Searching The Computer For Music Files - HP Media Center m1000 - Desktop PC Software Manual

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For more information
about music file
formats, use
Windows Media
Player Help and
Media Center Help.
Only supported audio
file types are
displayed in the My
Music window.
Unsupported files
won't play.
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HP Media Center PC Software Guide

Searching the Computer for Music Files

You may have already copied and organized your
music files on your hard disk drive. If so, you need
to add them to the Windows Media Player Library
to access them with the Media Center.
To add music files that are stored in your My Music
or Shared Music folder on your hard disk drive:
1
Click Start
then click Windows Media Player.
2
Click the Media Library tab.
3
Select + Add on the menu bar, and then
select By Searching Computer. Click the
arrow on the search or drop-down list to
search a specific drive.
4
Click Search. Windows Media Player
searches the selected drives for all supported
audio files and adds them to the Media
Library.
Using supported music file types
You can play the following types of digital audio
files in Media Center. You can also select Media
Center as the default player for any of the listed file
types. Refer to Windows Media Player Help for
more information about supported file types.
on the taskbar, and If Windows Media Player does not recognize all of
your audio files, try copying the files directly into
Windows Media Player. Refer to Windows Media
Player Help for more information.
The music files can now be found and played in the
My Music window in the Media Center. You may
need to close and open Media Center for the added
music files to appear in My Music.
File extension
.cda
.wav
.mp3, .m3u
.asf, .asx, .wax,
.wm, .wma,
.wmd, .wmv,
.wvx, .wmp,
.wmx
File type
CD audio
Windows audio file
Audio files
Windows Media
audio files