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Guy Hart-Davis

"CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects"

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Windows prompts you to restart your PC, do so.
Step 3: Set Up Windows Media Center
Now that you??™ve installed your TV tuner, you??™re ready to set up Windows Media
Center. This takes a while because of the many different options, but Windows Media
Center makes the process as straightforward and painless as possible. The following
instructions outline the key steps:
Launch Windows Media Center Choose Start | All Programs | Windows
Media Center. The first time you launch Windows Media Center, the application
displays the first Welcome screen.
Choose between Express Setup and Custom Setup Express Setup signs
you up automatically for the Customer Experience Improvement Program,
which allows Windows Media Center to share your data anonymously with
Microsoft. If you??™re not comfortable with this, choose Custom Setup, which
lets you decide whether to join the Customer Experience Improvement Program.
With either setup type, click the OK button. Windows Media Center
verifies that you have a functioning Internet connection, and then (provided
you do) downloads the latest configuration and programming information.
Decide whether to use enhanced playback On the Enhanced Playback
screen, decide whether to allow Windows Media Center to connect to the
Internet periodically to download TV program guides, music and movie
information, and cover art for CDs and DVDs. Doing so greatly improves
your experience of Windows Media Center at a minimal cost to your privacy.


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