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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: craigd on October 14, 2003, 05:34:06 pm

Title: Help needed!!!
Post by: craigd on October 14, 2003, 05:34:06 pm

I turned on my computer today and started up Media Center, and it came up with the following message.

critical error: failed to create playback zone.

and now won't play any music!!!

can someone please help me!

Title: Re:Help needed!!!
Post by: ChicoSelfs on October 14, 2003, 05:46:13 pm

If you can't change zones configuration, save your library and unnistall MC and install again.

Title: Re:Help needed!!!
Post by: craigd on October 14, 2003, 05:52:19 pm

but if i reinstall mc9, will it erase my ipod, when i connect it up?

Title: Re:Help needed!!!
Post by: ChicoSelfs on October 14, 2003, 05:53:58 pm

 ::) that i don't know sorry, maybe some other user or developer may help you better on this  :-[

Title: Re:Help needed!!!
Post by: JimH on October 14, 2003, 06:34:37 pm

Quote from: craigd on October 14, 2003, 05:52:19 pm

but if i reinstall mc9, will it erase my ipod, when i connect it up?

No.
Uninstall.  Reinstall.  Import your library or restore it.

Please use a subject that describes the problem so others can learn from it.

Title: Critical error: Cannot create playback zone: Help!!!!
Post by: craigd on October 15, 2003, 05:16:50 am

But when I first connected my ipod to MC9 it formats it to use with mc9, and erases it, so will it do it again???

I can't lose all my music!!

Title: Re:Critical error: Cannot create playback zone: Help!!!!
Post by: LisaRCT on October 15, 2003, 06:48:31 am

Quote from: craigd on October 15, 2003, 05:16:50 am

I can't lose all my music!!

Sooner or later all storage devices fail, or some other condition causes a loss of data.  There is only one way to make the inevitable loss of your files less likely:  Backup your files!
Even if it means spending some money on a back-up drive . . . how much is it worth to you to protect your music library?  You have an investment of time and effort to protect. Think of it as an insurance policy.

Title: Re:Help needed!!!
Post by: modelmaker on October 15, 2003, 11:24:17 am

If you have a burner just make a bunch of mp3/data cds (for the moment) of your library, you can get 10 to 12 hours of music on each cd. This is a cheap and immediate way you can create a backup, but a second hard drive would definitely be better.