HP Playing Music Files in My Music

Using supported music file types

n	You can play the following types of digital audio
	files in My Music. Refer to Windows Media Player
	Help for more information about supported file	File extension	File type
	types.
		.cda	CD audio
For more information		.wav
			Windows audio file
about music file
formats, use		.mp3, .m3u	MP3
Windows Media
		.asx, .wm, .wma,	Windows Media
Player Help and
		.wmv, .wmp,	audio files
Media Center Help.

Only supported audio file types are displayed in the My Music window. Unsupported files won’t play.

.wmx

Playing Music Files in My Music

n

You can place all your music files into the My Music folder or into other folders on your hard disk drive, but you need to add those files to the Windows Media Player Library for Media Center to be able to find and play them.

When you first open Media Center and open the My Music window, you may not find any music files listed unless there is a music CD in your CD drive or unless you have already added audio files to your Windows Media Player Library.

When you copy music files using Windows Media Player and your computer is connected to the Internet, the CD information is copied and displayed in Media Center and in the Windows Media Player Library.

If you insert a music CD when Media Center is not open, a message appears asking what you want to do. You can select Windows Media Player as your default audio player. If you have another program set as the default audio player, Windows opens the program and begins playing the CD.

36 HP Media Center PC Software Guide