Interface

Minimize to System Tray. If this option is checked (default), Media Center will be added to the system tray when minimized, and otherwise it will be placed in the task bar.

Make Inactive Mini-Me Transparent (Win2k & XP). If this option is checked and you are running Windows 2000, the mini-me player will be displayed transparently when it is no longer the active application.

Importing & Tagging

Automatically Import Files into Media Library. Whenever you play a file associated with Media Center, that file will be imported (it will be added to the "Recently Imported" Playlist and filed into the various folders, including Artist, Album, etc).

Update Tags When File Info Changes. If this option is checked (default), Media Center will modify the ID3 v1 and/or v2 tags whenever you modify a file's properties..

Clear "Recently Imported" Playlist On Exit. This is checked by default. The next time you exit Media Center, the "Recently Imported" Playlist will be cleared. It will be recreated the next time you import files. Uncheck to keep the Playlist as it is.

Shell Options

Enable Media Scheduler on Windows Startup. If this option is checked, Media Scheduler will automatically start when you start your computer. For more information, see Media Scheduler.

Enable Shell Integration. If this option is checked, Media Center will be added to the standard file context menus, which appear when you click the right mouse button on a file icon in Explorer or Desktop.

Behavior:

Jump on Play Behavior. This determines what happens when you select to Play files.

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* Full Screen (if has display). This is the default setting. When you play an image file, Media Center will open in full screen mode.

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None. Media Center will remain in the screen it was displaying when you select Play.

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Playing Now (always). Media Center will always jump to the Playing Now screen when you Play a media file.

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Playing Now (if has display). Media Center will display the Playing Now screen only when you select to play an image file.

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Playing Now (if multiple files). Media Center will display the Playing Now screen if two or more media tracks are selected for playback.

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Full Screen (always). Media Center will always display what you play in Full Screen mode.

Double-click Behavior. The following settings determine how Media Center reacts to double-clicking on files. In all of these cases, double-clicking on an item in the tree sends all branches of that item to Playing Now. For example, double-click on Beatles/White Album under the Artist/Album view scheme sends the entire album to Playing Now. Or, double-clicking on 1960-1969 under the Decade/Album view, sends all items of the Decade to Playing Now.

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* Replace Playing Now (all). This is the default setting. Double-clicking on an item in the content pane sends all items in the content pane to Playing Now, with the single-item you clicked on set to play first. For example, if you did a search for name=flower, and you double-click on a single file in the result list, the entire result list will be added to Playing Now, with the song you clicked on playing first.

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Replace Playing Now (single). Double-clicking on a single file in the content pane sends the file to Playing Now.

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Add to Playing Now (to end) Double-clicking on a single file in the content pane adds the file to the end of the Playing Now playlist.

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Add to Playing Now (play now) Plays the file immediately, and adds it to the Playing Now playlist below the currently playing song, thus preserving the playlist’s original order.

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Add to Playing Now (play next) Adds the file in the Playing Now playlist as next to play.

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Current ‘Send To’ Item Sends the file to the item currently selected on the Send To bar.

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File Properties. Opens the File Properties pane if it is hidden

Play button. This setting determines how Media Center reacts when the Play button on the Player Window is selected:

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* Play visible files (all) Selecting the Play button sends all files in the content pane to Playing Now. If a file is highlighted, it will play that file first.

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Play visible files (selected). Only selected files are sent to Playing Now when the Play button is selected.

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Play Playing Now Plays the current Playing Now playlist.

By default, Media Center starts playing as soon as Playing Now has content. You can change this behavior by unchecking “Start playing files added to Playing Now”