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Media Player 10 Lone Wolf’s cont.


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The media library… change your music folder.

If you know the computer like the back of your hand then it’s odds on are that you will have your own way of doing things. It’s more than likely you will want to save your music files in a folder other then My Music. If this is the case, you can change the settings so that Media Player updates its library from the folder of your choice: in Full Mode click Tools > Options, then click the Library tab followed by Monitor Folders. Now click Add to select the new folder that you want Media Player to monitor.


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Improve playback… disable video acceleration.

If you are experiencing problems playing digital video, turning off video acceleration might help. Choose Tools > Options, and when the Options dialogue box appears, select Performance. Underneath Video acceleration, move the slider from Full down to None. You may wish to try some middle ground first. Click OK to close the dialogue box. Try the video again. If it works, tweak the bar a little to the right to check the highest setting you can use.


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Lay down the law… protect your kids.

If you children use Media Player to watch DVD’s, you may wish to enable Parental Control – you’ll need to set up Windows user accounts and passwords to ensure this feature is effective. Maximize the Media Player window, then go to Tools > Options. Select the DVD tab in the Options dialogue box and check Parental Control. Then, in the Select a rating drop down list, choose the highest possible rating that you wish to be viewable on your PC. Click OK.


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What’s your EQ?… Create custom EQ settings

Despite the 21 equalizer presets in Media Player 10, you’re likely to find that none of them really cut the mustard when it comes to getting the right sound.

Thankfully, you can create your own custom preset by adjusting the equaliser sliders: Maximize Media Player and go to View > Enhancements > Graphic Equalizer.

The equaliser will appear, and when you adjust the levels the Default link will change to Custom – your new settings. Click Custom to change to any other preset.