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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Listening to Music
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Listening to Music
The My Music window in the Media Center works with
Windows Media
®
Player to find and play your music files and
CDs. You can use Windows Media Player to create your music
library and then use Media Center to find and play your music.
You can store your music files in the My Music folder or in
other folders on your hard drive, however, you need to add
those files to the Windows Media Player Library for Media
Center to be able to find and play them.
In
My Music
, you can:
❖
Play music CDs — you can skip, shuffle, or repeat songs
or albums
❖
Play digital music files from a music library you create
and organize using Windows Media Player
❖
Search for music files by the following categories:
album, artist, playlist, song, or genre
❖
View music CD details such as artist name, song title,
length of song, and album cover art
❖
Play a music playlist with a slide show
Creating Your Music Library Using Windows Media
®
Player
Each time you add music files outside of Windows Media
Player, you must use the Tools menu to add music files to
your Windows Media Player Library. This will ensure that
Media Center can find them.
To add music files:
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.
