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"WMP playing 1 track at a time?!?"

Bah, this PC at work (with no admin privilidges) just loves me. I can't play multiple tracks using Windows Media Player. I can drag tunes into the playlist section or just highlight multiple files and select 'play', but it doesn't work, it only plays one of the tracks (not necessarily the first alphabetical one, just any one track). this wasn't too much of an issue to start, but it's now getting annoying having to select a new track every time the other has finished. I still have features like Repeat and Shuffle (although there's no point in shuffle at the moment!)...

Ideas?

be§§ant™ wrote:
> erm bit strick there at your work...
>
> my link is correct its just special reserve want me to add te stupid
> http:// which i can't be bothered to do now, as you know it etc.

Actually, that is how all hyperlinks to another address are handled by browsers, they require the http:// to detect that you are reffering to a new URL rather than a directy on your site.

Yeah, well any company you work for would have security measure in place on their workstations.

No worry though, I somehow managed to install Winamp 5, which rocks. So I no longer have a need for crappy WMP :D

erm bit strick there at your work...

my link is correct its just special reserve want me to add te stupid http:// which i can't be bothered to do now, as you know it etc.

1. My work PC doesn't have Admin priviledges for me.

2. It's Windows 2000. The update process requires an installation procedure, banned by the lack of the above.

3. Fix your link :P

go to [URL]www.microsoft.com[/URL] (microsoft.com) and download a load of rubbish and updates this should sort it and buger up whatevers stopping you only playing one at a time.

taka-Q wrote:
> Blue Eagle wrote:
> Hmmm, i've got a stupid problem with Winamp, it's only been
> happening
> recently. I used to be able to select multiple songs and open them
> in
> the same Winamp window, but now when i select them, they open in
> individual windows. I'll have to reinstall methinks, not for the
> first time, i had to reinstall it before when it refused randomly to
> play MP3's. :S
>
>
> You got the Allow multiple istances tick box ticked in the General
> Preferences, that cause that to happen. Most problems in Winamp
> arise when you change an option that you're not quite sure what it
> does.

Errrm, its not ticked. Any ideas. I'm gonna download it again. Winamp 3 i think. I cant be bothered with any of the new ones, they take ages to load on my comp, its pretty old.

Sweet. I think I'll go get it.

ßulle†† wrote:
> I was actually impressed with Winamp today. I might put it on my home
> PC.
>
> Does it play video (MPEG, AVI, DIVX) and DVD too?

All of those bar DVD (you require a DVD decoder, which would mean you would have to pay of it if it did). Also, you can use the direct sound render on your sound card so you can apply nice effects like fades when you pause songs etc.

I was actually impressed with Winamp today. I might put it on my home PC.

Does it play video (MPEG, AVI, DIVX) and DVD too?

Blue Eagle wrote:
> Hmmm, i've got a stupid problem with Winamp, it's only been happening
> recently. I used to be able to select multiple songs and open them in
> the same Winamp window, but now when i select them, they open in
> individual windows. I'll have to reinstall methinks, not for the
> first time, i had to reinstall it before when it refused randomly to
> play MP3's. :S


You got the Allow multiple istances tick box ticked in the General Preferences, that cause that to happen. Most problems in Winamp arise when you change an option that you're not quite sure what it does.