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Do you have a collection of movie files on your machine?
Perhaps you have an external hard drive or two loaded up with AVI or MPEG video files?
it’s possible for you to add any number of folders to your Media Center Libraries.
Supported Video Files
Windows Media Center supports the viewing of the following file formats by default.
Select Movies and click “Next.”
Select Add Folders to the Library and click “Next.”
Now you’ll need to choose the folder location of your movie files.
you could find a link to our article on how to setup streaming media below.
Browse the file directory for the folders of your choice.
choose the the plus (+) symbol to view sub-folders.
Click to the check box to the left to select each folder.
Click “Next” when you’re finished.
Media Center will confirm your changes.
Only the first five media directories are shown on the screen.
Scroll to see any additional folders by clicking the up or down arrows.
When you are done, select “Yes, use these locations” and then click “Finish.”
Your video files should now appear in your Movie Library.
Then simply browse for any of your selections and click to play them.
Now you are setup to enjoy your entire movie collection from directly in Windows Media Center.
Check out our previous tutorial if you need helpsetting up streaming media from other Windows 7 computers.
