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[BasMolly]

I am running JRiver Media Center 32 on a Windows 10 Desktop. It gets its audio files from a NAS drive in the same home network.
Now I want to run a second computer, a Windows 10 Laptop and use it with the same NAS.
Are there any measures I must take beforehand to ensure that the Laptop shows the same screens?
I have spent a lot of time ensuring that the file names are all correct. I want these correct names to appear on the Laptop too, and I don't want to have to do all those edits all over again.

Thanks for any help at all!

[jkauff]

The way I would do it is to set MC on the new computer to use a remote library, pointed to the library on the first computer. Someone else may have a different solution.

[JimH]

I agree.  Here's how:

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Server

[markf2748]

You have two choices for the 2nd computer.  Both will have identical media filenames:

1) Stand-alone installation pointing to the NAS media (per @JKauff) and using its own local Library.
or
2) Client-server model (per @JimH): the first computer is set up as a network server and the second connects to it as a client.  Both see the NAS media, but the second via MC's built-in remote server control and hence it uses the server's Library.   

Each has its pros and cons.  Which one is best for you depends on your requirements.  Note the second computer can switch between these modes by loading the corresponding saved "Library" under Tree > Playing Now > Playing from.

In both cases, the 2nd computer's Tabbed Views are its own.  There are various ways of synchronizing the Views between computers.  See for example the recent discussion (though the thread title is a little misleading):
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,138782.0.html

[MGD_King]

I don't use a NAS, but I share my drive on my Main PC with my network. I then save my library on my Main PC and then restore it to my Second PC. I map the shared network drive as the same drive letter as my Main PC. Works perfectly like I'm on my Main PC. The only drawback is that when I add or edit anything in the Main PC, I have to restore it on the Second PC.

[BasMolly]

I don't use a NAS, but I share my drive on my Main PC with my network. I then save my library on my Main PC and then restore it to my Second PC. I map the shared network drive as the same drive letter as my Main PC. Works perfectly like I'm on my Main PC. The only drawback is that when I add or edit anything in the Main PC, I have to restore it on the Second PC.

Thanks so much for taking the time to write. I wonder if you could send me a hint where I find "restore" ? Thanks again
EDIT: all found and done!!!

[BasMolly]

The way I would do it is to set MC on the new computer to use a remote library, pointed to the library on the first computer. Someone else may have a different solution.

Thanks so much for your help! I have now learnt how to back up the library and settings on the main computer and restore them on the second computer. It's now exactly as I want it. Thank you!

[BasMolly]

I agree.  Here's how:

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Server

Thanks so much for your help! I have now learnt how to back up the library and settings on the main computer and restore them on the second computer. It's now exactly as I want it. Thank you!

[BasMolly]

Thanks very much to everybody who replied to my question. As a newbie it proves that this forum works superbly and I hope I can help others one day soon.
I have learnt how to backup the library including settings on the main computer and restore these on the laptop. And all the file names corrections I had laboriously performed suddenly appeared intact.
So I am totally happy and all is well.
THANK YOU ALL!!