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4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9

Windows® Media Player 10 /11 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems.

It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10/11.

The list below shows the advantages.

Functionality WMP9 WMP10 and 11

Auto-synchronize the WMP library

to Archos™ 204 on connecting to PC

no* yes

Can synchronize subscription music

(‘to go’ services) to your Archos™ 204

no yes

Carefree USB disconnection

(no special green arrow unmount procedure)

no yes

* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Archos™ 204.

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos™ 204

The process of transferring music from a CD into ﬁ les for your Archos™ 204 is known

as ‘ripping’. It is actually a transcoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and

converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Archos™ 204 can read. There are many

music ripping programs on the market, but the easiest thing to do is to use Windows Media

Player to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows

will ask you

if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to rip a 60 minute CD, it

will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is done, the album will become

part of your music library. Connect your Archos™ 204 to your computer with the supplied

USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows Media

Player to synchronize

that album to your Archos™ 204. It will then transfer that album to your Archos™ 204.

Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows

Media

Player to make music ﬁ les from them.

4.4 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9

If you have Windows

ME or 2000, you should use Windows Media

Player 9. The easiest way to install this

software is to visit the Microsoft

Website and download the very latest version.

4.5 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 10 or 11

You must be running Windows

XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media

Player 10/11.

The easiest way to install this software is to visit the Microsoft

Website and download the very latest version.

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