playing mp3's from laptop on desktop

I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has reasonable
speakers)
I could copy them onto the desktop but could I control from the laptop?

I want to be able to play my favourite tunes from the sofa while pissed.

Cheers,
Rick

On 21/02/2006 R D S wrote:

> I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has
> reasonable speakers) I could copy them onto the desktop but could I
> control from the laptop?


If you're running XP you can use Remote Desktop Connection - look at
the tabs and tell it to leave sounds on the remote computer.

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"Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 21/02/2006 R D S wrote:
>
>> I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has
>> reasonable speakers) I could copy them onto the desktop but could I
>> control from the laptop?
>
>
> If you're running XP you can use Remote Desktop Connection - look at
> the tabs and tell it to leave sounds on the remote computer.
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK
> Using XanaNews 1.17.6.6

Try http://www.slimdevices.com/
Download SlimServer 6.2.1 and install on your laptop. This is the music
server.

You also need the Softsqueeze 2.0 music client, which may be included in the
SlimServer package, or from here: http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/ and
install on your desktop.

Softsqueeze exactly emulates the Squeezebox hardware and is a great little
mp3 player.

You may be so impressed that you'll buy a Squeezebox to plug into your hifi
(I did!).

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:57:39 -0000, "R D S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has reasonable
>speakers)
>I could copy them onto the desktop but could I control from the laptop?
>
>I want to be able to play my favourite tunes from the sofa while pissed.
>
>Cheers,

You should be able to access all shared folders via 'other network
places' and workgroup computers available from the explorer window.

The music would open in media player unless you use an alternative.

Geoff Lane

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2006 22:57:39 -0000, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk "R D S" <(E-Mail Removed)>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has reasonable
>speakers)
>I could copy them onto the desktop but could I control from the laptop?
>
>I want to be able to play my favourite tunes from the sofa while pissed.

If you use iTunes, just run it on both machines and enable Music Sharing in
the options on the laptop. That's it.

deKay
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"R D S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has
>reasonable speakers)
> I could copy them onto the desktop but could I control from the laptop?
>
> I want to be able to play my favourite tunes from the sofa while pissed.
>
> Cheers,
> Rick
>
Put them on a DVD instead.

Its no problems,, I was doing it the other day from my PC in the House down
to my lap top downstairs in the shop,, just by going to my shared folders
and double clicking the MP3 it then opens on the lap top on a 54mb wireless
connection and plays without problem.

Bootneck

"Bootneck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Its no problems,, I was doing it the other day from my PC in the House
> down to my lap top downstairs in the shop,, just by going to my shared
> folders and double clicking the MP3 it then opens on the lap top on a 54mb
> wireless connection and plays without problem.
>
> Bootneck
>
I want it to play on the desktop, but I want to select it from the laptop.

The epitome of laziness I know.

Rick

"R D S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have mp3's on my laptop, can I play them on my desktop? (it has
>reasonable speakers)
> I could copy them onto the desktop but could I control from the laptop?
>
> I want to be able to play my favourite tunes from the sofa while pissed.
>
> Cheers,
> Rick
>
Thanks for the info, I will try some out.