It's quite possible that the version of WMP 11 for 64-bit isn't ready for
prime time yet.
Remember, when you are running a 64-bit Windows, running the 32 bit
applications can have a decrease in performance due to WoW.
Mind you I am NOT a 64-bit Windows Vista expert, my current system cant run
64 bit!
Bill F.
"cvp" <cvp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well well well!
>
> I had been complaining about the abysmal performance of WMP search
> (running
> 64-bit Vista RC1). Quite by accident I noticed that all of the shortcuts
> etc.
> point to the WMP in "Program Files (x86)" but there is also a copy of WMP
> in
> "Program Files".
>
> So I tried it. What a difference in performance! On a 5 minute test,
> Folder
> search runs 24 times faster!!! What used to take 10 days will now take me
> 8
> hours (not wonderful, but bearable!).
>
> So, why are there these 2 copies of WMP? Why do the shortcuts point to the
> slow version?