Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

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Watching Your Digital Movies

If not, move your videos into the My Videos or Shared Videos folder in Windows Explorer for Media Center to be able to find and play them.

Once you have placed all your videos into the My Videos or Shared Videos folder, you can rename, add, delete, and organize them into folders.

To organize and store your videos, click Start on the taskbar, click My Documents, and then double-click the My Videos folder.

If you want to share your videos with others, place them in the Shared Video folder. To do this, click Start on the taskbar, click My Documents, click the Shared Documents folder under Other Places, and then double-click the Shared Video folder.

You can add, delete, edit, rename, and organize your video files into folders you create in the Shared Video folder.

Your videos can now be played in Media Center.

Playing Digital Videos

After you organize your videos in the My Videos or Shared Videos folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to watch your videos.

1Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main window.

2Select My Videos. The right side of the window shows small images of your video files and folder icons, if you have organized your videos into folders.

3Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to move through and select your video or video folder.