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The installation CD that came with your HP Personal Media Drive allows you to set up folders so that

Playing Music Files

You can play all kinds of music stored on the

appear in the Windows Media Player Library and

HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the music files

the Media Center My Music window, you must

that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to

create a link to this drive.

Playing music files with Windows Media Player

you can access your music files with Media Center.

1 Click Start on the taskbar, click My Computer, and then double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon.

2 Create a personal music folder by right- clicking in the folder and choosing New and then Folder. Type a name for your personal music folder.

3 Drag or copy your music files into this created folder.

4 Open Windows Media Player. Click Start, and then click Windows Media Player.

5 In the Windows Media Player window, click Tools, select Options, and then select the Library tab.

6 Click the Monitor Folders button.

7 Click Add to add a pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive.

8 Browse to locate your created music file folder on your HP Personal Media Drive, and then click OK.

9 Click OK, and then click OK again to close the Options window. Now your music files on your HP Personal Media Drive appear in the Windows Media Player Library and in the Media Center My Music window when your drive is connected to the PC.

When you disconnect the drive, your music files may still appear in the Windows Media Player Library and Media Center My Music window. To refresh your PC, open and close Windows Media Player or Media Center. If that doesn’t work, restart the PC.

94 HP Media Center PC Software Guide