Scott K
| The file is located in the folder C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\ and belongs to Windows Media Player. It is used to share Windows Media Player libraries. Not needed to run, it can be safely disabled.
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Chobbler
| Ive had it disabled for ages and not noticed any bad effect. Media player etc still works fine.
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Jim
| Belongs to Windows Media Player. If you share media with other computers through MP, leave it enabled.
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Adonis Marte
| If you have a network that u share files with, this program makes it possible to find new users, and game consoles like ps3 and xbox 360.
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Sebastian S
| I've had it disabled all the time and WMP still found my XboX 360 when I connected it.
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Artliner
| it can be safely disabled.
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Spencer
| I think this controls the file sharing for Media Player (Windows Media Player Network Sharing ConFiGurator). Once your xbox is able to talk to your media player and you turn this off, I think it will still work, but if you turn off your computer and restart it, the connection to the xbox might be lost. You'll then have to turn it back on or turn it on manually to reconnect.
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stipi69
| Safe to disable
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zbuckone
| I have had no problems with leaving this disabled.
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Washington
| Belongs to Windows Media Player.
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David
| This is unnecessary, disable it
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John B.
| It IS disabled. It CAN'T be deleted. It keeps starting 2 more times after you kill it. There were posts that it throttles bandwidth down to 15% in conjunction with another MS proccess.
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Loki
| microsoft=disabled
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Chan
| cant stand this player! i'm a composer,producer,bass player&singer so adequate reliable audio/video player is a must.WMP11 is absolute garbage.
somehow i find it 'works well'for other online stuff!? i'm not exactly what tho...
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Jon Birmingham UK
| Gives non-personal information back to Microsoft about your useage of THEIR player so that they may improve future updates of WMPlayer. If you want it to improve laeve it to run, if you don't allow it you will not give this usefull information to MS and they may reinvent Media Center again lol. It will use bandwith but in these days of b/band is that such a problem?
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full_interest
| if you don't share audio/video files (as me), it isn't required
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Gilles
| I'm disable it
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Mike B
| I disable it but it pops back up.
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Maria
| i don't use win media player so i disabled it. i've never had any trouble since i disable it (2 years ago)
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George D
| Only useful if u using a network to access media files otherwise turn it off
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