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4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9

Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It

is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10. The

list below shows the advantages.

Functionality WMP9 WMP10

Auto-synchronize the WMP library

to Archos™ 104 on connecting to PC no* yes

Can synchronize subscription music

(‘to go’ services) to your Archos™ 104 no yes

Carefree USB disconnection

(no special green arrow unmount procedure) no yes

PlaysForSure™ audio content

* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Archos™ 104.

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos™ 104

The process of transferring music from a CD into ﬁ les for your Archos™ 104 is known

as ‘ripping’. It is actually a transcoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and

converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Archos™ 104 can read. There are many

music ripping programs on the market, but the easiest thing to do is to use Windows Media®

Player to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows® will ask you

if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to rip a 60 minute CD, it

will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is done, the album will become

part of your music library. Connect your Archos™ 104 to your computer with the supplied

USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows Media® Player to synchronize

that album to your Archos™ 104. It will then transfer that album to your Archos™ 104.

Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows

Media® Player to make music ﬁ les from them.

4.4 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9

If you have Windows® ME or 2000, you should use Windows Media® Player 9. The easiest way to install this

software is to visit the Microsoft® Website and download the very latest version.

4.5 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 10

You must be running Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media® Player 10.

Please visit Microsoft’s PlaysForSure website ( www.playsforsure.com ) and download the very latest version

of Windows Media® Player 10.