<s>
QuickPlay	B-Application
is	O
a	O
technology	O
pioneered	O
by	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
directly	O
play	O
multimedia	O
without	O
booting	B-Operating_System
a	O
computer	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickPlay	B-Application
software	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
or	O
HP	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
is	O
software	O
custom	O
developed	O
for	O
HP	O
by	O
CyberLink	O
Corp	O
.	O
A	O
media	O
component	O
of	O
HP	B-Device
Pavilion	I-Device
Entertainment	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
is	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
dv1000	O
series	O
and	O
above	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
Pavilion	O
HDX	O
series	O
of	O
notebooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickPlay	B-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
many	O
other	O
HP	O
Compaq	O
notebooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickPlay	B-Application
software	O
revisions	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
2.3	O
have	O
two	O
main	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
component	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Direct	O
"	O
function	O
that	O
provides	O
instant	O
access	O
upon	O
boot	B-Operating_System
to	O
music	O
CDs	O
,	O
DVD	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
MP3s	B-Application
stored	O
on	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
launched	O
by	O
the	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
external	O
button	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
or	O
included	O
IR	O
remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Linux	B-Application
for	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
1.0	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
embedded	O
for	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
2.3	O
)	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
secondary	O
component	O
of	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
software	O
(	O
all	O
versions	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
run	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
with	O
identical	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
component	O
(	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
versions	O
above	O
2.3	O
)	O
have	O
additional	O
gaming	O
and	O
karaoke	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickPlay	B-Application
software	O
versions	O
3.0	O
and	O
newer	O
included	O
in	O
notebooks	B-Device
shipping	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
solely	O
retain	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
component	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Direct	O
"	O
component	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
implemented	O
due	O
to	O
unresolved	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
users	O
must	O
first	O
boot	B-Operating_System
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
log	O
into	O
their	O
user	O
accounts	O
before	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
software	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
occurs	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
is	O
launched	O
externally	O
(	O
via	O
a	O
notebook	B-Device
button	O
or	O
IR	O
remote	O
button	O
)	O
when	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
is	O
off	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
QuickPlay	B-Application
project	O
hosted	O
by	O
sourceforge.net	O
.	O
</s>
