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    Posted: January 08 2007 at 08:56
Hey! I've downloaded this version some weeks ago and, altough I like it in many aspects, I find to much limitation in it, and to be not very manageable. But maybe some problems that I have can be solved, it was maybe just me (lets hope soWink).

Well here they are (sorry if I make a bad transduction, the software is in Spanish):
1. When I put the option: Take the Year the Album was recorded and use the criteria to order the Albums, the Abums are ordered from the newest to the oldest Confused Why not the other way?
2. When I stop listening an Album and close the Windows Media, the next time I don't have any reference on which track I was hearing, and the older version even showed you the track selected
3. When I make some changes in the way I want the order of my Albums to be showed, the software doesn't save it and I have to do it every time when I open it

Well,this are the problems that bother me right now ( I'm sure I will find more), so I hope you got the Idea, and could help me in this "huge" (Embarrassed) problem I have...

PS : Feel free to discuss any Windows Media 11 related issue!
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I prefer Winamp ... but I agree that WMP 11 is an improvement over the old version.Smile
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Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:22
I can't use WMP for playing MP3s as they jump all the time and I never have got to the bottom of it. Like Mike, I use Winamp instead.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:24
I'm a WMP user, never had problems with it. Version 11 takes some getting used to though but I'veb got to grips with it now.
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Points: 1723 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:25
What I found to be rather dull was that when you choose to see the so-called 'classic menu' that it is totally out of design with the rest of the program...

and I haven't discovered the option to NOT start in the medialibrary yet
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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:33
I dont like it!

After I start to play an album WMP11 plays the track but refuses to do anything else for the next, say, one minute or so. It doesnt minimise properly or move to another track when instructed during this time. Just a minute or so but it is irritating. I get the feeling it is indexing my files or something.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:38
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

I dont like it!

After I start to play an album WMP11 plays the track but refuses to do anything else for the next, say, one minute or so. It doesnt minimise properly or move to another track when instructed during this time. Just a minute or so but it is irritating. I get the feeling it is indexing my files or something.


I thought this was a problem with my slow PC. Oh well WMP 11 must be very system demanding.
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Points: 21149 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 08 2007 at 11:44
^ it's designed for Windows Vista ... that's also why the "Classic Menu" is not properly designed. It's a deprecated feature and will most likely be discontinued.

Many users will not be able to adapt to Vista ... the concept of the menu bar has become the basis for all programs, and now Microsoft simply decides to ditch it.LOL
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How typically Microsoft Wink
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2007 at 18:33
Not very happy with WMP 11 but then I wasnt that impressed with Winamp either.
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^ what's your problem with Winamp? Just curious ...
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That you can't visualize the Albums like that:

... I thinkEmbarrassed
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^ there are plugins that can show the album covers just like that ... and although I like that feature, it never really worked in WMP, at least not with my huge collection. It's a nice feature which you find great at the beginnung but eventually end up never using (IMO).Embarrassed
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 11 2007 at 12:55
Originally posted by martinn martinn wrote:

Hey! I've downloaded this version some weeks ago and, altough I like it in many aspects, I find to much limitation in it, and to be not very manageable. But maybe some problems that I have can be solved, it was maybe just me (lets hope soWink).

Well here they are (sorry if I make a bad transduction, the software is in Spanish):
1. When I put the option: Take the Year the Album was recorded and use the criteria to order the Albums, the Abums are ordered from the newest to the oldest Confused Why not the other way?
2. When I stop listening an Album and close the Windows Media, the next time I don't have any reference on which track I was hearing, and the older version even showed you the track selected
3. When I make some changes in the way I want the order of my Albums to be showed, the software doesn't save it and I have to do it every time when I open it

Well,this are the problems that bother me right now ( I'm sure I will find more), so I hope you got the Idea, and could help me in this "huge" (Embarrassed) problem I have...

PS : Feel free to discuss any Windows Media 11 related issue!

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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 11 2007 at 13:25
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ there are plugins that can show the album covers just like that ... and although I like that feature, it never really worked in WMP, at least not with my huge collection. It's a nice feature which you find great at the beginnung but eventually end up never using (IMO).Embarrassed


I always use album cover visualisation.
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Originally posted by martinn martinn wrote:

Hey! I've downloaded this version some weeks ago and, altough I like it in many aspects, I find to much limitation in it, and to be not very manageable. But maybe some problems that I have can be solved, it was maybe just me (lets hope so).Well here they are (sorry if I make a bad transduction, the software is in Spanish):1. When I put the option: Take the Year the Album was recorded and use the criteria to order the Albums, the Abums are ordered from the newest to the oldest Why not the other way?2. When I stop listening an Album and close the Windows Media, the next time I don't have any reference on which track I was hearing, and the older version even showed you the track selected3. When I make some changes in the way I want the order of my Albums to be showed, the software doesn't save it and I have to do it every time when I open itWell,this are the problems that bother me right now ( I'm sure I will find more), so I hope you got the Idea, and could help me in this "huge" () problem I have...PS : Feel free to discuss any Windows Media 11 related issue!


Regarding the ordering of albums I am sure there is a button you can click that will reverse the sorting order..yes, I checked, click on "release year" and the albums re-arrange.


    
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ there are plugins that can show the album covers just like that ... and although I like that feature, it never really worked in WMP, at least not with my huge collection. It's a nice feature which you find great at the beginnung but eventually end up never using (IMO).
I always use album cover visualisation.

    
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What is winamp? And how is it better than WMP?
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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

What is winamp? And how is it better than WMP?

   

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