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    WMP 11 for Windows XP Released...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by miner, Oct 30, 2006.

  1. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    Thanks miner!

    Downloading. I hope they fixed some issues that were bothering me (like opening stuff from Internet, playing, closing - and then I needed to kill wmplayer.exe in process manager) :(

    Ivan
     
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    sweet im gonna download it i had the beta version and i liked it.
     
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    yay, I had the BETA aswell, time for the Final!
     
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    And for some reason the IE7 download gives me 5kb/s, but Free download manager uses my 1Mbit link 100% - 110Kb/s :). Strange.

    Edit: And Firefox 2.0 downloads at full speed too! :D
     
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    hehe, firefox is better.
     
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    IMO, They should release a skin for Windows XP the current skin looks out of place in Luna. Plus I like the WMP10 interface better than WMP11.
     
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    zzzz...zzz...snkkk??! Huh? About time they released the final, the beta version thoroughly enjoyed disabling all my downloaded/subscription tracks. I'll have to give it a second chance....
     
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    No I am having the same issue with WMP 11 - if I play wmv or any other video file and close the wmp it stays alive in taks manager - processes, taking 100% of the process time, and it cannot open another file until I kill it.


    Edit: It seems to work now - I went to Tools - Options - Performance - and clicked Restore defaults. Must be something from my previous attempts (successful) to improve HD video play. I wonder how many people have this issue when changing advanced options. Last time I googled for help, many people were complaining with the same symptoms. Gosh, I hope it is that simple.

    Ivan
     
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    yeah it does look out of place but its still pretty sweet.
     
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  11. Zero

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    That appears to also happen on my old WMP 9. Yes, i know its very old, but maybe Microsoft haven't known of the issue for a while. Its really annoying, having to close from the task manager, and then opening the file.
     
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    Hey zero! Check above what I did! It works now!
     
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