How to Download and Use Music Players on Internet Explorer

Listening to music on your computer is something most computer users will want to do at some point. When you play music on your computer, you have the ability to store hundreds, even thousands, of songs, and you do not have to get up to change a CD when one ends. In order to listen to music on your computer, however, you will need a music player installed on your hard drive. There are many different music players out there, each with varying features and capabilities. Internet Explorer has a good selection of music players available for free download and they are well worth examining.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Active use of the Internet
• Computer
• Internet Explorer Version 7

Enjoy Music on Internet Explorer

1. Activate Internet Explorer from your computer's desktop. If it isn't already installed, visit the Microsoft Web site to download the latest version (see Resources below).
2. Head directly to the Internet Explorer home page online (see Resources below).
3. Click the 'Get Add-Ons' link.
4. Locate the 'Entertainment' column, then find the link to 'Music and Audio Players' and click on it.
5. Examine the list of music players available for you to download. You may want to read more about the features of each player by clicking on 'Learn More.' When you are ready to download a player, click 'Download Now' and follow the download prompts from your computer.
6. Listen to your favorite music with your new player. Whenever you put a CD into your computer or select a saved music file from your hard drive, your new player will automatically open and play this music for you.

Tips & Warnings

• There may come a time when you have further questions about how to download and use music players on Internet Explorer. When that time comes, go to the Internet Explorer FAQs page (see Resources below).
• Internet Explorer 7 will run on computers using Windows XP, Vista or Server 2003 with a 233MHz processor or higher.
• Internet Explorer has included features to help stop pop-up ads and spyware from infecting your computer. You can help enhance these features by never downloading files from sources that are not known to you. You should also delete suspicious emails without opening them and stay away from Web sites you do not trust.
• Downloading music players, as described by this guide, is done using Internet Explorer version 7. If you are running a prior version, you may need to upgrade your browser.