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5 Right-click anywhere in the My Pictures window, select New, and then select the Shortcut. 6 When the Create Shortcut wizard window opens, click Browse and locate your personal pictures folder, select the folder, and then click OK. 7 Click Next and then click Finish. The shortcut to your personal picture folder appears in the My Pictures window. 8 Click Add to add a pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive. Now your picture files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Media Center My Pictures window when your drive is connected to the PC. When you disconnect the drive, your picture files may still appear in the Media Center My Pictures window. To refresh your PC, open and close Media Center. n The installation CD that came with your HP Personal Media Drive allows you to set up folders so that you can access your video files with Media Center. Playing Video Files You can view your videos stored on an HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the video files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Videos window, you must create a pathway to this drive. To do this: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, click My Computer, and then double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon. 2 Create a personal videos folder by right-clicking in the folder and choosing New and then Folder. Type a name for your personal videos folder. 3 Drag or copy your video files into this created folder. 4 Open the My Videos folder on your local hard disk drive by clicking Start, My Documents, and then double-clicking My Videos. 5 Right-click anywhere in the My Videos window, select New, and then select the Shortcut. 6 When the Create Shortcut folder opens, click Browse and locate your personal videos folder, select the folder, and then click OK. 7 Click Next and then click Finish. The shortcut to your personal video folder appears in the My Videos window. 8 Click Add to add a pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive. Now your video files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Media Center My Videos window when your drive is connected to the PC. When you disconnect the drive, your video files may still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. To refresh your PC, open and close Media Center. 26 HP Media Center PC Software Guide

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26
HP Media Center PC Software Guide
5
Right-click anywhere in the My Pictures
window, select
New
, and then select the
Shortcut
.
6
When the Create Shortcut wizard window
opens, click
Browse
and locate your
personal pictures folder, select the folder, and
then click
OK
.
7
Click
Next
and then click
Finish
. The
shortcut to your personal picture folder
appears in the My Pictures window.
8
Click
Add
to add a pathway to your
HP Personal Media Drive. Now your picture
files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear
in the Media Center My Pictures window
when your drive is connected to the PC.
When you disconnect the drive, your picture files
may still appear in the Media Center My Pictures
window. To refresh your PC, open and close Media
Center.
Playing Video Files
You can view your videos stored on an HP Personal
Media Drive. If you want the video files that are
stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear
in the Media Center My Videos window, you must
create a pathway to this drive.
To do this:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, click
My
Computer
, and then double-click the
HP Personal Media Drive icon.
2
Create a personal videos folder by
right-clicking in the folder and choosing
New
and then
Folder
. Type a name for
your personal videos folder.
3
Drag or copy your video files into this created
folder.
4
Open the My Videos folder on your local hard
disk drive by clicking
Start
,
My
Documents
, and then double-clicking
My
Videos
.
5
Right-click anywhere in the My Videos
window, select
New
, and then select the
Shortcut
.
6
When the Create Shortcut folder opens, click
Browse
and locate your personal videos
folder, select the folder, and then click
OK
.
7
Click
Next
and then click
Finish
. The
shortcut to your personal video folder appears
in the My Videos window.
8
Click
Add
to add a pathway to your
HP Personal Media Drive. Now your video
files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear
in the Media Center My Videos window when
your drive is connected to the PC.
When you disconnect the drive, your video files may
still appear in the Media Center My Videos window.
To refresh your PC, open and close Media Center.
n
The installation CD
that came with your
HP Personal Media
Drive allows you to
set up folders so that
you can access your
video files with
Media Center.