I am trying to add files from an external hard drive to the library but nothing happens. I tried all options even re-installed the media player, pointed to the external hard drive but no joy.
I have the same problem. I can select my external hard drive to be monitored. It is listed but the OK button is not active when I click on it. Same happens when I try to select a folder within the drive. Oddly I can play music from the hard drive...HELP! "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: > > What exactly happens? > What folders are listed under WMP's Tools:Options:Library "Monitor Folders" > menu option? > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > -- > "Michael" wrote in message > news:7ADE1F6A-A899-46C6-92D0-AFD2315BA25B@microsoft.com... > >I am trying to add files from an external hard drive to the library but > > nothing happens. I tried all options even re-installed the media player, > > pointed to the external hard drive but no joy. >
I am having the same problem. I want to monitor a folder that is on a USB drive but when I go into the monitor folder option in WMP 11 and navigate my way to the folder on the USB Drive I am unable to select the folder and click ok. The OK option is greyed out. Does anyone have a solution to this problem because it seems quite stupid to not be able to monitor a folder that is held on an externeal device, be it a Hard drive or a USB stick. The only way I have been able to get WMP to read the information into the library is to change the destination folder of the "Rip" music folder, onto the folder on the USB drive. Please Help. "Joy" wrote: > I have the same problem. I can select my external hard drive to be monitored. > It is listed but the OK button is not active when I click on it. Same happens > when I try to select a folder within the drive. Oddly I can play music from > the hard drive...HELP! > > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: > > > > > What exactly happens? > > What folders are listed under WMP's Tools:Options:Library "Monitor Folders" > > menu option? > > > > -- > > Speaking for myself only. > > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > -- > > "Michael" wrote in message > > news:7ADE1F6A-A899-46C6-92D0-AFD2315BA25B@microsoft.com... > > >I am trying to add files from an external hard drive to the library but > > > nothing happens. I tried all options even re-installed the media player, > > > pointed to the external hard drive but no joy. > >
You can't monitor USB drives as far as I'm aware. The performance from those ranges from great to awful, so the player plays it safe and doesn't scan those. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Bobby Beats" <Bobby Beats@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:62E5BBB2-7A87-4ED6-9832-81BB9309E9CC@microsoft.com... >I am having the same problem. I want to monitor a folder that is on a USB > drive but when I go into the monitor folder option in WMP 11 and navigate > my > way to the folder on the USB Drive I am unable to select the folder and > click > ok. The OK option is greyed out. > Does anyone have a solution to this problem because it seems quite stupid > to > not be able to monitor a folder that is held on an externeal device, be it > a > Hard drive or a USB stick. > The only way I have been able to get WMP to read the information into the > library is to change the destination folder of the "Rip" music folder, > onto > the folder on the USB drive. Please Help. > > "Joy" wrote: > >> I have the same problem. I can select my external hard drive to be >> monitored. >> It is listed but the OK button is not active when I click on it. Same >> happens >> when I try to select a folder within the drive. Oddly I can play music >> from >> the hard drive...HELP! >> >> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: >> >> > >> > What exactly happens? >> > What folders are listed under WMP's Tools:Options:Library "Monitor >> > Folders" >> > menu option? >> > >> > -- >> > Speaking for myself only. >> > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. >> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> > rights. >> > -- >> > "Michael" wrote in message >> > news:7ADE1F6A-A899-46C6-92D0-AFD2315BA25B@microsoft.com... >> > >I am trying to add files from an external hard drive to the library >> > >but >> > > nothing happens. I tried all options even re-installed the media >> > > player, >> > > pointed to the external hard drive but no joy. >> >
zachd [MSFT] wrote: > You can't monitor USB drives as far as I'm aware. The performance from > those ranges from great to awful, so the player plays it safe and > doesn't scan those. Softly! My WMP11 is not aware that it is not supposed to monitor USB drives, and is monitoring D:\Steves\Audio perfectly. This is an IDE drive in a USB enclosure. I've optimised it for performance rather than removeability (because I use it just as an internal drive) so perhaps that is fooling WMP11 into accepting it. It never occurred to me, or my WMP11, that it might not work. If all else fails, I think you can "mount" the USB drive as a folder in your C: drive, and I'm certain *that* will fox any WMP. Whether such mounting is stable over removal/insertions is left as an exercise for the reader. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk
