Chapter 4: Desktop Operation
Playing an Audio CD
You can play audio CDs through the sound system. Place the audio CD in the drive (see Chapter One for instructions on inserting a disk). The Media Player in Windows Me or the CD Player in Windows 2000 will recognize the audio CD and launch the program to control the playback of the CD. If it appears on the taskbar, you can maximize the CD Player by clicking on it on the taskbar. (Figure 4.5) (Figure 4.6) The CD Player has an active display panel. You can click on the panel to change settings or events.
Windows Me
The Windows Media Player is designed to take advantage of Internet music databases. When you load the CD, you will be asked if you would like to check an Internet Database for information about the CD (artist, title, tracks). It will automatically check its database for your CD. You can modify the information once it has been downloaded. See the Help and Support Center for more information.
If the CD Player does not start up when you insert an Audio CD, you can start the player manually
by selecting Start/Programs/Accessories/ Entertainment/Media Player.
Figure 4.5: Windows Media Player | Figure 4.6: Windows 2000 CD Player |
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