System Requirements To View Recorded Tv Programs On Other Computers; Copying Recorded Tv Programs To Dvd Or Cd - HP SR5505F - Compaq Presario - 1 GB RAM Getting Started Manual

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
System requirements to view recorded TV
programs on other computers
To play recorded TV files (.dvr-ms files) that were recorded on your HP computer onto
another non-Windows Media Center computer, the computer must have the following items
installed:
Windows Vista operating system or Windows XP operating system.
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (needed only for Windows XP).
Windows Media Player 9 or later.
Software to play DVDs.
The audio and video codec file, which allows Windows Media Player to play
recorded TV programs (.dvr-ms files). You can find this file in Windows Update. Click
the Windows Start Button
Update. If you want more information about this code file (QB10243), you can go to
the Microsoft Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com

Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD

You can record TV programs to DVD or CD in Windows Media Center to create a backup
copy or to save space on the hard disk drive, by using the following procedure. These
discs can be played from an HP computer and from some set-top DVD players.
NOTE: TV programs that have been encrypted (protected) by the broadcaster cannot be
copied and played on any player other than the HP computer that recorded the program.
The HP computer includes several other recording software programs that you can use to
create CDs and DVDs. You can use CyberLink PowerDirector to record the recorded TV
program to a format that can be played from an HP computer and from some set-top DVD
players.
For more detailed information about recording CDs and DVDs, refer to information on the
HP Support Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support
To copy a recorded TV program to CD or DVD:
1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button
mouse, click the Windows Start Button
Windows Media Center.
2 In the Tasks menu, click burn cd/dvd.
3 Insert a blank writable disc that is compatible with the CD or DVD recorder.
4 Click Burn files to disc using Windows.
5 Type a disc title or date, and then click Next. Windows may need to format the disc.
If so, follow the onscreen instructions.
, click All Programs, and then click Windows
on the remote control, or, with the
on the taskbar, and then click