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How do I download my mp3s to my computer and play them in iTunes/Windows Media Player?

These instructions use Windows XP as the operating system and Internet Explorer 8 as the browser. The general principles remain the same throughout other Windows editions and other browsers, but these are currently the dominant edition and browser used to access this site.

For Windows Media Player

1. Go to your Song Vault.

Crossroads Song Vault screenshot

2. Click the "download" button.

3. Click the "save" button, not the "open" button.

4. Click "My Documents"

5. Click "My Music."

6. Click "save." Windows Media Player should automatically add it to your collection.

7. If it does not, then follow the following additional steps. Near the top of Windows Media Player, right-click for the context menu. Click "File." Click "Open."

8. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to return to the folder in which your song is saved.

9. Click on your file. Click "open."

For iTunes

Steps 1-6 are the same.

7. In iTunes, click "File" and then "Add to Library."

How to add an mp3 to iTunes, step 1

8. Click on the drop-down menu next to "look in" and click on "My Documents."

How to add an mp3 to iTunes, step 2

9. Click on "My Music."

How to add an mp3 to iTunes, step 3

10. Click on your file's name. Click "open."

How to add an mp3 to iTunes, step 4.