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Windows Media Player Tutorial: How to Add Music to Windows Media Player 11

By Mark Harris, About.com

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Choosing Your Media Folders

Windows Media Player gives you the option to select what folders you want to scan for media files - such as music, photos, and videos. The first thing to is check to see if you are in the advanced options mode by looking for the Add button. If you can’t see it then click on Advanced Options to expand the dialog box.

When you see the Add button, click on it to start adding folders to the monitored folders list. Finally, click on the OK button to begin the process of scanning your computer for media files.

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