Windows 7 / Getting Started

Switching to Another Media Player Program

The Windows Media Player and use it for most of my music playback on my desktop PC. Most of my playback, but not all; Apple's iTunes player is necessary for synching with and managing music from my iPhone and iPod libraries, and is a decent music player, to boot.

If you want to make iTunes (or any other program) the default media player program in Windows 7, you can do it. The default program, of course, is the one that launches when you double-click a music or video file in Windows Explorer.

Conclusion

There's a lot you can customize in regards to digital pictures, music, and videos in Windows 7. Not only can you change the default location for files (and which folders are monitored in the corresponding media libraries), you can also configure Windows Media Player in all sorts of ways and choose the file type and bit rate for music you rip from your favorite CDs.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Managing Media Storage and Playback
  2. Working with Media Libraries and Folders
  3. Adding More Folders to a Library
  4. Managing the Pictures Library
  5. Understanding Other Picture Options
  6. Organizing and Editing Your Pictures
  7. Managing the Videos Library
  8. Managing the Music Library
  9. Managing Music Properties
  10. Choosing Music File Formats
  11. Lossy Compressed Formats
  12. Lossless Compressed Formats
  13. Non-Compressed Formats
  14. Choosing the Right Bit Rate
  15. Which File Format Should You Use?
  16. Dealing with DRM
  17. Customizing Windows Media Player
  18. Changing Skins
  19. Searching for Media Files
  20. Adding or Changing Album Art
  21. Change the Location for Ripped Files
  22. Enhancing Audio and Video Playback
  23. Switching to Another Media Player Program