Re: Display album/artis information

From: eddie5659 (eddie5659_at_removehotmail.com)
Date: 03/06/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:36:20 -0800

Thats good to hear its working again, though not sure what
caused the problem. Sometimes, files can become corrupt,
so a reinstall overwrites those files with fresh working
ones :)

eddie

>-----Original Message-----
>I ended up uninstalling WMP10 and re-installing it and
things are working
>again.
>Not sure why.
>
>Thanks for you help!
>
>"eddie5659" <eddie5659@removehotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:150101c51dde$c90b3fb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hmmm, I see now. Are you just ripping the tracks from
the
>> cd to WMp, and not to another disk?
>>
>> When it tries to download and update your locol
database,
>> can you see the files downloading? If not, I wonder if
its
>> your Security settings.
>>
>> Go to Control panel | INternet Options. Security tab,
>> Custom Settings. Make sure the drop down menu is on
>> Medium, Reset, Yes. If its on Medium, Reset anyway.
>>
>> Also, are you using a firewall, aprt from XP's own one?
>>
>> eddie
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I could see that. However, the CD's I am trying to Rip
>> are famous artists
>>>and they are original music CD's (i.e. not burned from
>> another PC).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"eddie5659" <eddie5659@removehotmail.com> wrote in
>> message
>>>news:1edd01c51d13$b756f280$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> I've just replied on Francesco's reply, and I think
the
>>>> majority of that is for yours as well.
>>>>
>>>> Ah, just read this:
>>>>
>>>> If media information is not in the database for a CD
>> that
>>>> you are playing, possibly because it was produced by a
>>>> small label or because the CD was burned on a personal
>>>> computer, then the Player identifies the tracks only
by
>>>> number and lists the artist or album names as "Unknown
>>>> Artist" and "Unknown Album."
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsmediaplayer
>>>> /getstarted/play.mspx
>>>>
>>>> It mentions the part about burning on a personal pc,
so
>>>> this looks like they may be trying to stop people
>> burning
>>>> copies, etc.
>>>>
>>>> eddie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>I have not tried to download from msn music store.
I'm
>>>> just trying to RIP
>>>>>music from my CD's. the Find Album Info works fine it
>>>> finds the album.
>>>>>When I click on Finish, its supposed to update my
local
>>>> database with the
>>>>>album info, but it does not seem to. The CD tracks
>> still
>>>> show as "Unknown
>>>>>Artist" and it never gets updated. This features
seems
>>>> to be using
>>>>>metaservices.windowsmedia.com.
>>>>>
>>>>>However when I click View Album Info, it goes out to
>>>> music.msn.com and comes
>>>>>back with "there are no items to display in this
view".
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm using WMP10.
>>>>>
>>>>>How frustrating. I haven't been able to RIP any CD's
>>>> because they are all
>>>>>showing up as "unknown artist".
>>>>>
>>>>>- Tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Francesco" <sgar@veinge.nu> wrote in message
>>>>>news:ej$1050GFHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I use XP SP1,
>>>>>> it just redirects it to the MSN Online store, witch
>>>> hasnt got any infos or
>>>>>> review of Album/Artist, apart from the track
listings
>>>> and the pics of the
>>>>>> albums cover.... bit of a shame, i had to go back to
>>>> WMP9 to get these
>>>>>> handy
>>>>>> features that are now missing in WMP10 :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "eddie5659" <eddie5659@removehotmail.com> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>>>> news:076201c519cf$ad93b3b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Hiya
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is what Microsoft say about the album info
>>>> downlaod:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you click the View Album Info button in the Rip
>>>> tab, a
>>>>>>> request is sent to your online music store. This
>>>> request
>>>>>>> will contain standard computer information and
>>>> information
>>>>>>> about the currently playing selection. The
resulting
>>>>>>> information from your online music store will be
>>>> displayed
>>>>>>> in a new pane in the Rip tab. If your online store
>>>>>>> requests any data from you or collects any
additional
>>>>>>> information automatically during this process, this
>>>> data
>>>>>>> will be subject to the online store's privacy
>>>> practices.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/privacy.
>>>>>>> aspx#WindowsMediaPlayerFeatures
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Which version of Windows are you both using? As it
>>>>>>> redirects to MSN music store, this looks like it
>> can't
>>>>>>> find the album info for the one you're requesting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know that in WMP10 they have removed the Radio
>>>> function,
>>>>>>> or the fact that its a watered down version of
WMP9.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Adelphia: When you download, or try to download,
>> where
>>>> are
>>>>>>> the files saying they're saving to? Also, do you
get
>>>> teh
>>>>>>> same site as Francesco?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> eddie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> >I see a similar problem. I can find the album
info,
>>>> but
>>>>>>> it doesn't download
>>>>>>> >to my machine. So when I try and rip songs off my
>> CD's
>>>>>>> they all show up as
>>>>>>> >Unknown Artist. Any ideas how to fix this?
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >- Tony
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >"Francesco" <sgar@veinge.nu> wrote in message
>>>>>>> >news:OcX$rceFFHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> >> Hi
>>>>>>> >> I have just upgraded to WMP10, but i dont seem
to
>> be
>>>>>>> able to get any
>>>>>>> >> artist/album infos as it instead links it to the
>> MSN
>>>>>>> online store, and
>>>>>>> >> since
>>>>>>> >> it was so handy to have all the infos needed
while
>>>>>>> playing music with WMP9
>>>>>>> >> i
>>>>>>> >> am just wondering wether this is a feature that
MS
>>>> has
>>>>>>> taking it off the
>>>>>>> >> latest version, so if anyone knows , i d like to
>>>> know,
>>>>>>> then i ll try
>>>>>>> >> installing WMP9 instead.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Thanks
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
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