Vista - vista media player media library doesn't index my mp3 files

Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but Vista
kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.

"Dale" wrote:

> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
>
> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive, delete
> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that you
> own and have access to them on the network.
>
> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a file.
> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work. Copy
> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from the
> portable to the NDAS drive.
>
> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
>
> Dale
>
> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying to
> > get
> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all of
> > the
> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also added
> > the
> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the MP3s.
> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip them
> > as
> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds of
> > CDs.
> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types of
> > files
> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows media
> > player.
> >
> >
> > "Dale" wrote:
> >
> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
> >>
> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
> >>
> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
> >>
> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista? Perhaps on
> >> a
> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
> >>
> >> Dale
> >>
> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the first
> >> >to
> >> >be
> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find my
> >> > multi
> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It did
> >> > find a
> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
> >> > trying
> >> > to
> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
> >> > musicmatch
> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is there a
> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music match
> >> > work
> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>

When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
"Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
> Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
> still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but
> Vista
> kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.
>
> "Dale" wrote:
>
>> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
>>
>> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive,
>> delete
>> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
>> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that
>> you
>> own and have access to them on the network.
>>
>> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
>> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a
>> file.
>> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work.
>> Copy
>> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from the
>> portable to the NDAS drive.
>>
>> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
>> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
>> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
>> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
>> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying to
>> > get
>> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all of
>> > the
>> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also added
>> > the
>> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the
>> > MP3s.
>> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip
>> > them
>> > as
>> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds
>> > of
>> > CDs.
>> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types of
>> > files
>> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows
>> > media
>> > player.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dale" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
>> >>
>> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
>> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
>> >>
>> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
>> >>
>> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista? Perhaps
>> >> on
>> >> a
>> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
>> >>
>> >> Dale
>> >>
>> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the
>> >> >first
>> >> >to
>> >> >be
>> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find
>> >> > my
>> >> > multi
>> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It did
>> >> > find a
>> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
>> >> > trying
>> >> > to
>> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
>> >> > musicmatch
>> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is there
>> >> > a
>> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music match
>> >> > work
>> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

No, I mean copy from the network drive to your local drive.

Dale

"Mike Byrns" <mike.byrns@technologist.com> wrote in message
news:Oj7vt3UWHHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
>> Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
>> still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but
>> Vista
>> kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.
>>
>> "Dale" wrote:
>>
>>> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
>>>
>>> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive,
>>> delete
>>> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
>>> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that
>>> you
>>> own and have access to them on the network.
>>>
>>> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
>>> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a
>>> file.
>>> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work.
>>> Copy
>>> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from
>>> the
>>> portable to the NDAS drive.
>>>
>>> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
>>> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
>>> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
>>> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
>>> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying
>>> > to
>>> > get
>>> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all
>>> > of
>>> > the
>>> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also
>>> > added
>>> > the
>>> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the
>>> > MP3s.
>>> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip
>>> > them
>>> > as
>>> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds
>>> > of
>>> > CDs.
>>> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types of
>>> > files
>>> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows
>>> > media
>>> > player.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Dale" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
>>> >>
>>> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
>>> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
>>> >>
>>> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
>>> >>
>>> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista? Perhaps
>>> >> on
>>> >> a
>>> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
>>> >>
>>> >> Dale
>>> >>
>>> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the
>>> >> >first
>>> >> >to
>>> >> >be
>>> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find
>>> >> > my
>>> >> > multi
>>> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It did
>>> >> > find a
>>> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
>>> >> > trying
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
>>> >> > musicmatch
>>> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is
>>> >> > there a
>>> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music
>>> >> > match
>>> >> > work
>>> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>

That might be a clue. If Vista can't access the files, how can WMP?

Can you get just a single album or a few tracks copied to continue the test?

Dale

"Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
> Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
> still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but
> Vista
> kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.
>
> "Dale" wrote:
>
>> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
>>
>> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive,
>> delete
>> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
>> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that
>> you
>> own and have access to them on the network.
>>
>> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
>> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a
>> file.
>> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work.
>> Copy
>> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from the
>> portable to the NDAS drive.
>>
>> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
>> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
>> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
>> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
>> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying to
>> > get
>> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all of
>> > the
>> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also added
>> > the
>> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the
>> > MP3s.
>> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip
>> > them
>> > as
>> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds
>> > of
>> > CDs.
>> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types of
>> > files
>> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows
>> > media
>> > player.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dale" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
>> >>
>> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
>> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
>> >>
>> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
>> >>
>> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista? Perhaps
>> >> on
>> >> a
>> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
>> >>
>> >> Dale
>> >>
>> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the
>> >> >first
>> >> >to
>> >> >be
>> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find
>> >> > my
>> >> > multi
>> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It did
>> >> > find a
>> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
>> >> > trying
>> >> > to
>> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
>> >> > musicmatch
>> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is there
>> >> > a
>> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music match
>> >> > work
>> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

So it looks like you have a bigger issue. Are you using this driver from
XIMETA:

http://www.ximeta.com/web/support/do.../v3x/index.php

It claims to be Vista certified unlike previous versions...

"Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
news:ur4QN8UWHHA.1120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> No, I mean copy from the network drive to your local drive.
>
> Dale
>
> "Mike Byrns" <mike.byrns@technologist.com> wrote in message
> news:Oj7vt3UWHHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
>>> Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
>>> still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but
>>> Vista
>>> kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.
>>>
>>> "Dale" wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
>>>>
>>>> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive,
>>>> delete
>>>> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
>>>> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that
>>>> you
>>>> own and have access to them on the network.
>>>>
>>>> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
>>>> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a
>>>> file.
>>>> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work.
>>>> Copy
>>>> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from
>>>> the
>>>> portable to the NDAS drive.
>>>>
>>>> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
>>>> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
>>>>
>>>> Dale
>>>>
>>>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
>>>> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
>>>> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
>>>> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying
>>>> > to
>>>> > get
>>>> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all
>>>> > of
>>>> > the
>>>> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also
>>>> > added
>>>> > the
>>>> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the
>>>> > MP3s.
>>>> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip
>>>> > them
>>>> > as
>>>> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds
>>>> > of
>>>> > CDs.
>>>> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types
>>>> > of
>>>> > files
>>>> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows
>>>> > media
>>>> > player.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > "Dale" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
>>>> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista?
>>>> >> Perhaps on
>>>> >> a
>>>> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Dale
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
>>>> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the
>>>> >> >first
>>>> >> >to
>>>> >> >be
>>>> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find
>>>> >> > my
>>>> >> > multi
>>>> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It
>>>> >> > did
>>>> >> > find a
>>>> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
>>>> >> > trying
>>>> >> > to
>>>> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
>>>> >> > musicmatch
>>>> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is
>>>> >> > there a
>>>> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music
>>>> >> > match
>>>> >> > work
>>>> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
>>>> >> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>

No, it does that. but when I drag and drop files from the network drive to
the desktop it tends to lock up.

"Mike Byrns" wrote:

> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...

I am using 3.2 and I am able to see the files and move them a few at a time.
but when I try to move big directories it goes for a bit then locks up. I
had the same problem when trying to move large directories of photos.

"Mike Byrns" wrote:

> So it looks like you have a bigger issue. Are you using this driver from
> XIMETA:
>
> http://www.ximeta.com/web/support/do.../v3x/index.php
>
> It claims to be Vista certified unlike previous versions...
>
> "Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
> news:ur4QN8UWHHA.1120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > No, I mean copy from the network drive to your local drive.
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > "Mike Byrns" <mike.byrns@technologist.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oj7vt3UWHHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
> >>> Haven't tried that we have about 3000 songs (yes, we bought them all and
> >>> still have the original CDs) I tried copying them to the hard drive but
> >>> Vista
> >>> kept freezing up when I tried to copy them.
> >>>
> >>> "Dale" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If you copy the files to your local drive can you play them?
> >>>>
> >>>> An interesting test would be to copy the files to your local drive,
> >>>> delete
> >>>> them on the network drive, and then copy the local version back to the
> >>>> network drive - it is a simple way of tweaking the permissions so that
> >>>> you
> >>>> own and have access to them on the network.
> >>>>
> >>>> I like to keep a FAT partition on a hard drive so that I can strip all
> >>>> permissions and other hidden things like alternate data streams from a
> >>>> file.
> >>>> If you have a portable drive with FAT partitioning, that would work.
> >>>> Copy
> >>>> them to the portable, delete them from the NDAS drive, copy back from
> >>>> the
> >>>> portable to the NDAS drive.
> >>>>
> >>>> There are other ways to work on the permissions but I find these are
> >>>> easiest, especially when things start getting complex.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dale
> >>>>
> >>>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:8E21B3D2-4A2D-4ED3-A1C2-E06B181C39AB@microsoft.com...
> >>>> > We have a brand new ACER with Vista premium.
> >>>> > I added my NDAS network drive to the list of files to search.
> >>>> > The machine recognizes files on the NDAS drive after hours of trying
> >>>> > to
> >>>> > get
> >>>> > that set up. When I used the add to library function it searched all
> >>>> > of
> >>>> > the
> >>>> > folders and I could see them display in the status window. I also
> >>>> > added
> >>>> > the
> >>>> > few WAV files on that drive to the library but it ignored all of the
> >>>> > MP3s.
> >>>> > When I ripped a couple of CDs to the local drive it allowed me to rip
> >>>> > them
> >>>> > as
> >>>> > MP3s and added them to the library. I have no plans to rerip hundreds
> >>>> > of
> >>>> > CDs.
> >>>> > In music match there is an option inthe search menu to id the types
> >>>> > of
> >>>> > files
> >>>> > included in the search but I could not find an equivalent in windows
> >>>> > media
> >>>> > player.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > "Dale" wrote:
> >>>> >
> >>>> >> It should find your MP3s just fine. It does mine.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Can you provide more information? How are you trying to add them?
> >>>> >> Monitored folders? Drag and drop?
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Do the files play if you double click them in Explorer?
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Was this an upgrade from XP or a new clean install of Vista?
> >>>> >> Perhaps on
> >>>> >> a
> >>>> >> new machine? How did you get the files to where Vista can see them?
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Dale
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>> >> news:BA8F2C47-EEA0-459C-B87A-3A9504FC6C24@microsoft.com...
> >>>> >> >I have been using windows since the 1.X versions. and Vista s the
> >>>> >> >first
> >>>> >> >to
> >>>> >> >be
> >>>> >> > worse than the previous versions. Like wise I can not make it find
> >>>> >> > my
> >>>> >> > multi
> >>>> >> > thousands of MP3s I have been Ripping over the last 6 years. It
> >>>> >> > did
> >>>> >> > find a
> >>>> >> > few .wav files I have on my server. Is this another case of Vista
> >>>> >> > trying
> >>>> >> > to
> >>>> >> > force you to use the Microsoft prefered formats? I had been using
> >>>> >> > musicmatch
> >>>> >> > on my XP machines and it ran fine like most other programs. Is
> >>>> >> > there a
> >>>> >> > straight forward setting to make Windows find MP3s? will music
> >>>> >> > match
> >>>> >> > work
> >>>> >> > with VISTA? can we go mack to XP?
> >>>> >> >
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >
>
>

How about that new driver I posted for you. That looks like the issue if
you're not using it or it's not working well.

In case you missed the post:

http://www.ximeta.com/web/support/do...520_us_x86.zip

That driver is brand new just released on Friday. I think it should get you
fixed up!

Mike

"Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4076119-759B-4B23-ADA9-ADADEF9D31A2@microsoft.com...
> No, it does that. but when I drag and drop files from the network drive to
> the desktop it tends to lock up.
>
> "Mike Byrns" wrote:
>
>> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
>

You might try the Vista General group. There are a lot more experts there
(without intending to diminish the specific expertise of the posters here).

Dale

"Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4076119-759B-4B23-ADA9-ADADEF9D31A2@microsoft.com...
> No, it does that. but when I drag and drop files from the network drive to
> the desktop it tends to lock up.
>
> "Mike Byrns" wrote:
>
>> When you say "copy" do you mean from the original audio CDs?
>> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:226D7857-891E-4657-AF0E-736BB13D4A2C@microsoft.com...
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Vista can recognize the files, through file manager (or what ever Vista calls
it) I can drag and drop one file at a time but not big directories. There are
two problems. first not finding the MP3 files and the second of locking up on
big transfers. It seems like my options are to copy all of my songs to the
local drives (not practical) re-rip them (not practical) or get a new copy of
music match.

"Dale" wrote:

> That might be a clue. If Vista can't access the files, how can WMP?
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> Can you get just a single album or a few tracks copied to continue the test?
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> Dale
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