Gateway GT4015H manual Playing a CD or DVD using Windows Media Player

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Playing CDs or DVDs

Important

Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may not be able to play these CDs on your computer.

Important

To watch a DVD you must have a DVD drive in your computer. If you do not have a DVD drive and would like to add an internal or external drive, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com.

Help & Support

For more information about playing CDs or DVDs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrases playing CDs or playing DVDs in the Search box, then click the arrow.

You can play CDs using Windows Media Player, and you can play DVDs using Windows Media Player and CyberLink PowerDVD.

A standard Compact Disc (CD) holds an entire album of digital songs, and can be played on a CD player or your computer’s CD drive.

A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is similar to a standard CD but has greater data capacity. Because of this increased capacity, full-length movies or several albums of music can fit on a single disc. DVDs can be played on a DVD player or a DVD drive-equipped computer.

Playing a CD or DVD using Windows Media Player

Use Windows Media Player to listen to CDs or watch DVDs. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help.

Shortcut

Insert CD or DVD Ö Windows Media Player autoplays disc

To play a CD or DVD:

1Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up.

2Insert a CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive.

3If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players or DVD players, click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.

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