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4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9

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

It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP or higher and to Windows® Media Player 10/11. The list below

shows the advantages.

Functionality WMP9 WMP10 and 11

Auto-synchronize the WMP library

to ARCHOS 105 on connecting to PC no* yes

Can synchronize subscription music

(‘to go’ services) to your ARCHOS 105 no yes

Carefree USB disconnection

(no special green arrow unmount procedure) no yes

* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the ARCHOS 105.

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the ARCHOS 105

The process of transferring music from a CD into ﬁ les for your ARCHOS 105 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 105 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 105 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 105. It will then transfer that album to your ARCHOS 105.

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.

4.5 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 10 or 11

You must be running Windows® XP or higher in order to install Windows Media® Player 10/11. The easiest way to

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