Vista - 3 Irritating WMP11 problems

Hi, I have 3 extremely annoying problems with wmp11 that were standard
features of wmp10.

1. WMP10 would start up on the 'Now Playing' pane or whatever pane you were
last using, wmp11 starts up in the library.

2. In wmp10, you could add files to the playlist in the 'Now Playing' pane,
close wmp, re-open wmp and the items you put in the playlist would still be
there. In wmp11, even with the appropriate 'remember file urls & locations'
box checked the playlist is blank as soon as you navigate to the 'Now
Playing' pane.

3. In wmp10 you could add files to the playlist and they wouldn't start
playing until you clicked the play button. In wmp11, the first file starts
playing as soon as you put it on the playlist.

If anyone knows how to fix these 3 problems without rolling back to wmp10 it
would be much appreciated, until then, I'll be sticking to winamp.
I have asked this in 3 microsoft newsgroups but nobody could be bothered
replying and Microsoft don't offer any free support for this product.

"�ave" <�ave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA4EED4D-7608-4A91-9080-9F0F8E30789F@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I have 3 extremely annoying problems with wmp11 that were standard
> features of wmp10.
>
> 1. WMP10 would start up on the 'Now Playing' pane or whatever pane you
> were
> last using, wmp11 starts up in the library.

Yeah, this sucks. Lack of personalization by not remembering how you closed
WMP.

You can get around it by copying the shortcut you use to open WMP and
editing the copy. Right-click the copy and choose Properties. In the
Target box, edit the target to have WMP open with the option you want. You
can learn more at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa386383.aspx.

Dale

>
> 2. In wmp10, you could add files to the playlist in the 'Now Playing'
> pane,
> close wmp, re-open wmp and the items you put in the playlist would still
> be
> there. In wmp11, even with the appropriate 'remember file urls &
> locations'
> box checked the playlist is blank as soon as you navigate to the 'Now
> Playing' pane.
>
> 3. In wmp10 you could add files to the playlist and they wouldn't start
> playing until you clicked the play button. In wmp11, the first file starts
> playing as soon as you put it on the playlist.
>
> If anyone knows how to fix these 3 problems without rolling back to wmp10
> it
> would be much appreciated, until then, I'll be sticking to winamp.
> I have asked this in 3 microsoft newsgroups but nobody could be bothered
> replying and Microsoft don't offer any free support for this product.

Whoops. I forgot to respond to your other two questions.

"�ave" <�ave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA4EED4D-7608-4A91-9080-9F0F8E30789F@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I have 3 extremely annoying problems with wmp11 that were standard
> features of wmp10.
>
> 1. WMP10 would start up on the 'Now Playing' pane or whatever pane you
> were
> last using, wmp11 starts up in the library.
>
> 2. In wmp10, you could add files to the playlist in the 'Now Playing'
> pane,
> close wmp, re-open wmp and the items you put in the playlist would still
> be
> there. In wmp11, even with the appropriate 'remember file urls &
> locations'
> box checked the playlist is blank as soon as you navigate to the 'Now
> Playing' pane.

Windows Media Player remembers what you had playing last. It just doesn't
tell you that it remembered. A silly oversight on their part, I think.
Someone else may say that it was by design and that millions of users
petitioned or emailed requesting that WMP not show what was playing last.
*shrug*

In any case, it does remember. Just click Play. What you had in your Now
Playing last will start playing and will show up in the list.

Dale

>
> 3. In wmp10 you could add files to the playlist and they wouldn't start
> playing until you clicked the play button. In wmp11, the first file starts
> playing as soon as you put it on the playlist.

Some like it one way; some like it the other way. Not much to get excited
about here.

>
> If anyone knows how to fix these 3 problems without rolling back to wmp10
> it
> would be much appreciated, until then, I'll be sticking to winamp.
> I have asked this in 3 microsoft newsgroups but nobody could be bothered
> replying and Microsoft don't offer any free support for this product.

I can not figure out how where they have hidden the "edit playlist" feature
that was in the old Windows Media Player. Was it totally removed. I am
finding the New Windows Media Player extremely frustrating and not user
friendly. I am regretting buying Windows Vista. Maybe a Mac would be less
annoying. Maybe its time to sell short Microsoft stock.

Stephen

--
gofigure


"�ave" wrote:

> Hi, I have 3 extremely annoying problems with wmp11 that were standard
> features of wmp10.
>
> 1. WMP10 would start up on the 'Now Playing' pane or whatever pane you were
> last using, wmp11 starts up in the library.
>
> 2. In wmp10, you could add files to the playlist in the 'Now Playing' pane,
> close wmp, re-open wmp and the items you put in the playlist would still be
> there. In wmp11, even with the appropriate 'remember file urls & locations'
> box checked the playlist is blank as soon as you navigate to the 'Now
> Playing' pane.
>
> 3. In wmp10 you could add files to the playlist and they wouldn't start
> playing until you clicked the play button. In wmp11, the first file starts
> playing as soon as you put it on the playlist.
>
> If anyone knows how to fix these 3 problems without rolling back to wmp10 it
> would be much appreciated, until then, I'll be sticking to winamp.
> I have asked this in 3 microsoft newsgroups but nobody could be bothered
> replying and Microsoft don't offer any free support for this product.

Select the desired playlist at the left and right-click. Choose Edit in
List Pane from the context menu.

Dale

"gofigure" <gofigure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC6EA47C-6C95-400A-9F7D-8A6EF17D0873@microsoft.com...
>I can not figure out how where they have hidden the "edit playlist" feature
> that was in the old Windows Media Player. Was it totally removed. I am
> finding the New Windows Media Player extremely frustrating and not user
> friendly. I am regretting buying Windows Vista. Maybe a Mac would be
> less
> annoying. Maybe its time to sell short Microsoft stock.
>
> Stephen
>
> --
> gofigure
>
>
> "�ave" wrote:
>
>> Hi, I have 3 extremely annoying problems with wmp11 that were standard
>> features of wmp10.
>>
>> 1. WMP10 would start up on the 'Now Playing' pane or whatever pane you
>> were
>> last using, wmp11 starts up in the library.
>>
>> 2. In wmp10, you could add files to the playlist in the 'Now Playing'
>> pane,
>> close wmp, re-open wmp and the items you put in the playlist would still
>> be
>> there. In wmp11, even with the appropriate 'remember file urls &
>> locations'
>> box checked the playlist is blank as soon as you navigate to the 'Now
>> Playing' pane.
>>
>> 3. In wmp10 you could add files to the playlist and they wouldn't start
>> playing until you clicked the play button. In wmp11, the first file
>> starts
>> playing as soon as you put it on the playlist.
>>
>> If anyone knows how to fix these 3 problems without rolling back to wmp10
>> it
>> would be much appreciated, until then, I'll be sticking to winamp.
>> I have asked this in 3 microsoft newsgroups but nobody could be bothered
>> replying and Microsoft don't offer any free support for this product.