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Frank

02-09-2004 20:09

Windows Media Player 10 released

Windows Media Player 10 released, but requires Win XP.

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Overall, Windows Media Player 10 is a huge improvement over previous Windows Media Player versions, though it still falls short of the competition in a few key areas. If you've bought into the Microsoft-oriented music world in any way, however--perhaps with a Media Center PC, Portable Media Center device, or by using a WMA-compatible online music service--you simply must upgrade to WMP 10. This release offers major improvements for discovering and buying, and subscribing to content online, sports an improved UI, and integrates nicely with a coming generation of portable devices. And if up-and-coming music subscription services, like that now offered by Napster, take off, the release of WMP 10 will be heralded as the watershed moment of what is clearly still a nascent market. That said, users interested solely in music playback will likely find little reason to abandon iTunes. And iPod users will simply ignore WMP 10 as they have previous versions.

Windows Media Player 10 is free and requires Windows XP (any edition), but not any other Windows versions. That decision will be controversial, but I think it's the right one: With over 300 million users, XP is clearly the preferred Windows client for consumers and music enthusiasts: Had Microsoft shipped a WMP 10 version for older Windows versions, that product would have lacked key features and held up the release of the XP version. You can download Windows Media Player 10 from the Microsoft Web site.

I've been running the beta of version 10 for a while now and it hasn't broken anything...no, that was SP2!

dilli-theclaw

02-09-2004 20:28

Re: Windows Media Player 10 released

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Originally Posted by Frank

Windows Media Player 10 released, but requires Win XP.

I've been running the beta of version 10 for a while now and it hasn't broken anything...no, that was SP2!

I've had 10 (Beta) on my laptop for a while too and not found any problems :)

I think I'll update my other systems tonight :)

yesman

02-09-2004 20:52

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The Energy Bliss visualisation is quite impressive !!!!

purple_smarties

02-09-2004 20:54

Re: Windows Media Player 10 released

i too had the beta and had no problems with it. have just downloaded the new version

dilli-theclaw

02-09-2004 20:55

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Originally Posted by yesman

The Energy Bliss visulisation is quite impressive !!!!

Of course I looked for it before I realised you had to download it :):D:dunce:

Richard M

02-09-2004 20:55

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I have to say that WMP 10 looks stunning when you have XP set to the Media Centre theme.

Caff	02-09-2004 20:57

Re: Windows Media Player 10 released

Thanks Frank.
It seems very smooth.
I wanted/half expected to see something there to convert WMA to MP3, though. Perhaps I need to explore it further.

ntl customer

02-09-2004 20:59

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Gee, thanks Bill for thinking of us Windows 2000 users! :mad:

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Windows Media Player 10 is free and requires Windows XP (any edition), but not any other Windows versions. That decision will be controversial, but I think it's the right one: With over 300 million users, XP is clearly the preferred Windows client for consumers and music enthusiasts: Had Microsoft shipped a WMP 10 version for older Windows versions, that product would have lacked key features and held up the release of the XP version. You can download Windows Media Player 10 from the Microsoft Web site.

What's so different about 2000 compared to XP to say that WMP10 can't be used on it?

Richard M

02-09-2004 21:01

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2000 is intended as an office/workstation OS and it is a bit on the old side now. ;)

MadGamer

02-09-2004 21:08

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Im just downloading it now.

Richard M

02-09-2004 21:16

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Originally Posted by yesman

The Energy Bliss visulisation is quite impressive !!!!

Where is that one?

dilli-theclaw

02-09-2004 21:18

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Originally Posted by Richard M

Where is that one?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...userlocale=809

yesman

02-09-2004 21:20

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Originally Posted by Richard M

Where is that one?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...lizations.aspx

Richard M

02-09-2004 21:22

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Thanks. :)

kronas

02-09-2004 21:36

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before i even attempt to install this (im bored) is it really that good ? the review boasts about the pay content links, no point in installing it if thats a major point...

lsgworldl

03-09-2004 00:03

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I have windows 2003 and windows 98

keithwalton

03-09-2004 00:17

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it is quite abit better than the previous generations esp loading times now that it doesnt require going to a website first on bootup, as i recomended it in a thread the other day for this :-)
good to see it go final, no majour bugs i've seen and i've been using the beta since it was released, occasional skin glitches is all i've seen

Paul K

03-09-2004 07:07

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Originally Posted by kronas

before i even attempt to install this (im bored) is it really that good ? the review boasts about the pay content links, no point in installing it if thats a major point...

It seems faster, looks better, functions more stabily and by the look of the interface it will be a lot easier to use. The paid for contents are there but are not too obtrusive and all the usual radio etc links are still there :)

sherer

03-09-2004 10:02

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am just about to install this now.

I've got an MCE machine as well. Has anyone installed it on MCE yet. As media centre is the heart of that OS I don't want to break that

Chris

03-09-2004 11:11

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Originally Posted by Wayne A

Im just downloading it now.

Eh? Why?

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And iPod users will simply ignore WMP 10 as they have previous versions.

iadom

08-11-2004 17:37

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Had Win Media Player 10 running for a few weeks without problems, however I decided to download and pay for a music CD direct from MSN Music via Media Player, and before anyone laughs at me for paying for downloads, I am a good boy :angel:

After I had downloaded the full CD, I was able to use Win Med Plyer 10 to burn one copy to a CD ( excellent quality BTW ) and have managed to do another copy from that CD for the car by using the shift key.

The one thing that annoyed me is that something that was part of the download process has shunted all my desktop icons to the left, I normally have them spread around the sides in groups of similar programmes or links.

This was on Friday, I have just logged on again and it has done it again :mad:

bopdude

08-11-2004 19:12

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Originally Posted by scuzz

Thanks Frank.
It seems very smooth.
I wanted/half expected to see something there to convert WMA to MP3, though. Perhaps I need to explore it further.

You can convert tracks using the super pack $30.00 find it here

iadom

08-11-2004 19:28

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Originally Posted by bopdude

You can convert tracks using the super pack $30.00 find it here

Thanks for that gentle reminder bopdude, I have had the plus pack onboard for quite sometime but never got round to checking out all its features, that one in particular.:tu:

Gareth

08-11-2004 20:47

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Bah, have WMP10 but can't get that viz - gives me a 404

Richard M

08-11-2004 21:08

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Originally Posted by iadom

Have you tried right clicking on the desktop and unticking "auto arrange"?

iadom

08-11-2004 23:48

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Originally Posted by Richard M

Have you tried right clicking on the desktop and unticking "auto arrange"?

It is already unticked, something I have to allow for access to the MSN Music store is resetting my desktop.
I will have to see if I can isolate which component causes this the next time I go to MSN Music. My firewall asks for a couple of access permission requests, a process of elimination should identify the culprit.
The firewall logs show a "Download Engine" connecting to port 1290 and Microsoft Media Corp connecting to ports 53 & 80.

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