Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

I'm tired of Media Player telling me what I can listen to

by Tingtong Tecky Sep 28, 2007 3:45PM PDT

I'm tired of Windows Media Player dictating what I can listen to on my Gigabeat, can I use an alternative?

Discussion is locked

2 Posts

- Collapse + Expand Details

- Collapse -

I will NEVER use WMP in vista

by lpstar258 Sep 29, 2007 11:21AM PDT

Don't know what windows you have, but if it's vista DRM is in yahoo player and windows media player and will give you a problem since it looks for licence's for everything. Can't find one and it's a no go on some things.

WMP would not even let me burn my music and yahoo player would not let me play the downloaded ones that was transfered.

Installed musicmatch jukebox 10( not 11 ) and jetaudio
http://www.jetaudio.com/ and both work in vista even though musicmatch says it is not compatable. Both have giving me NO problems with playing all my music or burning. Also jetaudio plays DVD movies.

and you can use a mp3 player.

- Collapse -

thanks

by Tingtong Tecky Sep 29, 2007 11:31AM PDT

thank you for your reply, I am using XP professional,from what I have heard Vista isn't working very well. Now my PC will not recognise my Gigabeat so I cannot transfer files direct bypassing WMP!!! Grrrr NOT HAPPY!!!!!

Back to Headphones & Mp3 Players forum