Browse network-shared Windows files with Pocket Internet Explorer

Posted by Will on Friday, September 21st, 2007 at 11:07 pm under Announcements, Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile Pocket Internet Explorer browses shared network files

Here’s a cool little trick that lets you browse your shared Windows files on your Windows Mobile smartphone. If you’ve got a WiFi enabled WinMo smartphone and a wireless home-network, then you’re al set to start browsing your PC’s collection of “movies.”

Simply point your Pocket Internet Explorer to file://computername. “Computername” is the name of your host computer (where the shared files are stored). No need for extra software or settings.

Go try it out, it’s pretty cool.

[Via: WMExperts]


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    • 2 Responses to “Browse network-shared Windows files with Pocket Internet Explorer”

    • raj says:
      October 19th, 2007 at 7:37 pm

      you made it so simple..wonderfull..how to play the music from there

    • Brian says:
      August 28th, 2008 at 8:36 am

      I have a Treo 800w with WM6.1. When I try this it automatically changes from “file://servername” to “file://\\servername\” and then fails.

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