teq
04-06-2004, 09:50 AM
I had my share of bad MS DRM experience yesterday: I had downloaded quite a few wma-files (about 150 MB) and installed them on my 2210 (on my new 4GB CF Microdrive :D ) - all legally obtained from German music download sites, all DRM protected. (BTW: It was a pain in the a** to transfer some of these files via WMP9...)
Well, so I was on a plain trip yesterday evening, happily listening to my music, until - WHAM! - something happened. What exactly, I am not sure, but suddenly I could no longer play a single one of my songs on my 2210 anymore: WMP9 told me for each and every wma-file that it had no valid license to play the song :cry: . Strange thing is, I didn't change a thing on my system (apart from accidently ejecting the SD memory card that's normally permanently inserted in my 2210). Resetting the device didn't help either.
So, I considered that I would need to transfer the wma files from my PC to the 2210 once more this weekend (as I don't carry a serial cable on my business travels - why doesn't WMP9 support transfering files via Bluetooth?! :| ). Well, guess what happened next. After I synched my 2210 this morning I discovered that WMP9 was willing to play my files again! No idea why... :roll:
Anybody experienced something similar? Any possible explanations?
Cheers,
teq
Well, so I was on a plain trip yesterday evening, happily listening to my music, until - WHAM! - something happened. What exactly, I am not sure, but suddenly I could no longer play a single one of my songs on my 2210 anymore: WMP9 told me for each and every wma-file that it had no valid license to play the song :cry: . Strange thing is, I didn't change a thing on my system (apart from accidently ejecting the SD memory card that's normally permanently inserted in my 2210). Resetting the device didn't help either.
So, I considered that I would need to transfer the wma files from my PC to the 2210 once more this weekend (as I don't carry a serial cable on my business travels - why doesn't WMP9 support transfering files via Bluetooth?! :| ). Well, guess what happened next. After I synched my 2210 this morning I discovered that WMP9 was willing to play my files again! No idea why... :roll:
Anybody experienced something similar? Any possible explanations?
Cheers,
teq