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n The installation CD that came with your HP Personal Media Drive allows you to set up folders so that you can access your music files with Media Center. Playing Music Files You can play all kinds of music stored on the HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the music files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Windows Media Player Library and the Media Center My Music window, you must create a link to this drive. Playing music files with Windows Media Player 1 Click Start on the taskbar, click My Computer, and then double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon. 2 Create a personal music folder by right- clicking in the folder and choosing New and then Folder. Type a name for your personal music folder. 3 Drag or copy your music files into this created folder. 4 Open Windows Media Player. Click Start, and then click Windows Media Player. 5 In the Windows Media Player window, click Tools, select Options, and then select the Library tab. 6 Click the Monitor Folders button. 7 Click Add to add a pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive. 8 Browse to locate your created music file folder on your HP Personal Media Drive, and then click OK. 9 Click OK, and then click OK again to close the Options window. Now your music files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Windows Media Player Library and in the Media Center My Music window when your drive is connected to the PC. When you disconnect the drive, your music files may still appear in the Windows Media Player Library and Media Center My Music window. To refresh your PC, open and close Windows Media Player or Media Center. If that doesn't work, restart the PC. 90 HP Media Center PC Software Guide

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HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Playing Music Files
You can play all kinds of music stored on the
HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the music files
that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to
appear in the Windows Media Player Library and
the Media Center My Music window, you must
create a link to this drive.
Playing music files with Windows Media Player
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, click
My
Computer
, and then double-click the
HP Personal Media Drive
icon.
2
Create a personal music folder by right-
clicking in the folder and choosing
New
and
then
Folder
. Type a name for your personal
music folder.
3
Drag or copy your music files into this created
folder.
4
Open Windows Media Player. Click
Start
,
and then click
Windows Media Player
.
5
In the Windows Media Player window, click
Tools
, select
Options
, and then select the
Library
tab.
6
Click the
Monitor Folders
button.
7
Click
Add
to add a pathway to your
HP Personal Media Drive.
8
Browse to locate your created music file folder
on your HP Personal Media Drive, and then
click
OK
.
9
Click
OK
, and then click
OK
again to close
the Options window. Now your music files on
your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the
Windows Media Player Library and in the
Media Center My Music window when your
drive is connected to the PC.
When you disconnect the drive, your music files
may still appear in the Windows Media Player
Library and Media Center My Music window. To
refresh your PC, open and close Windows Media
Player or Media Center. If that doesn’t work, restart
the PC.
n
The installation CD
that came with your
HP Personal Media
Drive allows you to
set up folders so that
you can access your
music files with
Media Center.