable other options.

      Check this video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oggTnOWrx5c#t=2m9s

  • Chloe Fergie

    thank you !! :) x

  • Mo

    Ive tried tons of things but nothings worked, my PS3 will notice my uncles laptop which is a couple years older than mine but still WIndows 7 and mine is new by a couple months and it wont show and the PS3 won’t show in my WMP Stream settings, could it be the WMP version?  I got no idea but its pissin me off i have to transfer all these vids over to another laptop using a 2GB SD pretty brutal

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Did you try this
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oggTnOWrx5c#t=2m9s

      In Windows Media Player over the top left side you will find STREAM button.

      Click on it and select Turn on Media Streaming. You may also enable other options.

      • Mo

        Yup and i checked the Mac address on the ‘Unknown Device’ in the Media Streaming options and its not even the PS3, i allowed all devices anyway but the PS3 wont pick up my laptop and my laptop wont pick up the PS3, but my uncles laptop will, makes no sense, i might check the WMP version he has because i dont see why it wouldn’t recognize it

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          If the MAC address of the Unknown device does not matches that of the PS3 then you first need to make sure whether

          1. PS3 is connected to the same network as that of your laptop.

          2. Check the firewall if you are having one installed in your laptop.

          • Mo

            Did all that long ago and yes on the same network and yes i disabled every bit of my firewall, checked all settings, everything, so do i gotta download a program for this?  Nobody on the net has a deffinite answer about this

          • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

            No you dont have to download any program for this. This was the whole point of writing this post, that you dont get to use any third party tool.

            But since the things didnt work out for you, you may and should try

            PS3 Media Server – http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/downloads/detail?name=pms-setup-windows-1.40.0.exe&can=2&q=

            Install this software and let me know

          • Igorman1

            PS3 media servier works, but unlike the MS12 it never finishes copying a movie to  the play station.   I have an XP PC MS11 that connects to PS3 but it will not connect to the newer Window 7 PC.   Under the streaming option, all Network there are no unknown devices.  McAffe detects the PS3, but with the Firewall turned off  MS12 does not display the PS3.  Annoying

          • Mike

            I’m having the exact same problem

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cheffy-Skidmore/100001254367468 Cheffy Skidmore

    been trying for a couple of months now to connect the two,ever since i installed W7,followed your instruction, worked first time….!!! Thanks a Million…

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Glad it helped :)

  • Paulquinn

    Perfect instruction, thank you indeed !!!

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      No problem :)

  • Kara

    Thanks this works great! 

    I have some avi files that won’t play the sound even though the sound is fine on my PC. I tried playing them from my flash drive and when the audio wouldn’t work then I went searching to find out why and someone suggested I stream from windows media player and that that should solve the problem but unfortunately it hasn’t… Any suggestions?

  • Kara

    I’ve now installed the PS3 media server to use instead because it’s supposed to transcode things so that if the audio isn’t normally compatible it will be… Still no luck. Video is perfect but absolutely no audio.

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Interesting .. may be audio is some different format. Try “Any Video Converter” http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/ .. Convert the movie (make sure audio conversion setting is set to mp3 or aac ) and then try.

      • Kara

        Now it worked — thanks for the tip! :]

  • Sibby

    That did work, but I have an issue, The videos I have dont even show them all on my ps3, pictures and other stuff, they do, but not all my videos, any suggestions?

  • Melissa King78

    I have done all of the above and my PS3 (after selecting my Windows Media Player icon in Music) still says “no files”. 

    • Melissa King78

      it says “no tracks” to be exact

      • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

        Have you created your Libraries accordingly. .. You need to add Music in your Music library in Windows Media Player.. Check the video

  • Duis

    Great thread, worked like a charm ! Can I change/add directories to stream videos from in WMP ? I have all movies on a different disc.

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      Yes you can add or change directories that you want to stream.

      Check my Video on how to add or remove the directories form Library.

      Also please note once you added or removed directories in to libraries make sure you restart your PS3 and allow it to cache the path to libraries.

      • Duis

        Sweeeet !! Another question;

        I have some .mkv files and they wont show up on my ps3, the thing is, they dont show up on my computer either in my “movies”-catalouge. I have to click on “Other Media” to find them and that catalouge are not to be found on my PS3. The .mkv are included in my “Movies” catalouge.

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          From my Knowledge PS3 dont play .mkv format .. There are bunch of converters which are available which might help you.

          But if you dont want to convert anything and just play things right out of your PC.. then I would suggest

          http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

          • Duis

            Aah, yeah, I used that before but after the latest patch to Battlefield 3 I had to switch UPnP off to be able to play online and that messed up the connection between the PC and PS3 using PS3 Media Server. 

            There should be some way to classify a .mkv file as a movie format in WMP. Perhaps that is the solution.

            Thnx for all help, again – great guide ! 

          • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

            My pleasure.. :)

  • Lilferret

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! :D :D:D:D

  • Stephanie

    My files wont show up yet i have done everything shown here

    • Stephanie

      Well only my pictures show, but my music wont.The folders come up, but them it says theres nothing inside. Help pleeaasee .

      • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

        Please check the video and see how the library is built

    • Danfinamore

      I’m having the same problem

      • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

        Please check the video and see how the library is built

  • duncan brown

    Hi

    Since upgrading my ps3 to v4 and downloading the latest patch for battlefield 3 I have lost the connection to WMP12.  It was therebefore. Anyone got any ideas?

    Thanks

    • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

      This is stranger .. I have upgraded to v4.0 .. I will need to double check if mine has lost or not. I will get back to you.

      • duncan brown

        Hi Yogesh.  The issue appears to have resolved itself. I have done nothing to either my pc or ps3, apart from download the new back to karkland map pack and I can now stream to my ps3 again. No need to look into this but thanks for your time and keep up the great work.

        Cheers

        • http://www.igoy.in Yogesh Mhatre

          Glad to hear that.. Mine also work … Usually a restart of both PS3 and PC solves the problem

  • phani

    Hi Yogi,

    your article is very very clear enough to understand… I ran playon and yupptv plugin in my computer and plyon is not showing in my ps3 after I install do I need to restart my computer?

  • Calidrmr

    Thank you Yogi! Easy to understand & worked like a charm! I thought I would have to downgrade to WMP11 until I stumbled onto this! cheers!

  • Kylevonharten

    YOU ARE THE BEST! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!! THIS WORKED BEAUTIFULLY! MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE SERVICES (UPDATE)

  • http://twitter.com/i_amCREAM C.R.E.A.M

    UR AWESOME! THANK YOU

  • wafel

    There is just 1 device showing up thats my pc. Why isnt my ps3 in there?

    • Richard

      As far as I know, you need to connect your PS3 to the media server first, then it’ll show in the list.

  • wafel

    My mistake didnt reed well apologies  

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1221642096 Stratos Panagiotidis

    Thanks so much for this article it helped me heaps! I kept trying to use the Windows Media Centre lol
    And just use the public folders to put in movies or music etc. on the log on you did this operation on. And Uknown Device is most likely the ps3, just look at the MAC address guys.

  • Dismalfate

    I only have one device show up and it’s not my ps3… help?

    • Vycogh

      Not sure if this is your problem, but make sure your PS3 is turned on.

      • Richard

        The device is probably your computer itself. AFAIK you need to attempt to connect to your media server with your PS3 first of all, and then change the settings as stated above.

  • Tiz

    Hey thanks for the instructions, very well done and easy to follow.

    I had an issue with some lag though…I haven’t seen any comments that others have experienced the same problem. Any ideas what might cause this?

  • http://twitter.com/iamtheavery The Avery

    YES! Thank you. Spent so much freakin time trying to get this to work. “Set log on as Local System” was the key. Can’t thank you enough.

  • Klooong

    Please help!
    I have been working on this for hours.
    I uninstalled Norton and disabled firewalls.
    I checked “services” setttings and all my media sharing settings are exactly how you have them.
    When I click to show devices on all networks my PS3 is not there. Nothing is there.
    I tried connecting to my laptop with XP to my PS3 and it works perfect.
    It seems like there is a ton of people with this issue but I cannot find a strait answer anywhere.
    I am going insane please help! 

    • JavaJava

      Im having the same issue tried a ton of different setting my ps3 wont come up on my network any help?

      • Maddab13 (Devon A Brown)

        Go to internet settings (Should be to your far left and all the way to the bottom) and make sure you media sharing is enabled.
        then search for a media server (Should find this option in above you music, video or pictures) then you should find your cumputers name, then open the file then find your music files or what ever it is you are wishing to stream. 

        Whella! your done! 

  • Maddab (Devon A Brown)

    When you get you ps3 connected and you do not see any tittles in music on your ps3 then go to music that you will find on the right hand side on your start bar, find what file has all your music in it (There are two options here) 
    1.You can copy (Ctrl+C while highlighted) and past them into your (What was for me) sample music folder (Ctrl+V).
    2.You can just drag your music folder and drop it into the sample music folder.

    Option 2 requires you to go to (Ps3>music>:Computer:>Music>Folders>Shared music>sample music>:Your music folder:) then you will have access to each folder as you drop them into this one.it would come in handy if you want to organize your music folders.

    And that is just about all i can help with, Need help (With something small please) or a gamin’ buddy Add me on psn (Maddab13)

  • Kay

    HELP my ps3 is recognizing my computer but says that i can’t access it because my ps3 hasn’t been registered… not exactly sure what that means

    • Martian_1894

      follow the guide. Mine did the same as yours. always being thrown back follow the instructions above and it should fix your issue.

  • Martian_1894

    For those struggling to find anything not listed in the set folders go to Media player. then stream. Click on More streaming options then click show devices on all networks. Find your PS3 (normally unknown device) click on customise. Un select the box saying use default settings and then check the box saying make all of my media in the library available to this device. Click OK and your done! I spent ages trying PSM and it wouldn’t connect half the time now its all fine!

  • Josh

    I have it set up and I’m streaming. However I converted like 8 videos and they are all in the same folder, but only 3 are showing up any idea? They are all the same format.

  • Kailash Sethy

    I followed the steps mentioned above still my PC doesn’t show any other device apart from multiple SONY VAIO. 
    Also I tried PS3 Media server settings. There also it did not find PS3. Not sure what is wrong in my PC or PS3?? 

    Ur helps highly appreciated..

    thanks
    Kailash Sethy

  • Anon

    thank you very much – I been trying to do this for ages!!

  • Brunomiguel111

    a minha ps3 predeo o softuer ale guen pote a judar

  • Jamesward1234

    thanks man good job

  • Lilferret

    I got my PS3 to connect to my laptop, but I can’t locate my files.  I put a video in the Recorded TV section, and it doesn’t show up. I don’t know what else to do.

  • sheets

    Thanks man – you are a Legend!

  • Techymalaga

    thank for that but i did all that  before and can not move or transfer my movies that copy from my pc  usb now i can not have them

  • Brandon D

    Thanks a lot, you saved me some time with your guide here. :)

  • Kaceit

    Searched for ages to resolve this and this worked for me. Thanks

  • macca

    Thanks so much for the info, worked!!!  Tried for hrs b4 i came across your instructions and got nowhere, now i get my music,pics and vids on my ps3.

  • Yong24k

    i can’t find unknow device. how can i solve it?

  • Kimjongill

    Wasn’t Win 7 supposed to make stuff like this easier?  What a piece of shit.

  • dafire

    Thanks!!  :)

  • Skoonch

    THIS IS THE ANSWER TO MANY CONNECTIVITY ISSUES: If you cannot see the “unknown device” listed or when you click on “turn on media streaming” and nothing happens, DO THIS:

    1. Navigate to:  C:Users%userprofile%AppDataLocalMicrosoftMedia Player2. Delete all of the *.wmdb files 3. Try again.You should be smiling by now. :)

  • KEB2009

    ok so i followed all the steps and my music is the only thing being found. what am i missing with the pics/video?

  • Emppu Haavisto

    I did everything you said and now my PS3 finds my PC, but I still cant find my PS3 from my PC. Really weird. I mean I can try to connect to my PC from my Playstation and it says that “its not registered, blah blah” but I cant find PS3 from that device list. Its really weird since there are plenty of other devices but no PS3 / Unkown Device OR any device matching my PS3′s mac address.. Any tips?

     

    • Emppu Haavisto

      I have connected my PS3 to my router with RJ45-cable and not Wi-Fi but my laptop is connected thru Wi-Fi, can this be the problem?
      I use wired connection with my PS because Im afraid of lag in multiplayer games. My super-old PC with win xp and WMP11 recognizes my PS3 but that old pc is connected with wire aswell.

  • leonlewis

    Thanks Thanks man – you are a Legen you are the best

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001252305477 Penelope Love

    I don’t know if I’m really retarded, or you’re really smart. haha Point is, I can now watch my movies on my PS3! Thankyou so much!

  • Michael

    not sure if anyone would know a solution,

    but the ps3 seems to pick up the server however I keep getting
    “Media Server Error:
    A DLNA protocol error (-1) has occurred”

    and google isn’t showing up any hits on error -1.