October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
1176 pages
27h 33m
English
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Starting Media Center
Click the Windows Media Center tile on the Start screen. This launches Media Center as a desktop app, as shown in Figure 26-6.
FIGURE 26.6 Windows Media Welcome screen
Click the Continue button below the Welcome To Windows Media Center title. This launches the Get Started screen (shown in Figure 26.7). You have two setup choices: Express or Custom. For most users, the Express option is the recommended method so that you can get started using Media Center quickly. We show you how to use that setup option in this chapter.
FIGURE 26.7 Use the Express option to use Media Center recommended settings.
Note
If you choose the Custom setup option, Media Center takes you through some questions and show you some examples of its use. If you’re not a technical person, the trickiest part will be answering questions about your main monitor. If you don’t know the answer to a question and guess wrong, your screen goes completely black. But don’t panic — it comes back to life in 15 or 20 seconds. Try again (but not with the same incorrect answer).
To continue, click the Express icon (looks like a large arrow). Media Center configures itself for the recommended settings. You can modify these by using the instructions found later in the “Personalizing Media Center” ...
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