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    Problem with HP QuickPlay

    Discussion in 'HP' started by gaanee, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. gaanee

    gaanee Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, I'm using HP dv1000 which has QuickPlay software that lets u play media files without booting into windows. its based on a linux kernel.
    I used QuickPlay to play some media files and view pictures in a folder (by browsing to that folder from QuickPlay instead of using shared folder or something). However latter on after booting into winXP I noticed that all media and picture files from that folder were missing. This happened twice.
    Has anyone else experienced such problem with QuickPlay? and any suggestions on how to recover those files.
    Thank you.
     
    gaanee, Jul 28, 2006
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  2. rockharder

    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    I guess your browsed files are actually located in Linux partition. XP won't be able to locate that partition. That partition is probably ext3 format.
     
    rockharder, Jul 28, 2006
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  3. billcsho

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    Are you using QP1.x or 2.x? I don't think 1.x can play music files from folders other than /My Music. If you are using 2.x, it is not running on Linux.
     
    billcsho, Jul 28, 2006
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    ScottM Notebook Geek

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    Not sure if this is the same but I have lost mp3 files in a similar way. I would let media center 05 add music to library from my mp3 folder and for some reason about 20 of them get sent to the recycle bin. I would lose them if I did not restore from the bin. Have no idea why that happens.

    Scott
     
    ScottM, Jul 28, 2006
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  5. gaanee

    gaanee Notebook Consultant

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    This dv1000 has QuickPlay 2.0. another thing is that when I right click on C:\ and check properties, it shows used space as 33GB, but when I go into C:\ and select all files and folders and then check their size, it shows as 21 GB.
    so why those reamining 12 GB files are not being displayed in windows explorer?
     
    gaanee, Jul 28, 2006
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  6. billcsho

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    Did you include the hidden files?
     
    billcsho, Jul 31, 2006
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    yes, I've enabled show hidden files
     
    gaanee, Aug 1, 2006
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  8. billcsho

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    Mine is only 1GB less (out of 30GB).
     
    billcsho, Aug 2, 2006
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