How to add eMusic downloads to Windows Media Player?

This guide helps you to download music from eMusic and play with Windows Media Player.

Windows Media Player - Includes with Windows Vista and offers great ways to store and enjoy your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV-all from one place. It also makes ripping your entire music collection fast and simple. And you can change the rip settings to fit your needs.

eMusic - The independent digital music reseller that ranks second behind Apple's iTunes Store in terms of distribution size. eMusic offers more than 2 million tracks from the world's leading independent labels. Unlike the other digital music services, we are 100% focused on independent music. Best of all, new artists, albums and labels are added every week.

Make sure you have the eMusic Download Manager installed. The eMusic Download Manager makes downloading from eMusic a snap and will help organize your downloads. Check to make sure you have a folder labeled "My eMusic" on your computer's desktop. If you do, you're all set.

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1. Click on "File" in the top left corner of the program

2. Click "Add to Library"

3. Click "Add Folder"

4. Select the 'My eMusic' folder

5. Click "OK" to import your new downloads

Please note that you will need to follow these steps each time you download from eMusic.