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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Listening to Music
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1 Click Start on the Taskbar, and then click Windows
Media Player.
2 Click the Library tab at the top of the window. The first
time you select the media Library, a message tells you
that Windows Media Player needs to search your
computer for your music files.
3 Click Yes. Windows Media Player searches for all
available audio media and places them in the Media
Library.
4 To add files from a CD to your Media Library, insert the
CD, select Copy from CD, and then select Copy Music
in the toolbar. You can select to copy your music files as
MPEG Audio Layer 3 (.mp3) or Windows Media Audio
(.wma) files.
5 Click the Library tab to see where your new audio files
have been placed. You can rename files by selecting the
file and typing a new name or genre over the old one. The
way you label your music files determines the category in
which they are placed.
Your added music files can now be found and played back
using My Music in Media Center.You may need to close and
open Media Center for the added music files to appear in My
Music.
For more information about adding music files to the Media
Library, use the Windows Media Player Help menu.
Deleting Music Files
To delete a file from the Windows Media Player Library,
select the music file, right-click the mouse, and then select
Delete.
This permanently deletes the music file. The music file cannot
be undeleted once this operation has been completed.
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