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    Using quickplay without window being active?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by saftab, Dec 5, 2006.

  1. saftab

    saftab Newbie

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    While listening to music on Itunes, I have to make the window active b4 i can use quickplay. so while im surfing the web, I have to click on itunes and then change the song using quickplay. this makes quickplay almost pointless for music. Anyone know if you can assing Itunes to the quickplay buttons so that you dont have to keep changing windows?
     
  2. entp24

    entp24 Notebook Enthusiast

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    This would be very helpful. I have no idea if Quickplay is even capable of doing this. I suppose I can research this, but if anyone can helps us in the mean time please do. Thanks.
     
  3. rockharder

    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    Up to now, there is no way to change that. Unless you want to install a more complete XP in that partition. The QuickPlay button does nothing but boot to that partition if your boot loader is written by XP. The QuickPlay uses Embedded XP which only XP Home/Pro version can recognize for automatic boot. I install Grub boot loader from Linux, and every time the QuickPlay button gives me the Grub screen instead of directly goes to QuickPlay screen. This embedded XP will never shutdown but hibernate all the time when you push the power button.
     
  4. saftab

    saftab Newbie

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    It looks like you can do it with WMP. Maybe there is some way to link it to Itunes. BTW anyone have a problem with Itunes skipping ?? It seems to be a common problem with itunes 7.0. I cant fix it!!