Optical Drive Software
Software Guide
4–3
Using CD and DVD Software
Selecting Software
The following software is supported for use with the notebook:
■
Windows Media Player—Plays audio CDs and DVDs and
copies audio and data CDs. This software is included with the
Windows operating system.
■
Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator—Enables you to create or
copy optical drive media. Before you can create CDs, you
must install this application using the installation CD
provided with your notebook.
■
InterVideo WinDVD—Plays video CDs and DVD movies.
This software is preinstalled on select notebooks. You can
also obtain this software by any of the following methods:
❏
Install WinDVD from the
Driver Recovery
CD provided
with most HP notebooks.
❏
If you do not have the
Driver Recovery
CD, see the
Worldwide Telephone Numbers
booklet included with
your notebook to contact an HP Customer Care Center
for a copy of the Restore solution for your notebook.
❏
Download the software from the HP Web site:
http://www.hp.com.
■
InterVideo WinDVD Creator—Provides the ability to create,
edit, and burn movies to a DVD or video CD. This software
is located on the
InterVideo WinDVD Creator
CD, included
with select notebooks.
✎
Some CDs and DVDs contain player software such as
PCFriendly. If you insert a disc that contains player software
provided by a company other than HP, you are prompted to install
that player software. If you prefer to install player software
supported by HP, decline the installation and close the installation
window.
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