Microsoft is continually updating the software that it includes with Windows. So it’s likely that the version of Windows Media Player that was installed with Windows XP on your machine is not the latest and greatest. You’ll find out where to go to get the latest version and how to download it and install it. As of this writing, the current version is Windows Media Player 9.
1. Select Start > Internet Explorer to open the Internet Explorer window.
2. Type this address into the Address line at the top of the window and hit Enter: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
3. Look for a link that says something like Download Windows Media Player. Click the link. Follow the instructions on the page to download the latest version of Windows Media Player for Windows XP. A File Download dialog appears.
4. Click the Save button. The standard Save As dialog appears.
5. Click the Desktop icon along the left side of the dialog and click Save. A progress dialog appears with a bar indicating how far along the download is. When the download is complete, your system should play a sound to let you know. You may need to close the progress window. You should find a new icon on your desktop.
6. Double-click the new icon. After a brief delay, the Setup Wizard for Windows Media Player appears.
7. Click Next. The License Agreement page appears. Read through the agreement, and click the I Accept button. You now see a progress window as Windows Media Player is installed. When the install is complete, the Welcome to Windows Media Player page appears.
8. Click Next. The Select Your Privacy Options page appears. Click to check or uncheck whatever options you like.
9. Click Next. The Customize the Installation Options page appears. Click to uncheck any file types you don’t want Windows Media Player to play automatically for you. Click Finish.
While most software you buy these days is distributed on CD-ROMs, the other kind of CD works in your computer too. That’s right! Now you can toss out that $100 CD player. The new centerpiece of your stereo system is a $2,000 computer. What a deal! In this article you’ll discover all the cool features Windows XP makes available for you to enjoy your favorite music CDs.
1. Insert a music CD in your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, you’re likely to see the Audio CD window.
2. Click Play Audio CD and click OK.
3. Windows Media Player appears and immediately starts playing the CD you inserted. The name of the album and current song appears in the Video and Visualization pane. The album art appears along the right in the Media Information pane. Windows Media Player uses a free Internet service to identify CDs and download information about them. If it doesn’t find your CD, you see Unknown Album.
4. Notice the buttons in the lower-left portion of the window. Click the Pause button (or hit Ctrl+P). Click it again to continue playback. Other buttons in the same area allow you to Stop, go to the Previous Track, go to the Next Track, and Mute. Beside these buttons is a Volume slider (you can also use F9 and F10 to decrease or increase the volume). Above the buttons, and stretching across the entire width of the window, is a Seek slider that lets you jump around in the current song.
5. To the right of the Volume slider is the Shuffle button. If shuffle is off, your songs are played in the order they appear on the CD. If it is on, they will play in a random order. If you want to keep playing the CD after all the songs are played, there’s no button, but you can select it from the menus: Play > Repeat (or hit Ctrl+T).
6. Choose View > Now Playing Options > Show Playlist. The Playlist pane appears. You can click on a song title to jump to that song and play it.
7. Choose View > Enhancements > Show Enhancements. This removes the Enhancements pane and gives you more room to view the Video and Visualization pane.
8. Along the top of the Video and Visualization pane, click the Artist Info, Album Info, Lyrics, Related Music, and Tag Info links, in turn. As you do you may find a surprising amount of information is available to peruse about the music you’re listening to.
It’s nice to be able to pop a CD into your computer and listen to it. But wouldn’t it be nicer if you could listen to it without popping in the CD? You can — all you have to do is copy the songs on your CD to your hard drive. You can even copy while you’re listening. Then, before the CD is done playing, you’ll have all the songs transferred. Put that CD away — you won’t be needing it anymore!
1. Insert a music CD in your computer. If the Audio CD window appears, choose Play Audio CD and then click OK. Windows Media Player opens.
2. The taskbar is on the left edge of the window with Now Playing at the top. Click the third item down — Copy from CD.
3. The check marks beside each track indicate that you want to copy that track to your hard drive. If there are any you don’t want to copy, clear their check boxes.
4. If you want to listen while you copy, double-click the song you want to begin listening to.
5. Click the Copy Music button at the top of the window. If this is the first time you’ve tried to copy music to your hard drive, you may see the Copy Options dialog appear. If you do, follow these steps:
6. Each song is copied in turn until all those you requested are complete.
7. In the future, you can access the copied songs through the Media Library.
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