03-10-2003, 02:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Plus! Portable Audio Device Power Toy
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/plus/dme/portabledevices.asp#PTAudio
"Get the Plus! Portable Audio Devices Power Toy! This tool lets you instantly access and manage the content on a Windows Media Player 9 Series compatible portable audio device attached to your computer."
It is about 2.7MB in size, requires Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 and supports devices listed at and supports devices listed here. Hrm... I don't see a single Pocket PC on that page. :?
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03-10-2003, 02:05 PM
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03-10-2003, 02:21 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 54
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Uh, are Pocket PCs Windows Media Player 9 compatible?
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03-10-2003, 02:25 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 405
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Ahh, I dont know how I could have forgotten that little tid-bit.
Ugh-there it is, I'm running v8.5.
Thanks bike.
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03-10-2003, 03:00 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 19
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Works ok for me using FS LOOX... I get a window listing the following when I launch the "Plus! Portable Audio Devices" app:
PPC
SD-MMCard
JAZZ (F)
You also get a "PPC" and "SD-MMCard" drive icon in your "My Computer" view under the heading "Audio Devices"... This seems to make it very slow to refresh the view though...
That's about all... it just appears to allow you to drag n drop files via this as opposed to the old right click on AS | explore option...
There may of course be more features if you have a 'compatible' device?
- Oliver.
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03-10-2003, 03:03 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Hey no problem, I would love to use this application! Mind if I borrow your USA credit card Ed? I can't quite figure this one out. It's not like MS is a some corner store and can't get the details worked out. Perhaps it has to do with the content providers only supplying US material at this time so they thing no one else would be interested in it. With Avantgo, and Mazingo as well as one or two others offering international service I don't see why there should be any legal, or territorial issues.???
Dave
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03-10-2003, 03:41 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 123
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WMP 9 and PPC
Hmmm... Using Windows Media Player 9, I can see my Pocket PC without the plugin. I just go to "Copy to CD or Device", then look at the dropdown list on the right (under "Items on Device"). I can see my Pocket PC and storage cards.
I think the Power Toy was designed to allow you to easily sync to non-Pocket PC audio devices. There have been similar drivers/plugins made available in the past.
DonS
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Don SorcinelliMicrosoft MVP, Windows Mobile DevicesEditor-In-Chief, BostonPocketPC.com
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03-10-2003, 04:39 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 51
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I tried it and it works for my iPAQ 1910 as well. It does not seem to do much, just adds in your My Computer a new section for audio devices. I have a Hp Media Center PC so I get icons for all my storage cards, I also get icons for my ipaq and its storage card. I simply allows you to drag and drop content onto the cards. I will play with it a little to see if it does anything useful.
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03-10-2003, 05:13 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 545
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Creative Zen
Ahh....so that's why there was a driver update!  I am still waiting for a firmware update.....little bug with my Zen....once it's charged all the way up with the USB port, it will not turn on until you reset it. Other then that, my Zen ROCKS!
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03-10-2003, 06:12 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 315
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I'd be interested in this why? anyone who actually listens to music knows its tons faster to copy directly the memory card, in which case you dont need any of this mumbo jumbo wmp stuff.
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Linear Mode
