Playing Music Files; Viewing Picture Files - HP Media Center m1000 - Desktop PC Software Manual

Playing Music Files

You can play all kinds of music that are stored on
HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the music files
that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to
appear in the Windows Media Player Library and
the Media Center My Music window, you must
create a link to this drive.
To do this:
1
Click Start on the taskbar, click My
Computer, and then double-click the
HP Personal Media Drive icon.
2
Create a personal music folder by right-
clicking in the folder and choosing New and
then Folder. Type a name for your personal
music folder.
3
Drag or copy your music files into this created
folder.
4
Open Windows Media Player by clicking
Start, All Programs, and then click
Windows Media Player.

Viewing Picture Files

You can view your pictures stored on an HP Personal
Media Drive. If you want the picture files that are
stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear
in the Media Center My Pictures window, you must
create a pathway to this drive.
To do this:
1
Click Start on the taskbar, click My
Computer, and then double-click the
HP Personal Media Drive icon.
5
In the Windows Media Player window, click
Tools, select Options, and then select the
Media Library tab.
6
Click the Monitor Folders button.
7
Click Add to add a pathway to your
HP Personal Media Drive.
8
Browse to locate your created music file folder
on your HP Personal Media Drive, and then
click OK.
9
Click OK, and then OK again to close the
Options window. Now your music files on
your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the
Windows Media Player library and in the
Media Center My Music window when your
drive is connected to the PC.
When you disconnect the drive, your music files
may still appear in the Windows Media Player
Library and Media Center My Music window. To
refresh your PC, open and close Windows Media
Player or Media Center. If that doesn't work, restart
the PC.
2
Create a personal pictures folder by right-
clicking in the folder and choosing New and
then Folder. Type a name for your personal
pictures folder.
3
Drag or copy your picture files into this
created folder.
4
Open the My Pictures folder on your local
hard disk drive by clicking Start, and then
My Pictures.
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The installation CD
that came with your
HP Personal Media
Drive allows you to
set up folders so that
you can access your
music files with
Media Center.
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The installation CD
that came with your
HP Personal Media
Drive allows you to
set up folders so that
you can access your
picture files with
Media Center.
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