Schools and society 601.4 404 - Essay Example

The purpose of this material is to describe in full detail the steps one should follow in order to listen to a certain mp3 file (or, simply put, a song), from the primary steps of searching for a media player to the actual playing of that particular song. Here are, listed in their logical order, all the steps:1. Open an internet blank page 2. In the address field, type www.google.com3. Search for windows media player, by typing "windows media player" expression in the search engine's search field and clicking on "Google Search button"4.

A list of the most popular results will appear; among them, look for the official site of the company you are looking for (in our case, Windows Media Player webpage)5. This is exactly the first link listed by the google search, so simply click on it :http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx6. On the landing page, look for appropriate player for your computer (depending on your PC system)7. Click on "download player 11 for Windows XP" (if you use Windows Vista the process will still remain the same)8.

Read software description overview (to check if it is really what you wish to have as a player)9. Click on "download now" button10. That will bring you to this page http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx11.Read the detailed software description12. Read system requirement by clicking on the corresponding link (on the same page)13. Click again on "download now"14. A dialog box will appear. Save file on your PC by clicking the corresponding button15. Go to the folder you save your downloads on (generally, it is either the Desktop or another folder on partition C of your computer)16.

Double click on the wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu file17. System will then extract the files (as it is a zipped one)18. Before installation, Windows will ask you to perform a validation of your system -Validate windows option (click on "Validate" button)19. Read MICROSOFT SOFTWARE SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS20. Click "I accept"21. Installation will begin 22. Once installation is complete, Windows Media Player will open automatically displaying the following message:There are no items in this library yet-the Player is searching for digital media files in the background Click here to add files to the library nowOnce this message appears, you can close the window- your media player has been successfully installed.

Let us suppose now that you want to listen to a certain song - take, for example, Honeyroot' s Sweet as honey song.Start a new google search, following the first two steps mentioned above and type in "honeyroot sweet as honey mp3 download"1. A list of links will appear; click on the first link listed on the page, (http://www.google.com/searchhl=en&q=honeyroot+sweet+as+honey+mp3+download&btnG=Search) as by its displayed text it is, most probably what you are looking for2. On the landing page, follow the instructions listed under "download now", (Right click, "Save Target As")3.

The mp3 file will be downloaded to your computer.4. Go to the folder you save your downloads on 5. Right click on the mp3 file6. Select open with7. Select Windows Media Player 8. Press on the arrow at the bottom of the opened application to listen to your song.