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Question: Lack of rocking out is hurting my feelings

Drunken_munky — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:35:38 -0800

Why won't mp3's play on my laptop with Vista Beta 2?

I've been messing around Vista beta 2, and I'm noticing some strange behavior. I don't seem to have the ability to play mp3s. I can hear all the OS sounds, and my soundcard is definitely detected and working fine (as is all other hardware), so that leads me to believe that I'm missing a codec or something.

I know it's beta, but still. For Microsoft to not include the ability to play mp3s, seems a little goofy, yeah? Even for them. These are regular mp3s, coded at 320kbps.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is it worth it to try installing XP codecs? I don't want to break anything.

By: cellphone

cellphone — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:51:14 -0800

Have you checked to see if an mp3 codec is even installed? In XP you can check this by going to audio properties, and then the hardware tab. Click the properties for the audio codecs, and then, you guessed it, properties again.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:32:34 -0800

What are you using to play them? Does something like Winamp work?

By: cosmonaught

cosmonaught — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:36:29 -0800

I've had the same problem with media player, but they all play fine in itunes... maybe try a different mp3 player?

By: Diddly

Diddly — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:06:18 -0800

I will be happy to assist you in figuring out what is wrong. Windows Media Player in Vista is supposed to be able to play back .mp3 files just fine. I will contact you at your gmail account.

If anyone else has any questions or issues with Windows Media type products, feel free to mail me too.

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:38:33 -0800

DRM? Check media player configuration.

By: Drunken_munky

Drunken_munky — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:20:52 -0800

Hey guys, just an update.

I think I've found a bug in Media Player, it works sometimes, but not always. I've mailed Diddly (who works for MS) the results of my investigationing (What? That could be a word).

As for using other players, both Foobar2k and Winamp crash for me in Vista, even under compatibility mode. Thanks for trying guys, but I think I'll just have to wait for RC1 to get the "windows media experience". Alas.