HP Media Center m400 HP Media Center PC - User's Guide 5990-6456 - Page 134

Creating Your Music Library When you add music files to your music library, they are placed into your My Music folder in Windows Explorer and in the Media Library in Windows Media Player. You can also find them in Media Center. Adding music files 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. 2 Click the Media Library tab on the side of the window. The first time you select Media Library, a message tells you that Windows Media Player needs to search your computer for your music files. 3 Click Yes. Windows Media Player searches for all available audio media and places them in the Media Library. If you choose No, you can go to the Tools menu and search for media to add later. Select drives, and then click Search. 4 To add files from a CD to your Media Library: a Insert the CD. b Select Copy from CD from the tabs on the left. c Select the tracks you want to copy by placing a check in the box next to the track. d Select Copy Music in the menu bar. You can select to copy your music files as MP3 files or as Windows Media Audio files (.wma). 5 Click the Media Library tab to see where your new audio files have been placed. You can rename files by right-clicking the file, selecting Edit, and then typing a new name or genre over the old one. The way you label your music files determines the category in which they are placed. Your added music files can immediately be found and played back by using My Music in Media Center. For more information about adding music files to the Media Library, use the Windows Media Player Help menu. Deleting Music files 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. 2 Select the Media Library tab. 3 Select the file you want to delete. 4 Click the delete icon on the menu bar, and then select Delete from Library. 5 Select the option to Delete from Media Library only or Delete from Media Library and my computer, and then click OK. 128 hp media center pc user's guide