Playing a recorded program on a non-HP Digital
Entertainment Center
1
Make sure the PC has Windows XP Service Pack 1
and DVD player software installed.
a
Click Start and then click My Computer.
b
Click Help and then click About Windows.
c
In the About Windows dialog box, if you see
Service Pack 1 in the version information, go to
step 2. If not, you must install Windows XP
Service Pack 1. For more information go to:
http://www.microsoft.com
2
Make sure the PC has a media player that works
with Windows XP Service Pack 1, such as Windows
Media Player 9 or later. If Windows Media Player is
installed, check for software updates.
3
Download and install the update from Microsoft's
Web site. Search for "Watch television shows
recorded by HP Digital Entertainment Centers on
other Microsoft Windows XP PCs."
4
Open the media player program and then open the
digital video recording file (.dvr-ms extension) you
want to watch.
Recorded TV shows are stored by default in the Recorded
TV folder in the Shared Documents folder on the local
hard disk drive of an HP Digital Entertainment Center.
n
To play recorded TV programs in Windows
Media Player, a PC requires:
The Windows XP operating system.
■
Windows Media Player 9 or later.
■
A special Media Center codec file that may
■
be available through Windows Update (for
select models only).
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