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Step 1
Open Windows Media Player. Right click on the bar at the top. From the menu, select "Tools" and "Options." Click the "File Types" tab. Select the file types you would like to open Windows Media Player automatically. Examples of file types to select include Windows Media Video (WMV), Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3 and AVI.
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Step 2
Click "Library" in the toolbar at the top. Then select "Add to Library." Select the folders you would like to monitor. Windows Media Player will automatically add music from these folders as you download or rip it to your computer.
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Step 3
Select the piece you would like to play in the Library view. Click the "Play" button at the bottom of Windows Media Player. This button looks like a triangle facing the right side of the screen. Press the button with the double bars to pause the playback. Press the square button to stop playback. The double arrow buttons fast forward and rewind the file.
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Step 4
Click the blue arrow in the upper right hand corner to show the list pane. Drag the albums or songs from the library pane to the pane on the right to create a playlist. Click "Save Playlist" and give the list a name if you would like to listen to it again.
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Step 5
Click the "Now Playing" tab to view visualizations. Right-click on the toolbar at the top then select "Tools," "Download," and "Visualizations" to get more visualizations from the Windows website.
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Step 6
Click "Burn" to copy music you have purchased from the web. To burn music, insert a blank, formatted CD into your rewritable disk drive.
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Step 7
Click "Rip" to copy music from CD onto your hard drive. Insert the CD into the drive. It will begin to rip automatically if you have the left default settings intact. Click any songs that you do not want to rip to your computer.
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Step 8
Click the "Media Guide" button to browse music, movies and TV to purchase. Click the "Radio" link to search online radio stations for the music you'd like to hear.
