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To expand on the network shares:

1- Set up a user on the media storage server e.g xbox360 and assign a password e.g babbage, assign this user access to the shares that hold your media files.

2 - Then on the HTPC that you have attached the extender right click My Computer and choose Manage -> Local Users and Groups -> Users, under here you will see several accounts for the extenders, right click the account and choose properties, goto Profile and type in mcx1.bat under Logon script.

3 - On the HTPC, create a new folder under C: Drive named netlogon, right click this and choose sharing, share the folder as netlogon and assign everyone full access.

4 - Open Notepad and create a file that uses the unc paths to create a net use statement to share the folders on your NAS with the username and password that has access to them from step 1. You will have to choose all files from the save as box so windows does not append the .txt to your file, save it as mcx1.bat.

5 - Restart the HTPC and then the Extender and it should have access to your media files on the NAS

The "net use m: /delete /yes" portion just makes sure that no other drive maps are directed to that drive letter, just in case.

As long as you use the same .bat file for all your extenders and HTPC, then all the drive letters will point to the same shares.