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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: brozozo on December 06, 2006, 05:34:45 pm
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So, I've got a problem. My mp3s love renaming themselves. It's driving me insane. I've done numerous scans of all kinds, no spyware or viruses. I had this problem a year ago, and I ended up formatting my computer to get rid of it. I'd like to avoid doing that if at all possible.
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Try a coke machine.
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we need more information (symptoms, etc..) to fix your problem, bro
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Whatever MP3 player you are using (iTunes?) has the option enabled to rename and organize, most likely. Check your MP3 program's settings.
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I'm using Windows Media Player 10. My symptoms are quite simply renamed mp3s. Windows seems to disagree with my naming conventions. It'll change "Artist - Song" to "Artist-Song," and sometimes it'll rename the songs completely. I've checked the options, and I haven't noticed anything about the program renaming and organizing files. Also, the folder that contains all my music is constantly set to read only. No matter how many times I try, it always reverts back to it, but none of the mp3s seem to be set to read only.
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Something along the lines of 'Allow WMP to organise my music' is the Library options, IIRC.
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Ah, thanks. After scouring the options and consulting the help file, I think I've got everything fixed. Damn Windows Media Player. I suppose I'll give Winamp another try. It hasn't impressed me in the past.
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i use winamp; its pretty good.
no cd burning or ripping, but its still pretty good.
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Ah, thanks. After scouring the options and consulting the help file, I think I've got everything fixed. Damn Windows Media Player. I suppose I'll give Winamp another try. It hasn't impressed me in the past.
Winamp is an awesome "just plays music" kind of media player. It does have video abilities but I have it and use it for music only. You have quite a bit in the way of customizability and its memory footprint is fairly low. Its the quick and dirty versions of things like iTunes and Media Player.
I did quite enjoy Amarok on SUSE Linux and wonder if there is a Windows version...
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You could always try Foobar 2000, It's free, powerful and has a low footprint. It doesn't have any fancy shmancy Skins (GUI), just a plain windows box arrangement, but it plays almost any musical format. I personally prefer Winamp tho! :p ;)