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4 In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recording Defaults.
5 Select the settings by clicking the (+) or (–) next to the item you want to change.
6 Click Save.
Updating recorded TV list after removing the
HP Media Drive
If you want to update your recorded TV list after removing the drive:
1 Close Windows Media Center.
2 Open Windows Media Center.
3 If this does not update the files, restart the computer.
System requirements to view recorded TV
programs on other computers
To play recorded TV files (.dvr-ms files) that were recorded on your HP computer onto
another non-Windows Media Center computer, the computer must have the following items
installed:
 Windows Vista operating system or Windows XP operating system.
 Windows XP Service Pack 1 (only needed for Windows XP)
 Windows Media Player 9 or later.
 Software to play DVDs.
 The audio and video codec file, which allows Windows Media Player to play
recorded TV programs (.dvr-ms files). You can find this file in Windows Update. Click
the Windows Start Button, choose All Programs, and then click Windows
Update.If you want more information about this code file (QB10243), you can go to
the Microsoft Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD
You can record TV programs to DVD or CD in Windows Media Center to create a backup
copy or to save space on your hard disk drive by using the following procedure. These
discs can be played from an HP computer and from some set-top DVD players.
The HP computer includes several other recording software programs that you can use to
create CDs and DVDs. You can use Roxio MyDVD to record the recorded TV program to a
format that can be played from an HP computer and from some set-top DVD players.
NOTE: TV programs that have been encrypted (protected) by the broadcaster cannot be
copied and played on any player other than the HP computer that recorded the program.
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