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Using Windows Media Center
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97
Setting Up Windows Media Center
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98
Completing the setup wizard
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98
Windows Media Center Start Menu
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100
Windows Media Center Start menu items
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100
Windows Media Center Features
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101
Watch and record live TV
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102
The right music for the moment
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103
Playing FM or Internet radio
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103
Sharing your digital memories
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103
Transforming your living space into a theater
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104
Online media
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104
Navigating Windows Media Center
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104
Opening Windows Media Center with a mouse
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104
Opening Windows Media Center with the Windows Media Center remote control105
Using the Windows Media Center menu bars
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105
Selecting items in Windows Media Center
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106
Windows Media Center control menu
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107
Changing Windows Media Center Settings
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108
Windows Media Center Settings categories
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108
Using Windows Media Center power settings
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109
Playing CDs, DVDs, or VCDs
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111
Using Music
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111
Using Music with Windows Media Center
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112
Using the music library
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113
Adding music to the music library
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113
Adding music files from the hard disk drive
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113
Adding music files from a CD
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114
Deleting music files from the music library
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115
Using supported music file types
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115
Playing Music Files in Windows Media Center
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116
Changing the visualization settings
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117
Playing an album in Windows Media Center
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117
Playing a song in Windows Media Center
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118
Creating a Queue in Windows Media Center
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118
Finding and Playing an Album in Windows Media Center
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119
Using album details
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119
Using Search in Windows Media Center
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120
Searching for music tracks and files
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120
Creating a Playlist in Windows Media Center
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120
Copying Music Files to CD in Windows Media Center
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122