Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows XP Media Center teaches the reader all about the technology that Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates calls the center of his vision for a future home. Windows XP Media Center brings it all together for the first time, and add a push-button access to rich online service that turns the idea of interactive TV from pipedream to reality. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows XP Media Center is your key to enjoying the home of the future - today! XP Media Center provides TiVo functions independently or Replay TV persona video recorders - but with no subscription fees! Shoot and edit your own home movies using XP Media Center easy controls, then burn them to DVD that you can share with family and friends. Use the Media Center remote control to enter all sorts of exciting online services from downloading movies and music to news, games, shopping, and more.