Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies
Chapter One
All about Windows XP
Media Center Edition
In This Chapter
* Comparing MCE with regular XP
* Taking a tour of the Media Center interface
* Connecting to a big-screen TV and audio system
* Buying a Media Center PC
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. It's a long name, so we're going to
call it just MCE most of the time. But it's also a descriptive name. Let's
break it down into its constituent parts, shall we?
Windows: Yep, it's a Microsoft Operating System (OS), so it works on PCs
using Intel or similar AMD chips and motherboards, the main components
of a PC. But (and this is an important but), not all standard Windows PCs
can run MCE. You need a special PC that meets the rigorous requirements
of MCE - you can't just install MCE on your existing PC.
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