Chapter 1. Media Center Overview

  • Get to know Windows Media Center

  • Learn where content comes from

  • Navigate Media Center

  • Work with libraries

  • Know the types of files you can use

  • Understand how to use Media Center throughout your home

EVERY FAMILY enjoys being together—shared experiences are part of what makes us who we are as a family. We laugh, cry, and even argue with one another, but at the end of the day, we’re together. Today’s families are more unique than at any time in the past, too. Whether your family consists of you and six cats, you and three roommates, you and your domestic partner, or some other combination, each member of a family is an individual who has unique tastes.

In our family, for instance, we all love listening to rock music, playing ...

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