Under the Stream menu tick the option to Allow Internet access to home media. This will bring up a dialog allowing you to setup an online ID provider. Select the option to Add an online ID provider.

At this point only Windows Live online identifications are capable of connecting your Windows libraries over the internet but that’s to be expected. I wouldn’t expect to see any alternative providers in the near future either.

Once you’ve added Windows Live as an online ID provider select the option to Link online ID. If this is the first time you’ve setup a Windows Live online link you’ll be prompted to download the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant. Select and install the component that matches your operating system from the Microsoft Download site. Both x86 and x64 versions are available.

After successful installation you’ll be able to add a Windows Live account to your Windows Live ID provider. Once you’ve entered your account information you’ll see a success notification.

Repeat the process on each PC you’d like to access media on and each will appear under the Other Libraries item in the left hand pane. You’ll now be able to stream any non-DRM content from one PC to another remotely.

That’s all there is to it. Stay tuned to Hack7MC to get even more coverage of remote streaming features in Windows 7 as well as integrating Live Mesh into your Home Theater setup. Thanks to Simon May for pointing us in the direction to enable this great feature!

To get started head over to the Media Center plugin page and download the new installer which includes support for Windows 7. Downloading the installer, found in the link below the green Get It Now button, is your best bet on Windows 7 as mixed results have been reported with the Get It Now installation. Once installed you’ll find RadioTime in your Extra Programs menu.

Upon first opening the RadioTime plugin you’ll be presented with a random selection of online radio options from the directory. Each time you enter the plugin it will suggest new stations though they don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason behind the suggestions. Presenting a selection of stations based on listening history would have been preferred.

From here you can also browse by station type. Selecting a type from Talk, Music, World or Sports will give you an additional genre selection option. With the exception of Sports, each station type has a number of genres to select from.

Browsing through the stations you can play them directly from this interface or in some cases get more information on a particular station. Most stations don’t provide this extra information but pressing the Info button will allow you to add a station to your presets. For those the do give extra information, which will be denoted by the current show title displayed below the station, you can get a listing of the show schedule as well.

That’s really all there is to browsing through the RadioTime directory to find and listen to your favorite or even new internet radio stations. For those with a hardware FM tuner, which is a typical feature of your TV tuner hardware, you can even browse and tune local stations.You’ll need to enable FM tuning in the top right corner of the local listings then you’ll be able to browse and tune your local FM stations right from RadioTime.

There you have it! Easy to use internet and local radio from RadioTime. Be sure to stick around Hack7MC as we review even more Windows 7 Media Center plugins.