Re: WinMedia 10 Rating Problem with Playlists

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From: GSV Three Minds in a Can (GSV_at_quik.clara.co.uk)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:19:51 +0000

Bitstring <#vbKwLpwEHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>, from the wonderful
person David Gugick <davidg-nospam@imceda.com> said
>I've verified this problem on multiple PCs.
>
>If you create a large playlist (I don't know what that number is, so
>say 100 songs or more)

Actually it'll do it with as few as 50, IME,

>and then highlight the playlist in WM10, the ratings column does not
>display (sample screenshot attached).
>
>If you right-click a column, select the More option, and then click OK,
>the ratings column for the visible songs displays, but when you scroll,
>the column is empty.
>
>This has been verified at a friend's PC. We are both running Windows XP
>Pro.
>
>Any ideas how to address this problem. I often listen to playlists and
>rate the songs as I hear them, but can't do this with the problem in
>WM10.

Win MP10 has dozens of problems, none of which have been fixed yet. In
fact MS seem to be avoiding saying anything about it on this NG, or
anywhere else. Normally these MS NGs have at least one MVP (most Valued
professional) expert hanging out, this one seems to be orphaned.

Unless wmp10 has something you really badly need, I'd go back to Wmp9,
which mostly worked (despite being bloated). Else just hold your breath
and wait for WMP10.1 or 10.2b or whatever version actually addresses the
bugs in 10. 

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