For most Windows Vista users, Media Center is unknown territory. Unleashing Microsoft® Windows Vista® Media Center shows both newbies and experienced Media Center users how to use Media Center to experience music, photos, videos, movies, TV shows, and games in a whole new way. Windows Vista Media Center takes full advantage of the latest multimedia features: widescreen displays, HDTV, and Media Center Extenders. Mark Edward Soper shows you how to use these and other new and improved features to make the most of your Windows Vista multimedia experience. You won’t find a single book that devotes this much attention to Media Center. Unlock your PC’s hidden multimedia talents and turn your office, living room, and whole home into a multimedia paradise that will leave your friends drooling.

Unleashing Microsoft® Windows Vista® Media Center is your indispensable guide to Vista Media Center! Here’s a sample of what you’ll find inside

• Complete coverage of every feature of Windows Vista Media Center
• Learn how to import video, photos, and music to enhance your entertainment experience
• Discover better TV viewing and recording with new support for HDTV signals
• Share the fun of Windows Vista Media Center with Media Center Extenders
• Create customized CDs and DVDs of your favorite videos, TV shows, audios, and photos
• Feature checklists help you design the perfect Media Center PC or upgrade your PC for Media Center
• Use your Media Center PC with Microsoft Windows Home Server
• Troubleshoot common problems with Media Center
• Tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Media Center

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Windows Vista Media Center

Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Vista Media Center 9

Chapter 2: Equipping Your PC for Media Center 19

Chapter 3: Setting Up Windows Media Center 53

Part II: Enjoying Media with Windows Media Center

Chapter 4: Viewing and Recording Live TV 85

Chapter 5: Watching and Recording Movies 137

Chapter 6: Importing and Playing Audio 165

Chapter 7: Importing and Viewing Photos 189

Part III: Beyond the Basics of Windows Media Center

Chapter 8: Enjoying Sports with Windows Media Center 223

Chapter 9: Playing Games and Enjoying Online Resources 251

Chapter 10: Creating CDs and DVDs 289

Part IV: Adding Windows Vista Media Center to Your Home Network

Chapter 11: Adding and Using Media Center Extenders 315

Chapter 12: Connecting with Windows Home Server and Other PCs 337

Part V: Enhancing Windows Vista Media Center

Chapter 13: Using Windows Media Player with Windows Media Center 375

Chapter 14: Creating Photo and Video Content for Media Center 393

Chapter 15: Extending Media Center with Third-Party Apps 435

Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Media Center 469

Part VI: Appendices

Appendix A: Using Windows Anytime Upgrade to Get WMC Features and More 499

Appendix B: Moving from Windows XP Media Center Editions to Windows Vista Media Center 503

Index 509

The Shot Doctor is a new kind of digital photography book that focuses on the “how-to” and less on the “how it works” or the technology behind the camera. This book is designed to be small enough to fit in your back pocket or in a camera bag. It is aimed at everyday parents, students, sporting enthusiasts, and average joes who just want to take decent pictures at their kids’ soccer games and dance recitals and who don’t aspire to make digital photography a hobby.

• Easy-to-follow when-why-how “recipes” help you set your camera to get great shots right away

• Beautiful full-color interior

• Step-by-step instructions for conquering everyday photography challenges, including sporting events, school recitals and performances, vacations, babies, children, and special events

• Simple explanations of camera controls help you understand when to use them, why they work, and how to use them

• Compact, stays-open design means you can carry it everywhere and refer to it while you’re taking pictures

• Visual before and after examples of common photography problems help you choose the right solution for your photography challenges

Mark Edward Soper has been using adjustable cameras since 1971 and digital cameras since 2000, for a total of more than 37 years as an enthusiastic and serious amateur photographer. Mr. Soper’s when-why-how approach to photography, which combines picture-based methods (take a picture, change settings, see how the picture improves), has been tested through years of teaching photography as well as by the hundreds of photographs he has taken for many of his books. Mark is the author of Easy Digital Cameras and Unleashing Windows Vista Media Center, as well as books on corporate and home networking, PC upgrades, home automation, and PC troubleshooting.

Category: Digital Photography

Covers: Digital Cameras

User Level: Beginner-Intermediate

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It’s that Easy! Easy Microsoft Windows 7 teaches you the fundamentals of working with Microsoft’s latest operating system. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through every task, building the skills you need to master Windows 7 with ease. No need to feel intimidated–we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.

Learn how to…

• Instantly find what you’re looking for: files, programs, anything

• Manage your music and video with Windows Media Player

• See it all, do it all, get it all on the Web

• Have more fun with Windows 7’s built-in games

• Protect yourself from viruses, intrusions, and phishing

• Download free Windows Live Essentials bonus software

• Set up your computer just the way you want it

• Keep your computer running reliable and fast

• Build a home network the easy way with HomeGroup

• Put live and Internet TV on your PC with Windows Media Center