Re: WMP 11 and network files

On 21 Jun 2006 14:58:39 -0700, nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi,

All of my music files are stored on a networked server. If I start WMP
11 when not connected to the server the library page just hangs. Is
there any way to get WMP to cache its internal database of files
informatio locally rather than attempting to connect to the network? If
not then I think its a real oversight on Microsoft's behalf.

It does that, yes. I wonder if a useful feature request might be to
allow the user to set a connect timeout (say up to 10 seconds) if the
network library data isn't available.

What *sort* of network is it ? My NLSU shows up as a windows share,
i.e. it's a NetBIOS box sunning Samba. I suppose it's just possible to
figure a way to tweak the network search parameters in NetBIOS on the
windows box, to reduce the number of searches done before it reports
an error finding the external server.

Cheers - Neil
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