Comments on: Sad Donkey, Why Windows Media Player 11 Beta is Not For Me http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14362 Anonymous Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14362 Actually, I found my fix. I just had to delete all the libraries (even though they were not quite as the instructions state).<br /><br />Click <a href="http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#medialibrary" rel="nofollow">Here</a><br /><br />I found that I had to delete the version 10 file as well as the previous versions. When I only deleted the version 11 file, it did not fix it. Thus showing they did not test well vs setups with previous versions installed. *dies of shock* Actually, I found my fix. I just had to delete all the libraries (even though they were not quite as the instructions state).

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I found that I had to delete the version 10 file as well as the previous versions. When I only deleted the version 11 file, it did not fix it. Thus showing they did not test well vs setups with previous versions installed. *dies of shock*

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14363 Anonymous Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14363 USB drives are not as slow as you might think if you get the right brands. In fact, my USB drive holds all my music and I get faster read and write speeds (due to a newer drive) than I do on my current SATA1 drive in the computer.<br /><br />As a user of Media Player 11 since it first showed up, it is much better, albeit for one issue I have. When I clean out my music folder, there is one song showing, 0 seconds, and it cannot be deleted. It also prevents the "Apply Media Information Changes" from working when I have the "Retrieve additional information from the Internet" checked. It worked for quite a while on one computer, then broke. Now it did that exact same thing on a second computer.<br /><br />To date, I have seen that Vista is SLOWER at handling folders with a large quantity of files. USB drives are not as slow as you might think if you get the right brands. In fact, my USB drive holds all my music and I get faster read and write speeds (due to a newer drive) than I do on my current SATA1 drive in the computer.

As a user of Media Player 11 since it first showed up, it is much better, albeit for one issue I have. When I clean out my music folder, there is one song showing, 0 seconds, and it cannot be deleted. It also prevents the “Apply Media Information Changes” from working when I have the “Retrieve additional information from the Internet” checked. It worked for quite a while on one computer, then broke. Now it did that exact same thing on a second computer.

To date, I have seen that Vista is SLOWER at handling folders with a large quantity of files.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14364 Anonymous Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14364 HELP! Can anyone help me please.<br />With regards to Media Player 11, I am having a problem. I want to make my own music disk by using the player to burn the tracks to. I can rip music, and I can also play music in my DVD R/RW writer. BUT, for some reason I cannot burn to a disk! As anyone else had this problem? I would be grateful for any advise/tips etc. Thank you.<br />Signed, Frustrated!!! HELP! Can anyone help me please.
With regards to Media Player 11, I am having a problem. I want to make my own music disk by using the player to burn the tracks to. I can rip music, and I can also play music in my DVD R/RW writer. BUT, for some reason I cannot burn to a disk! As anyone else had this problem? I would be grateful for any advise/tips etc. Thank you.
Signed, Frustrated!!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14365 Anonymous Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:09:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14365 Since downloading Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 from Microsoft, my video files are behaving strangely! I have some foreign films in DivX format, and they have separate subtitle files which worked fine in Beta 1. Now I have both files named identically, and in the same folder. The setting in Media Player is <br />"display when avaialble" but they don't appear. Also, when I put the player into full screen mode, it lasts a minute at that size tops, before returning to small screen - it's really annoying. It didn't do either of these things with Beta 1. Since downloading Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 from Microsoft, my video files are behaving strangely! I have some foreign films in DivX format, and they have separate subtitle files which worked fine in Beta 1. Now I have both files named identically, and in the same folder. The setting in Media Player is
“display when avaialble” but they don’t appear. Also, when I put the player into full screen mode, it lasts a minute at that size tops, before returning to small screen – it’s really annoying. It didn’t do either of these things with Beta 1.

]]> By: Vic http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14366 Vic Sat, 01 Jul 2006 09:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14366 The only major gripe I have about WMP 11 Beta is that streaming audio or video is hit or miss if the server can connect. Otherwise, as listed above, transferring large libraries imported can take forever. This can be expected though. The only major gripe I have about WMP 11 Beta is that streaming audio or video is hit or miss if the server can connect. Otherwise, as listed above, transferring large libraries imported can take forever. This can be expected though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14367 Anonymous Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14367 iTunes... Vastly superior library management. iTunes… Vastly superior library management.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14368 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14368 tbh i think u need to keep things in perspective. if u have a huge media collection, then just imagine it was all stored on cds or (shock, horror) tapes. Then i think ud b lookin at a bit more than 5 mins search time. So really it doesnt seem that bad to me. tbh i think u need to keep things in perspective. if u have a huge media collection, then just imagine it was all stored on cds or (shock, horror) tapes. Then i think ud b lookin at a bit more than 5 mins search time. So really it doesnt seem that bad to me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14369 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14369 I've been waiting to see what your comments would be. I too have been frustrated by WMP11, but like the front end more than WMP 10, so am stuck in Limbo. And I agree the WMP 11 & MCE is a retro step in the beta configuration. I’ve been waiting to see what your comments would be. I too have been frustrated by WMP11, but like the front end more than WMP 10, so am stuck in Limbo. And I agree the WMP 11 & MCE is a retro step in the beta configuration.

]]> By: Jonathan from Tunefeed http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14370 Jonathan from Tunefeed Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14370 You mention search in MCE - I'd have to agree it has a few strange quirks that make it unwieldy for large libraries. <br /><br />For eg - you enter the first letter of your search term and it starts searching, which takes some time. Presumably it is cataloguing every occurrence of that letter? Surely it would be better to wait until either you finish entering the search term, or maybe the 2nd or 3rd letter in the search term? The other option would be to pre-build this 1st character index of course... <br /><br />BTW a search for B52 yields 0 results, you must try B-52; wouldn't it make sense to ignore characters? You mention search in MCE – I’d have to agree it has a few strange quirks that make it unwieldy for large libraries.

For eg – you enter the first letter of your search term and it starts searching, which takes some time. Presumably it is cataloguing every occurrence of that letter? Surely it would be better to wait until either you finish entering the search term, or maybe the 2nd or 3rd letter in the search term? The other option would be to pre-build this 1st character index of course…

BTW a search for B52 yields 0 results, you must try B-52; wouldn’t it make sense to ignore characters?

]]> By: Mike Kozlowski http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/sad-donkey-why-windows-media-player-11.html/comment-page-1#comment-14371 Mike Kozlowski Wed, 31 May 2006 17:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2026#comment-14371 Anonymous: WMP11 is much better than WMP10. It's Media Center that's not improved until Vista.<br /><br />Tom: I have to ask: Are you really holding your media library on slow external USB drives? Because, you know, I don't see that any software is going to make slow hardware magically delicious. Anonymous: WMP11 is much better than WMP10. It’s Media Center that’s not improved until Vista.

Tom: I have to ask: Are you really holding your media library on slow external USB drives? Because, you know, I don’t see that any software is going to make slow hardware magically delicious.

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