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Hairbautt
10-31-2006, 12:50 PM
Windows Media Player 11 is re-designed to support the URGE music store, Zune and provides better synchronisation for existing MP3 players.

http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/softicon.gif Download: Windows Media Player 11 x86 (http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/9/5/0953e553-3bb6-44b1-8973-106f1b7e5049/wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe)
http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/softicon.gif Download: Windows Media Player 11 x64 (http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/0/8/3080c52c-2517-43de-bdb4-b7eafd88f084/wmp11-windowsxp-x64-enu.exe)
http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/viewicon.gif View: Windows Media (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia)

:cool: I like WMP as my universal player, and it's another improvement from M$ because I love the new instant search...Still handles tags like Sh!t though:pinch:

:source: Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=35899
Busyman™
10-31-2006, 08:16 PM
What's the version number?

I have 11.0.5705.5043

I think mine has auto-updated.
Skiz
10-31-2006, 09:14 PM
I'm actually going to use it. :O

It goes great with my Vista visual style, and I haven't been able to find anything even close with a Winamp skin.


http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9489/desktopth6.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopth6.jpg)
Busyman™
10-31-2006, 10:49 PM
I'm actually going to use it. :O

It goes great with my Vista visual style, and I haven't been able to find anything even close with a Winamp skin.


http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9489/desktopth6.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopth6.jpg)

That's weird. I never cared for a player based it's visual style first.

Functionality has always been my number one.

What version number is yours?
Hairbautt
10-31-2006, 10:59 PM
Mine's 11.0.5721.5145, I got it from download's on M$ (so official 'final' on WMP).
I'm into Vista-theme myself so I love the new WMP look also.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5605/windowsblindsdesktophr4.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdesktophr4.jpg)http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1503/windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.jpg)
:P
frizshizzle
10-31-2006, 11:22 PM
Mine's also 11.0.5705.5043 it's still beta 2 didn't auto update and won't. I'm sticking to vlc.:rolleyes:
Busyman™
11-01-2006, 12:45 AM
Mine's 11.0.5721.5145, I got it from download's on M$ (so official 'final' on WMP).
I'm into Vista-theme myself so I love the new WMP look also.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5605/windowsblindsdesktophr4.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdesktophr4.jpg)http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1503/windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.jpg)
:P

Thanks man. I guess it won't autoupdate from the beta.

Funny too that it uses the same filename for setup. There's no differentiation between the beta and the final.
Skiz
11-01-2006, 03:09 AM
That's weird. I never cared for a player based it's visual style first.

Functionality has always been my number one.

What version number is yours?

Functionality is my number one too, but the only function I really care about is whether or not it plays my music without hassle. I'm not one to harp about plugins and the like.

WMP and Winamp I like equally. I really don't have any bitches or gripes about either. Right now WMP 11 has the visual style I like, so I'm going with it. :)

Btw, my version is from the original link - 11.0.5721.5145
mr. nails
11-01-2006, 04:30 AM
what's been changed from beta2 to final? what's the difference?
abu_has_the_power
11-01-2006, 05:47 PM
Mine's 11.0.5721.5145, I got it from download's on M$ (so official 'final' on WMP).
I'm into Vista-theme myself so I love the new WMP look also.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5605/windowsblindsdesktophr4.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdesktophr4.jpg)http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1503/windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowsblindsdirtydesktvl9.jpg)
:P


where did u get that theme?
Hairbautt
11-01-2006, 06:06 PM
where did u get that theme?
:D I was wondering if anyone would ask. It's a windowsblind theme, which I use to hate cause of resources, but it really doesn't eat much for me.:)
WB Skin: AeroglassV5 by Ironjer and I have the useroverride in settings to use Jemaho's taskbar from Vista 2.4 Refresh.
http://ironjer.deviantart.com/
http://www.joejoe.biz/joejoe/load/index.php?dlid=877
Clock: That's L-Clock with Glass skin
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=157465
Icons: I hate icon packages. :sick: I use the system patch (some complain of problems, I have none)
http://www.vistaiconpack.com/
StylerToolbar, and custom icons are at JoeJoe.org.

Hope this helps...I use to be a vista-clone freak. Now I'm just looking for something with glass, but I still love the icons. That JoeJoe.Org site :) has alotta resources (I'm like the forum dumbass though) for theming so does DeviantART :rolleyes: .
{I}{K}{E}
11-01-2006, 07:04 PM
When will they release the other languages for WMP11?
Hairbautt
11-01-2006, 07:53 PM
When will they release the other languages for WMP11?
Errrr...:unsure: It's already in english, german, french and spanish...Any others I have no idea :ermm: .
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&qstechnology=
Filliz
11-02-2006, 10:58 AM
Screw WMP. Everytime I open that I get the feeling I'm downloading the whole internet. Laggy piece of poop.
Busyman™
11-03-2006, 12:03 AM
Screw WMP. Everytime I open that I get the feeling I'm downloading the whole internet. Laggy piece of poop.

It loads pretty fast for me.:unsure:
Hairbautt
11-03-2006, 12:11 AM
Screw WMP. Everytime I open that I get the feeling I'm downloading the whole internet. Laggy piece of poop.

It loads pretty fast for me.:unsure:
Fast for me too, maybe needs to be in prefetch?:yup:
famous45
11-03-2006, 12:25 AM
Like the new skin. Also the ability to stream wmv and pictures to the Xbox. Cool.
Skiz
11-03-2006, 02:03 AM
It loads pretty fast for me.:unsure:
Fast for me too, maybe needs to be in prefetch?:yup:

Fats for me too. I actually think it's much faster than Winamp to load.

When selecting a song to play with Winamp, there's about a 5 second delay while it loads, but with WMP11 it's instant. :)
jamesrfc7
11-04-2006, 11:00 AM
I don't really like WMP11 as much as I did WMP10 for some reason it doesnt do it for me.
Skiz
11-04-2006, 11:20 AM
I don't really like WMP11 as much as I did WMP10 for some reason it doesnt do it for me.

You shut your dirty little mouth. :O
MCHeshPants420
11-04-2006, 02:17 PM
I gave it a try and, whilst I won't be using it as my default media player, I did find it satisfactory.

6/10
BawA
11-07-2006, 04:15 PM
anybody noticed the lag in video if you switch from WMP to another application during the playback.
my videos on MediaPlayer gets lagged if Firefox is open at same time but if i only switch between the windows and get back to the WMP.
don't whats causing the problem, WMP, Firefox or codec ?