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February 2005
With Windows Media Player 10, it's easier than ever to find and play your favorite music. This article and the accompanying video describe how to create a digital jukebox by adding content to your library and then creating playlists of your favorite songs.
Adding Content to Your LibraryYou have several options for adding content to your library, including ripping (copying) music from your audio CDs to your computer, buying and downloading files from online stores, and adding digital media files that are already on your computer. This section explains how to rip music from CDs, how to add files on your computer, and how to specify folders to monitor for changes. (Changes include files being added, deleted, moved, or renamed. Changes in monitored folders are immediately reflected in your library.)
To rip music from CDsStart Windows Media Player and connect to the Internet. By connecting to the Internet, media information about the songs being ripped will be displayed in the library when you play the ripped files. Insert an audio CD into the CD drive, and then click Rip. All songs are selected to be ripped if you have not previously ripped them, as shown in the following screen shot. If there are any songs that you do not want to rip, clear the check box next to each. To select or clear all check boxes, use the check box at the top of the list. Click Rip Music.
To add files on your computer to your libraryIn Windows Media Player, click Library. Click Add to Library, and then click By Searching Computer, as shown in the following screen shot. The Add to Library by Searching Computer dialog box is displayed. In the Search on list, click the drive you want to search. To search one folder on the drive rather than the entire drive, in Look in, click Browse to enter the folder. Click Search. Depending on the size of your digital media collection and the speed of your computer's processor, this process may take some time.
To monitor folders for changesIn Windows Media Player, click Library. Click Add to Library, and then click By Monitoring Folders. The Monitor Folders dialog box is displayed. Click Add or Remove to select the folders that you want the Player to monitor.
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Creating a PlaylistNow that you've added content to your library, you can create playlists that contain the songs you want to listen to.
To create a playlistIn Windows Media Player, click Library, and then in the List pane, click <List Name> List, and then click Now Playing List, as shown in the following screen shot. If you need to clear the list before beginning, click Now Playing List, and then click Clear List. Drag items from the Contents or Details pane in your library to the List pane to add them to the new playlist, as shown in the following screen shot. To play the list, click the Play button  . To save the list, click Now Playing List, and then click Save Playlist As, as shown in the following screen shot. In File Name, type the playlist name. Once you save the playlist, it's added to the My Playlists category in the library.
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