Starting and Navigating Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center (New!) is an entertainment system integrated into your computer that lets you watch live or recorded TV, play video and watch pictures, listen to music and radio using an FM tuner or the Internet, play and burn CDs or DVDs, browse online media, and play games. Because Windows Media Center is designed to be used as an entertainment system, the display and navigation are unlike any other Windows program. When you start Windows Media Center, the program uses the entire screen and doesn’t use menus or toolbars. You navigate by using the up and down arrows to specify a main category, and then left and right arrows to specify a subcategory. Play, Record, and other VCR/DVD type commands are available in the bottom right corner when you point to them. You can use your mouse or a remote control to navigate the system. Before you can play FM radio or watch TV, you need additional hardware installed on your computer, an FM tuner and a TV tuner card along with a remote control.
Start, Navigate, and Exit Windows Media Center
Click the Start button, point to All Programs, and then click Window Media Center.
Point to the large icon in the middle of the start screen, and then move the pointer up or down to display an arrow.
Point to or click the up or down arrow to scroll the list of categories: Tasks, Online Media, Pictures + Videos, Music, TV + Movies.
When the category you want appears in the middle, point to it to display left and right arrows, if available for the category.
Point to or click the left or right arrow to display the subcategory you want, and then click the icon.
To get back to the main screen, point to the upper-left corner, and then click the Back button.
To exit, point to the upper-right corner, and then click the Close button.
