HP Pavilion 500 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide 5990-527 - Page 91

Playing Video CDs, Using HP Pavilion PC Tools

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Playing Video CDs You can play MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) videos. These MPEG-1 files have a .dat or .mpg extension. To play a video CD, insert the CD into a CD drive or a DVD drive, and use either Windows Media Player or WinDVD program. Refer to "Using Windows Media Player" on page 57, or to "Using the WinDVD Control Panel" on page 61. Using HP Pavilion PC Tools The HP Pavilion PC Tools folder in the All Programs/Hewlett-Packard menu contains special utilities for HP Pavilion owners. For example, you'll find a utility for displaying system information. This folder also contains the HP Tour Guide and any onscreen guides included with your PC. To see the items in the HP Pavilion PC Tools folder: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose Hewlett-Packard. 4 Click hp pavilion pc tools. 5 Click an item to view or use it. Note: If there are no guide titles listed in HP Pavilion PC Tools, your PC has no onscreen guides. Common Tasks Quick Start Guide 65

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Quick Start Guide
65
Common Tasks
Playing Video CDs
You can play MPEG (Motion Picture Experts
Group) videos. These MPEG-1 files have a
.dat or .mpg extension.
To play a video CD, insert the CD into a
CD drive or a DVD drive, and use either
Windows Media Player or WinDVD program.
Refer to “Using Windows Media Player“ on
page 57, or to “Using the WinDVD Control
Panel“ on page 61.
Using HP Pavilion PC Tools
The HP Pavilion PC Tools folder in the
All Programs/Hewlett-Packard menu contains
special utilities for HP Pavilion owners. For
example, you’ll find a utility for displaying
system information. This folder also contains
the HP Tour Guide and any onscreen guides
included with your PC.
To see the items in the HP Pavilion PC Tools
folder:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Choose
All
Programs
.
3
Choose
Hewlett-Packard
.
4
Click
hp pavilion pc tools
.
5
Click an item to view or use it.
Note:
If there are no guide titles listed in HP Pavilion
PC Tools, your PC has no onscreen guides.