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blindjim:

--- Quote from: strebormj on January 27, 2009, 10:33:00 am ---
"....do you have network auto-tuning disabled in Vista?  If not, try disabling it."



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Where might I find this auto tuning gizmo?

What about a portable install onto the NAS drive itself?

Where would I find the steps, and settings for such an event?

Alex B:

--- Quote ---I asked Alex B. about disabling image displays during audio file playback… either randomly, or via playlists… any thoughts as to how to stop that?
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You can:
- hide the cover art display in Playing Now by dragging the divider all the way up
- remove the "Image (small thumbnail)" column from the list views
- you can disable grouping in "Customize Current View"
- you can set MC use the traditional text based "panes on top and list on bottom" view style. 
... that's about it.

Also, if you have not yet set these, you can disable the "Build thumbnails", "Get cover art" and "Analyze audio" settings in Tools > Auto-Import Options > Auto-Import Folders > Options .

EDIT

In addition, if the files have linked and/or embedded cover art in the file tags you can remove the cover art links and embedded images:
select all files > right-click > Cover Art > Remove Cover Art

strebormj:

--- Quote from: blindjim on February 05, 2009, 02:49:36 pm ---Where might I find this auto tuning gizmo?

What about a portable install onto the NAS drive itself?

Where would I find the steps, and settings for such an event?


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Auto-tuning:  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/03/22/disable-tcp-auto-tuning-to-solve-slow-network-cannot-load-web-page-or-download-email-problems-in-vista/

If you NAS runs Linux (like 99.9% of them), it won't run MC.  However, you can probably install a streaming media server on it, and then connect your MC to that. 

Oh, did you check your firewall settings?  Something may be open for WMP but not MC.  If you haven't tried that already, try disabling your firewall and then test MC.

blindjim:
Alex B.
Thanks much. I believe I got the art thingy OK.

that was a trip. I thought if you  set things up one way it went for all views.. but not so. Each view needs to be config'd seperartely.

Could you chime in on some info for portable installs? or if it bares doing in my own case?

I'm hard pressed to believe JR MC can't be set onto the NAS if Windows Media Player and itunes can... and they are as OEM equipment. As well as that PUNP OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED WHERE YOU CAN PLUG IN SOME OTHER MEDIA PLAYER  HARDWARE.

REMEMBER only the vista 32 sp2 wireless laptop is havinng the delayed response times. Not the xp desktop or xp pro desktop connected via wires to the D link 624 router.

Sure would appreciate your help with that.

Be well, and thanks again...
jim

blindjim:
strebormj

Thanks much for the link on the auto tune.. I'll get to it manyana.

No firewall. only the Vista firewall... haven't found one yet that will work with Vista... tried the Zone labs like i've been using for years on my desktops  but on Vista, it crashed the machine... yet said it was compliant... even PC world mag said it was!

Streaming player?
I;'ve no idea what your are talking about here, sorry.

I've no problems doing what ever is needed to overcome this refusal of MC to play nice with my Vista mach. via wireless connection... like itunes and WMP are doing now.

I spent all night yesterday playing itunes via the laptop into my main audio rig and it wasn't a bad thing at all. In fact the latest ver of itunes I downloaded just before that, plays very well indeed. the margin of performance between itunes and MC has closed some what with this later release... sonically speaking.

I'm pretty picky about the sound of the music I listen to and being able to sit there for 7 - 8 hours straight, says something all by itself. it was easy, quick, responsive, slam dunk simple to operate, and had a good feel and quality sound to it.

I might just need instant replay from both to hand the blue ribbon to the winner, between MC & itunes now. Sonically speaking. Aural memory gives MC THE EDGE STILL... though the edge is slighter.

Info on the Streamer thingy would be surely appreicated.

Be well,
jim

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