JimH -
1. Running MC after a reboot, no other applications running.
2. Open MC and add a new library Test where I have a copied a few tracks for testing
3. Import the files click the STB (Send to Bar aka Drop Zone - it would be nice if Tooltip matched the help file) and add a new playlist "Test".
4. Drag a file from the Content pane to the STB and a dialog pops up asking me if I want install "Windows Media v9''.
5. Now that I know better I ctl-alt-del and kill MC.
6. If I click "No" MC goes into a whole routine of "Downloading Internet resource/JRReader failed to connect" and by the time I kill the process and restart MC the library has a mass of non-music files from my D: drive. (Hell! its even pulling files out of the Recycle Bin.)
I've gotten this same dialog at other times in MC and told it "No" without MC having a snit fit. I'm not even sure what "Windows Media v9" is, I'm assuming its the latest version of "Windows Media Player". If MC's functionality depends on v9 being installed then it should say so.
Media Center Registered 9.0.175 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Jukebox\
Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium III 998 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1045 MB, Free - 951 MB
Resource Info: System - 52 %, GDI - 76 %, User - 52 %
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 / Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: N/A
Ripping / Drive H: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:Auto Read speed:Max
Drive I: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:Auto Read speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: No / Get cover art: No / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: No / Play sound after ripping: No
Burning / Drive I: HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8160B Addr: 0:1:0 Speed:4 MaxSpeed:16 Use MJ Engine:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None
I have to admit that MC has some nice features over MJ but IMHO it should still be in beta.
gvag