Getting Started With My Music; Adding Music Files To The Media Library - Gateway 610 User Manual

Getting started with My Music

My Music lets you enjoy a complete music experience
from the Windows XP Media Center. You can listen to
CDs, view artists information, create your own music
playlists, categorize and listen to music by genres, search
for music selections, and more.
The Windows XP Media Center lets you play these digital
audio file types:
File type
(format)
CD audio
Windows Media
audio files
Windows audio
files
MP3
Tip:
Additional audio formats may be supported if you install new
codecs (compressor/decompressor software used to compress and
decompress digital media files) to play the audio file.
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File extension
.cda
.asx, .wm, .wma, .wmp, .wmx
.wav
.mp3 and .m3u
Adding music files to the
Media Library
The Windows XP Media Center My Music works with the
Windows Media Player. Use the Windows Media Player to
add, delete, categorize, and organize music. Then use the
Windows XP Media Center My Music to view, sort, play,
and search for music.
To add music files on your Media Center PC to
the Media Player's Media Library
1
With the mouse, click Start, then click Windows
Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.
2
On the left side of the Media Player, click Media
Library. The fi rst time you click Media Library, a
message tells you that the Media Player needs to
search your Media Center PC for music fi les.